The Minister of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (“DCDT”) published a draft policy on the rapid deployment of electronic communications networks and facilities on 12 March 2026 (“the Draft Rapid Deployment Implementation Policy”).
Its objectives include giving “effect to existing national and sector policy pertaining to access required to and use of land, both public and private, to facilitate the rollout of nationwide affordable high-speed broadband networks.”
The Minister is, as required under the EC Act, consulting and seeking comment on the Draft Rapid Deployment Implementation Policy. Interested parties have 30 days from the date the draft policy direction was published in the Government Gazette, 12 March 2026, to submit comments.