Telecoms round-up
Haven't had much time to post lately, or even read the news! Briefly catching up now...
De Lille wants interconnection law
Independent Democrats party leader Patricia de Lille plans to propose a private members Bill in Parliament to resolve the interconnection issue that she claims has led to the high cost of mobile phone calls.
How to reduce telecoms costs
ECN recommends that ICASA immediately set the interconnection rate at R0.25 (peak) and R0.15 (off peak)
SEACOM is here!
The long awaited SEACOM cable is officially ready for service after eighteen months of feasibility studies and shareholder agreements, a nine month marine survey and a nineteen month cable construction period.
Durban gets true broadband
A taste of true broadband access speeds was experienced yesterday when the Tertiary Education Network (Tenet) downloaded the first test data over its network, connecting the Seacom cable with the Durban University of Technology (DUT).
ICASA calls for ECA overhaul
The Electronic Communications Act (ECA) needs a serious overhaul, says Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) chairman Paris Mashile.
Sentech must use its spectrum
Sentech will have to make use of its spectrum in the 2.6GHz band, or face losing it, says Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) chairman Paris Mashile.
