ICASA convenes public hearings in respect of Telkom’s application to amend its Radio Frequency Spectrum Licence

Pretoria – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) will hold public hearings on 27 May 2022 at 09h00, in respect of an application by Telkom SA SOC Limited (“Telkom”) for the amendment of its Radio Frequency Spectrum Licence in the 2300 MHz and the 2400 MHz bands.

Telkom submitted an application to the Authority on 30 July 2021, to amend its Radio Frequency Spectrum Licence in the 2300 – 2360 MHz (“2300 MHz”) and 2307 – 2387 MHz bands paired with the 2401 – 2481 MHz (“2400 MHz”) band1 in line with the provisions of Regulation 9 of the Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulations and the Electronic Communications Act.

The Authority subjected Telkom’s application to a consultative process in terms of the legislative imperatives including the law of procedural fairness and transparency. The Authority received six (6) submissions from interested stakeholders by 16 November 2021.

The public hearings will be held virtually using the link below:

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The schedule of the hearings is as follows:

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09h00 – 09h05: Opening Address

ICASA: Chairperson of the Committee

09h05 – 09h45: Presentation by Community Investment Ventures Holdings

Community Investment Ventures Holdings

09h45 – 10h00: Question & Answer

ICASA Panel

10h00 – 10h45: Telkom SA SOC Limited

Telkom SA SOC Limited

10h45 – 11h00: Question & Answer

ICASA Panel

11h00: Closure

ICASA: Chairperson of the Committee

For all media enquiries, please contact:

Paseka Maleka

Tel : (012) 568 3455

Cell : 079 509 0702

E-mail : pmaleka@icasa.org.za

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