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BUSINESS PLANS
1.1 Licensing
Strategic Goal: Liberalisation of the ICT and Postal sector, Economic Growth, Universal Access
Strategic Objective
KPA
Output
Time frame

Promote, facilitate and develop a converged and technologically neutral licensing framework

Development of terms and conditions for individual, class and exempt communication licences

Publish terms and condition for Individual, Class and Exempt licence categories

April 2007 – March 2008

USALS

Licensing of Phase 2 & 3 of USALS

Licensing of USALS

April – August 2007

Licensing of community sound broadcasting services

Ensure that the South African communities have access to information, education and entertainment through community broadcasting services

Licensing of more community sound broadcasting services to amongst other rural communities in South Africa

Registration of class licences

May – June 2007

Analysis of applications and registration of class licence applicants:

November – December 2007

Analysis of applications and registration of class licence applicants:

Licensing of commercial sound broadcasting services in Primary Markets

Licensing and issuing of commercial sound broadcasting licences

Afford more choice to consumers

More diversity in the broadcasting sector.

April 2007 ITA

30 November 2007

Closing date for submission of applications

Consideration of applications for confidentiality.

December 2007

Gazetting of applications received in

January 2008 – March 2008

Analysis of applications –

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