Last year, the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services issued a controversial proposed Electronic Communications Amendment Bill. This included the contentious proposal to create a wholesale, open-access network from which telecoms licensees would be expected to buy capacity, a development which mobile network operators have vocally criticised. To add to the discontent, the Bill was…
A new Bill is set to integrate the many diverse disciplines that make up South Africa’s digital and ICT sector into a single, all-powerful entity. The draft Bill follows the Department of Telecommunications & Postal Services’ ambitious Integrated ICT Policy White Paper and will give effect to its aims. The White Paper outlined the Ministry’s…
The South African government has taken steps towards approving the controversial Integrated ICT Policy White Paper. This paper is set to replace two separate historic white papers on Telecommunication (1996) and Postal Services (1998). This development has received a lukewarm reception within the industry. The ICT policy has been eagerly anticipated, as it promises to…