PRETORIA – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa ("ICASA/the Authority") has extended the deadline for public submissions on the Information Memorandum (IM) indicating the Authority's intention to begin the Second Phase of the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Licensing process. The Authority has decided to extend the deadline from 19 September 2022 to 30 September 2022, at 16h00.

The change is in response to requests from some stakeholders, and it allows everyone to engage the IM and make meaningful contributions. The IM seeks input from interested stakeholders on the IMT radio frequency spectrum bands to be considered by the Authority during the second phase of the IMT licencing process.

“The second phase of the IMT Spectrum licencing process will provide licensees with additional capacity to meet the ongoing demand for capacity growth in mobile services” Cllr Zimri

Interested parties must therefore submit written representations to the Authority, including an electronic version of the representations in Microsoft Word by no later than 16h00 (afternoon) on 30 September 2022. No further extension shall be granted.

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