PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 1289
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 18 September 2009
QUESTION PAPER NO: 17
DATE OF REPLY: 7 October 2009
Mrs P de Lille (ID) to ask the Minister of Communications:
How many sets of regulations (a) under the Electronic Communication Act,
Act 36 of 2005, is the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA)
working on and (b) have been gazetted by ICASA?
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REPLY:
I was informed by ICASA as follows:
a) ICASA is currently working on thirty-five (35) sets of regulations
under the Electronic Communication Act, Act 36 of 2005. The attached
Annexure indicates what these regulations will be dealing with.
b) Fourteen (14) sets of regulations have been gazetted by ICASA since
2005. The attached Annexure indicates the details of these
regulations.
ANNEXURE
REGULATIONS BEING DEVELOPED BY ICASA
1. Interconnection regulations
2. Electronic communications facilities leasing regulations
3. Carrier pre-selection regulations
4. Review of price cap regulations
5. Review of numbering plan regulations
6. Unreserved postal services regulations
7. Review of postal tariffs regulations
8. Local loop unbundling regulations
9. Review of handset subsidy regulations
10. Advertising of infomercials regulations
11. Competition framework regulations
12. Regulatory impact analysis regulations
13. Review of standard terms and conditions regulations
14. Review of process regulations
15. Digital migration regulations
16. Local content regulations
17. Sports broadcasting rights regulations
18. Licensing of commercial radio regulations
19. Licensing of I-ECNS regulations
20. Licensing of mobile TV regulations
21. Licensing of Broadband Infraco regulations
22. Ownership and control for individual licences regulations
23. Review of Universal Service and Access regulations
24. Radio regulations
25. Frequency band plan regulations
26. Radio Frequency Spectrum fees regulations
27. Licensing of high frequency bands regulations
28. Review of type approval regulations
29. Spectrum licensing regulations
30. Spectrum co-ordination regulations
31. E-rate regulations
32. Conveyance of mail regulations
33. Complaints and compliance regulations
34. Enquiry for services without frontiers and Video on Demand
35. Regulations concerning procedures for ICASA inspectors
REGULATIONS GAZETTED BY ICASA
1. Mobile Number Portability regulations published on 30 September 2005
2. Numbering plan regulations published on 15 May 2006
3. Standard terms and conditions for class licences regulations published
on 23 November 2007
4. Standard terms and conditions for individual licences regulations
published on 30 November 2007
5. Licensing processes and procedures(I-ECNS, I-ECS & BS) regulations
published on 31 March 2008
6. Licensing processes and procedures (ECS, ECNS & BS) regulations
published on 31 March 2008
7. Handset subsidy regulations published on 17 June 2008
8. Broadcasting services code regulations published 06 July 2009
9. Minimum standards for end-user and subscriber service charter
regulations published on 24 July 2009
10. Must carry obligations regulations published on 10 October 2008
11. Prescribed annual contributions of licensees to the Universal Service
and Access Fund regulations published on 10 October 2008
12. Party election broadcasts (amendment)regulations published on 29
January 2009
13. General licence fees regulations published on 01 April 2009
14. Licence exempt regulations