The Chairperson of ICASA, Dr Keabetswe Modimoeng will join the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni on Wednesday, 22 December 2021 on the occasion of the analogue transmitter switch-off in the North-West (NW) Province.

The Council of ICASA has issued the final Invitation To Apply (ITA) in respect of the licensing process for the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) spectrum, also known as high-demand spectrum; and the ITA will be published in the Government Gazette today.

ICASA will reopen applications for both community radio and community television services. The new Invitation To Pre-Register (ITP-R) for community radio services will be issued no later than 15 December 2021. While the new ITP-R for community television services will be published in April 2022.

ICASA has concluded its analysis of applications for provisional assignment of radio frequency spectrum under the new ICT COVID-19 National State of Disaster Regulations, 2021, and resolved to grant licences to six (6) electronic communications network operators.

ICASA announces an additional dimension in respect of the WOAN licensing process

ICASA has published an updated Information Memorandum (IM) for the licensing of the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Spectrum, for the second round of public consultation.

This publication of the IM is another critical consultative process ICASA is undertaking in the continued implementation of the truncated timetable and roadmap issued by the Authority on 1 October 2021 for the expedited licensing of the high-demand spectrum. The issuance of the initial roadmap was followed by the successful hosting of the IM workshop on 15 October 2021 to clarify all matters and to receive stakeholder comments on the initial IM.