ISPA co-chair appointed to broadband council

Graham Beneke, co-chair of the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) and a network engineer, has been appointed to the National Broadband Advisory Council. Beneke has welcomed his appointment, saying it presents a good opportunity for ISPA to provide an...

ISPA critical of proposed regulations

While welcoming the efforts of the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) to review the End-User and Subscriber Service Charter Regulations, industry body ISPA has pointed out that some changes may be unnecessary, while others will cause more problems than...

ISPA comments on MTR issues

The Internet Service Providers’ Association of SA (ISPA) supports the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (Icasa’s) intention to vigorously pursue the objective of more competitive markets without fear of the reactions of those whose...

Time to focus on mobile data, says ISPA

While ICASA’s (Independent Communication Authority of South Africa’s) focus on voice call termination rates is both welcome and necessary, there remain more pressing areas of focus that the regulator should be concentrating on. “Voice remains a significant issue for...

Telkom interconnecting with itself

The Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (ISPA) supports the court action initiated by one of its members, MWeb, against Telkom relating to the irregular charging of a “transit fee” for the “transiting” of calls between its fixed and mobile...