Pretoria – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) will convene virtual public hearings in respect of the Draft Amendment Regulations Governing Aspects of the Procedures of the Complaints and Compliance Committee (CCC).

The CCC is a tribunal charged with the responsibility of investigating and adjudicating complaints within the broadcasting, telecommunications, and postal sectors; and recommending appropriate sanctions to the ICASA Council.

The public hearings will take place on Monday, 14 February 2022, from 08h00.

The CCC Regulations prescribe the procedures to be followed when the CCC executes its mandate in accordance with section 17B of the ICASA Act. The current CCC regulations have been in force since 2010. “There is a lot of virtue in reviewing procedures that we apply for the execution of our public interest mandate. The relevance of which is to ensure that these regulations remain relevant and up to date - prescribing clear procedures which are current and practical in their application”, says ICASA Chairperson, Dr Keabetswe Modimoeng.

The Authority received seven (7) written submissions from interested stakeholders, five (5) stakeholders of whom indicated their interest in making oral representations at the public hearings. The public hearings provide ICASA with an opportunity to engage in a meaningful consultative process, to gain clarification on various issues raised by stakeholders in their respective written submissions.

Non-confidential versions of all submissions are currently on the ICASA website for ease of reference.

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