The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa hereby invites all interested parties to a two days public hearing on the draft regulations on e-rate.
The Authority published a general notice 534 of the draft regulations on 7 December 2009 in the Government Gazette number 32789 (http://www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=113835) inviting interested parties, stakeholders and the general public to make written representations on the draft regulations.
The written submissions on the draft regulations are available at the authority’s library between 09h00 to 16h30 on weekdays. The draft regulations were published in terms section 73 of the Electronic Communications Act No. 36 of 2005 in respect of e-rate.
The hearings will be held as follows:
Date: 4 to 5 March 2010
Time: 09h00 to 16h00
Venue: Block C presentation room, Pinmill Farm, 164 Katherine Street, Sandton
Hearings schedule
Day one
Organisation: South African Board of Jewish Education
Date: 4 March 2010
Time: 09h00 to 10h00
Organisation: Governors’ Alliance
Date: 4 March 2010
Time: 10h00 to 11h00
Tea break
Organisation: MTN
Date 4 March 2010
Time: 11h15 to 12h15
Organisation: Broadband Infraco
Date: 4 March 2010
Time: 12h15 to 13h15
Lunch break
Organisation: Telkom
Date: 4 March 2010
Time: 14h00 to 15h00
Organisation: Vodacom
Date: 4 March 2010
Time: 15h00 to 16h00
Day two
Organisation: MWEB
Date: 05 March 2010
Time: 09h00 to 10h00
Organisation: Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA)
Date: 5 March 2010
Time: 10h00 to 11h00
Tea break
Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa (TENET) Date: 5 March 2010
Time: 11h15 to 12h15
Organisation: Neotel
Date: 5 March 2010
Time: 12h15 to 13h15
Lunch break
Organisation: Cell C
Date: 5 March 2010
Time: 14h00 to 15h00
Enquiries relating to the hearings should be directed to:
Thenjiwe Dube
Tel: 011 566 3407
Fax: 011 566 3408
E-mail: tdube@icasa.org.za
All media enquiries should be directed to:
Paseka Maleka
Tel: 011 566 3455
Cell: 079 509 0702
E-mail: pmaleka@icasa.org.za
Issued by: Independent Communication Authority of South Africa
16 February 2010
Source: Independent Communication Authority of South Africa (http://www.icasa.org.za/)
