needs of people with disabilities
18 June 2007
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has issued
a notice of its intention to make regulations in respect of the electronic
communications, broadcasting and postal sectors to meet the needs of people
with disabilities. The purpose of the regulations is to prescribe the Code on
people with disabilities to be adhered to by all licence categories. The
prescription of Code on people with disabilities is in terms of section 70 of
the Electronic Communications Act, no 36 of 2005 as well as section 2 (h) of
the Postal Services Act No 124 of 1998.
Interested parties are therefore invited to submit written representations
with regards to the proposed regulations. The representations should reach
Icasa by no later than 16h00 on 20 July 2007.
They can be posted or delivered to:
Competition Analyst, Private Bag X10002, Sandton, 2146
or
Block A, Pinmill Farm , 164 Katherine Street, Sandton, 2146
Where possible such representations can be forwarded through an email
to:
nmakhubu@icasa.org.za or tdube@icasa.org.za.
Interested persons wishing to make oral presentations should indicate their
willingness to do so, including the duration they wish to be allocated for such
presentations, which duration shall not exceed an hour.
Copies of the draft regulations can be obtained from Icasa library at Block
A Pinmill Farm, 164 Katherine Street, Sandton.
Enquiries:
Sekgoela Sekgoela
Tel: 011 321 8434
E-mails: ssekgoela@icasa.org.za
Issued by: Independent Communications Authority of South Africa
18 June 2007
Source: Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (http://www.icasa.org.za)
