Internet service providers (ISPs) are up in arms over the provisions of the Regulation of Interception of Communications Act (Rica), the legislation that requires consumers to provide telecommunications service providers with copies of their IDs and proof of residence.
The Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa), an industry body, says many of the provisions of the act [...]
The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) will hold hearings on 4 and 5 March to consider arguments from industry players on the so-called “e-rate” discount of 50% to schools and some tertiary institutions.
Icasa introduced the e-rate regulations several years ago as way of reducing schools’ cost of communication, but the regulations haven’t had their [...]
The Internet Service Providers’ Association of SA (Ispa) says it has welcomed an undertaking by the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) to finalise the process for the assignment of radio frequency spectrum to network licensees by the end of May this year.
The organisation has long lobbied Icasa to speed up the process of assigning [...]
Tensions are simmering between Internet service providers and industry regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa), following the conversion of telecommunications licences last year.
Over the past two weeks, Icasa has sent letters to network and service licensees demanding to know what they’ve done with their new licences, TechCentral has learnt.
Hundreds of Internet service providers [...]
The Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) on Friday welcomed a supreme court of appeal decision to set aside a decision on the referral of a complaint against Telkom to the Competition Tribunal.
Ispa said in a statement the decision paved the way for the Competition Tribunal to finally examine Telkom’s conduct in the Internet services market [...]
Tensions are simmering between Internet service providers (ISPs) and copyright holders over the downloading by consumers of pirated music, movies and other content.
Two members of the management committee of the Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) last week voiced their displeasure at copyright holders who expect Ispa members to police what their subscribers do online.
Ispa’s Mike [...]
The first reportback on progress regarding mobile termination rates was expected in October, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) said on Friday.
The mobile termination rate — or interconnect fee — is the fee that one network charges another for terminating or completing calls on its network.
Earlier in the week, Icasa met with representatives [...]
Telecommunications companies have agreed in a meeting with the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) to come together to negotiate a new interconnection regime by the end of the year.
In a statement following the meeting, which was closed to the media — TechCentral was asked to leave the room — Icasa indicated that representatives of [...]
Telecommunications industry regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa), has summoned SA’s incumbent operators, including Telkom, Vodacom and MTN, to an urgent meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. It wants the operators to answer questions about their tariffs.
Icasa spokesman Sekgoela Sekgoela confirms that the operators have been called to a meeting and says its purpose is [...]
Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) councillors came in for some sharp criticism in the national assembly on Tuesday afternoon. “I must point out that the committee is not satisfied with the overall performance of Icasa councillors,” ANC MP Ismail Vadi, who chairs the communications portfolio committee, told members of parliament.
But this did not mean [...]
