PRETORIA - The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will host a virtual workshop on 25 March 2026 to assist stakeholders with the application process for the Invitation to Pre-Register (ITP-R) for Community Television Broadcasting Service (CTBS) and Radio Frequency Spectrum (RFS) licences. The ITP-R was published on 8 January 2026 in Government Gazette No. 53934.

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has extended the deadline for submission of written representations on the Draft Regulations on Dynamic Spectrum Access and Opportunistic Spectrum Management.

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) published an Amendment to the National and Provincial Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Regulations, 2014, (“the Regulations”) on 26 February 2024. The Regulations are applicable to broadcasting service licensees during the election period, including Political Parties and Independent Candidates (“IC”) contesting the upcoming national and provincial elections.

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has published the Draft Radio Frequency Migration Plan (Draft RFMP) and the Draft International Mobile Telecommunication Roadmap (Draft IMTR) for public consultation. These draft documents aim to ensure proper alignment and co-ordination of the allocation and assignment of radio frequency spectrum in South Africa.

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has today published for public comment draft amendments to the Call Termination Regulations, of 2014 and 2018. These draft amendments mark the penultimate step in a process that began with the Authority’s 2021 decision to review the existing call termination rates.

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