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Telecommunications and Postal Services
Telecommunications Department 3rd Quarter 2014/15 performance
17 Mar 2015
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) and its entities made presentations on their third quarter performance for the 2014/15 financial year.
The Department reported that there had been significant achievements in the third quarter, including development of the position paper on Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Broadcasting Digital Migration state of readiness: Department of Communications, Sentech, SA Post Office; Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA)
10 Mar 2015
The Portfolio Committees on Communications and on Telecommunication and Postal Services were jointly briefed by the Department of Communications, Sentech, USAASA and the South African Postal Service on their preparedness to rollout Broadcasting Digital Migration. After concerns were raised about the absence of the Communications Minister, Members queried the three-time ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
International relations, compliance with treaties and protocols: briefing by Department of Telecommunications & Postal Services
3 Mar 2015
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) briefed the Committee on international relations and compliance with treaties and protocols, looking especially at supporting South Africa’s foreign policy in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector.
The objective was to support and promote South Africa’s foreign policy in the ICT ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
SA Post Office on its Annual Report and status update; State of Nation Address implications for telecommunications: Parliamentary Researcher briefing
24 Feb 2015
The Administrator for the South African Post Office (SAPO) briefed the Committee on its Annual, Financial Reports and update on the current status. The SAPO was currently operating in a challenging environment, affected by a steady decline in mail volumes and steep competition in non-regulated services – mirroring global trends. ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Committee will host an ICT Seminar, focusing on sectors developments (telecoms, postal services, e-Government and ICT ecosystem) in last 20 years
4 Feb 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services held a second seminar continuing with the topic on the sector’s developments -- telecoms, postal services, e-Government and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) ecosystem -- in the last 20 years. The “internet of things” prioritised on increasing demand for connected services and ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Information & Communication Technology (ICT) seminar focusing on sector’s developments (telecoms, postal services, e-Government and ICT ecosystem) in last 20 years
3 Feb 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) held a seminar focusing on the sector’s developments -- telecoms, postal services, e-Government and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) ecosystem -- in the last 20 years.
The implementation of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) focused on the coordination role of the ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Digital Terrestrial Television state of readiness: input by Department of Communications, Post Office, Sentech, ICASA and USAASA
19 Sep 2014
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) and its entities – the South African Post Office (SAPO), Sentech, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), and the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) -- briefed the Committee on the digital terrestrial television (DTT) migration programme’s ...