PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 1251
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 15 April 2011
QUESTION PAPER NO: 11
DATE OF REPLY: 4 August 2011
Mrs N W A Michael (DA) to ask the Minister of Communications:
(1) Whether his department has conducted any business with certain
internet provider companies, (names furnished); if so, what has been
the nature of the specified business in each case;
(2) whether any of the companies (a) negotiated with his department the
use of current local infrastructure for laying cables and optic fibre
lines and (b) applied for any licences through his department; if not,
what is the position in each case; if so, in each case (i) what are the
relevant details of such negotiations and (ii)(aa) when did these
companies apply for these licences and (bb) what types of licences did
they apply for;
(3) whether the specified licences have been granted; if not, why not in
each case; if so, (a) when was each licence granted, (b) for how long
is each licence valid and (c) what are the terms and conditions of each
licence;
(4) whether any feasibility study has been done on the nature of (a)
these companies and (b) their business; if not, why not; if so (i) when
was this study conducted, (ii) by whom was it conducted and (iii) what
were the main findings of this study?
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REPLY:
1. No, the Department has not conducted any business with internet provider
companies.
2. (a) No companies have negotiated the use of current local infrastructure
for laying
cable and optic fibre lines;
(b) No, the Department is not involved in any licence applications
3. The Department is not involved in the granting of licences.
4. No feasibility study has been done on any company.