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Telkom
08
Sep

Icasa will ditch spectrum auction litigation — if cell providers agree to limit challenges

September 8, 2021
Source: Business Maverick https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-09-07-icasa-will-ditch-spectrum-auction-litigation-if-cell-providers-agree-to-limit-challenges/ The regulator said if the parties agreed to confine themselves to matters raised in the litigation during the new round of out-of-court negotiations, the spectrum auction could happen by early 2022. By Mfuneko Toyana • 7 September 2021 Communications regulator Icasa has ditched its legal battle with telecoms giants including MTN and...
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11
Jun

ICASA IS NEARING A SETTLEMENT BREAKTHROUGH ON THE RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM LICENSING IMPASSE

June 11, 2021
Source: ICASA https://www.icasa.org.za/news/2021/icasa-is-nearing-a-settlement-breakthrough-on-the-radio-frequency-spectrum-licensing-impasse 11 June 2021 Pretoria – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) hereby wishes to advise the public and stakeholders that the ongoing settlement negotiations on spectrum litigation are unfolding, well and with a very encouraging outlook. All active litigants have since responded with their various positions on the matters, and...
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16
Mar

ICASA REAFFIRMS ITS POSITION TO APPEAL THE JUDGEMENT ON THE LICENSING OF SPECTRUM

March 16, 2021
16 March 2021 Pretoria – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) has considered the detailed reasons for judgement in respect of the interdict granted to Telkom and e.tv, as it relates to the Invitation To Apply (“ITA”) for high-demand International Mobile Telecommunications (“IMT”) spectrum, as well as the ITA for the Wireless...
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09
Mar

ICASA NOTES THE COURT INTERDICT ISSUED IN RESPECT OF THE LICENSING OF SPECTRUM – PURSUES AN APPEAL PROCESS

March 9, 2021
ICASA notes the outcome of Telkom’s application to interdict ICASA from proceeding with the auction process in terms of the Invitation To Apply (“ITA”) for high demand spectrum as well as the ITA for the Wireless Open Access Network (“WOAN”) both of which were issued on 2 October 2020. Pretoria – The Independent Communications Authority...
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09
Mar

SA spectrum auction on ice, again

March 9, 2021
Source: Connecting Africa http://www.connectingafrica.com/author.asp?section_id=761&doc_id=767928&&utm_s by Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa 3/9/2021 South Africa’s long-awaited spectrum auction has once again hit a major speed bump after local operator Telkom won a court interdict to stop the auction process, which was supposed to take place at the end of this month. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa...
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23
Dec

Telkom sues ICASA

December 23, 2020
Post updated 23 December 2020 to include ICASA’s response: •ICASA CONTINUES TO RECEIVE SUBMISSIONS OF APPLICATIONS DESPITE TELKOM’S COURT APPLICATION 23 December 2020 Pretoria – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (“ICASA/the Authority”) received a court application on Tuesday, 22 December 2020, filed by Telkom in respect of the Invitation to Apply (“ITA”) for high...
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15
Oct

Telkom lodges complaint against Vodacom and Rain’s partnership

October 15, 2020
Source: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/telecoms/371451-telkom-lodges-complaint-against-vodacom-and-rains-partnership.html Staff Writer 14 October 2020 Telkom approached the Competition Tribunal today to declare the suite of spectrum arrangements between Vodacom and Rain as a merger. According to Telkom, this merger should have been notifiable in terms of the Competition Act. Telkom contends that the merger is notifiable because the multiple agreements between Vodacom...
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23
Aug

New court ruling is great news for fibre rollout in South Africa

August 23, 2020
Bradley Prior 22 August 2020 Telkom has lost a case against Vodacom in the Pretoria High Court over the latter’s use of Telkom’s ducts and sleeves to roll out its fibre network. This outcome is great news for South African customers, who could see fewer obstacles impeding their preferred fibre network from installing infrastructure in...
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27
Jun

South Africa: Telkom contravened municipal by-laws and policies, loses Concourt cell masts case.

June 27, 2020
Telkom loses ConCourt battle on cellphone masts Source: https://www.itweb.co.za/contributors/nLPp6V7rzDL7DKQz By Samuel Mungadze Johannesburg, 26 June 2020 The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) delivered a blow to Telkom yesterday, dismissing the company’s bid to be allowed to install telecommunications stations – cellphone masts – at locations of its choice without prior approval from local authorities. Telkom approached the...
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14
Jun

Temporary spectrum – What Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, and Rain are doing

June 14, 2020
Source: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadband/355821-temporary-spectrum-what-vodacom-mtn-telkom-and-rain-are-doing.html?source=newsletter Staff Writer 12 June 2020 The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) licensed temporary spectrum to Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, Rain, and Liquid Telecom in April. The temporary spectrum is aimed at easing network congestion and help mobile operators to maintain the quality of their broadband services and lower the cost of access to consumers....
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