Telkom challenges Neotel-Vodacom decision

Jul 17, 2015

Telkom has filed an application at the North Gauteng High Court to set aside Icasa’s (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s) decision of 2 July that has given the regulatory go-ahead for the transfer of Neotel licenses to Vodacom. Telkom has approached the court on a semi-urgent basis for an interim order to suspend the implementation of the Icasa decision, pending the resolution of the final review, as it is believes that the regulator has not adequately considered certain considerations when granting regulatory approval for the transaction.

ISPA says there is no implementable e-rate

Mar 20, 2015

South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has written to the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) highlighting that Icasa’s failure to finalise regulations governing the implementation of the e-rate is disincentivising the...

What’s in store in the WAPA world?

Jan 9, 2015

The Wireless Application Providers Association (WAPA) sets out what it thinks will happen in 2015. Icasa will allocate and assign more spectrum WAPA has long been advocating for more spectrum to be allocated and assigned, as has much of the rest of the wireless...

Cell C lashes out at Icasa over new rates

Sep 9, 2014

Cell C is disappointed by the “dramatic U-turn” Icasa (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa) has made regarding mobile termination rates, saying it has reversed gains to “remedy the current market failure and promote competition in a duopolistic market”.

Icasa proposes new interconnect rates

Sep 5, 2014

Icasa (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa) yesterday published its proposed new mobile interconnect rates, to be implemented from 1 October 2014. The first drop will be about 20%, to 16 cents, from March 2015. Thereafter rates should fall to 12 cents...