ICASA has concluded its Phase 1 evaluations of the applications to pre-register for Community Sound Broadcasting Service and Radio Frequency Spectrum licences.

ICASA has published three Final Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plans (RFSAPs) for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Systems.

ICASA publishes a set of amendments to the End-user and Subscriber Service Charter (“EUSSC”) Regulations, Gazette No 39898 of 2016. The amendments add new Quality of Service parameters for electronic communication services and adjust some existing ones

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has concluded its initial evaluation of applications to pre-register for Community Television Broadcasting Service and Radio Frequency Spectrum licences for the provision of community television broadcasting services on Multiplex 1 frequencies.

A total of 20 applications have met all the prequalification criteria, and now proceed to the next phase 1 of the evaluation and licensing process.

The Council of Icasa wishes to announce the appointment of Councillor Yolisa Kedama as its Acting Chairperson, effective from 04 April 2023 to 30 September 2023, or until a Chairperson is appointed.

Councillor Kedama is a specialist in the field of radio frequency planning and a researcher in new technologies in the satellite communication environment. She joined ICASA as a Councillor in 2020 and holds a Master of Management degree in the field of ICT Policy and Regulation, a Bachelor of Science degree and a Certificate in Financial Management.

As we conclude the month, ICASA takes this opportunity to reflect on some of the measures taken by the Authority to promote Universal Access and Service for all South Africans, but especially the digitally marginalised, in the townships and informal settlements of our cities, and in the remote rural areas.