Submissions

The review process ought to also make it explicit that complaints referred to the CCC are limited to allegations of or non-compliance with relevant legislation, regulations and licence terms and conditions. Alternate mechanisms can be setup to hear other complaints. Strengthening this clarity will in our view address the concerns raised in respect of fruitless and wasteful expenditure and resources.

There is a broad recognition in the document that initial ICT policy and regulation did not appreciate the potential of data in the digital economy whilst recent policies (and strategies) and regulatory frameworks (for privacy and cybersecurity) have a better appreciation of the range of regulatory considerations…

Type approval has been a significant bottle neck which has caused significant delays which may in part be attributed to the manual processing and has seen some improvement following the use of the portal. Despite the improvements and even the expedited processes instituted in line with the COVID regulations, type approval remains a challenge for our members

The review process ought to also make it explicit that complaints referred to the CCC are limited to allegations of or non-compliance with relevant legislation, regulations and licence terms and conditions. Alternate mechanisms can be setup to hear other complaints. Strengthening this clarity will in our view address the concerns raised in respect of fruitless and wasteful expenditure and resources.

Type approval has been a significant bottle neck which has caused significant delays which may in part be attributed to the manual processing and has seen some improvement following the use of the portal. Despite the improvements and even the expedited processes instituted in line with the COVID regulations, type approval remains a challenge for our members

There is a broad recognition in the document that initial ICT policy and regulation did not appreciate the potential of data in the digital economy whilst recent policies (and strategies) and regulatory frameworks (for privacy and cybersecurity) have a better appreciation of the range of regulatory considerations…

The SACF welcomes the publication of the notice of the Draft Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan for the Frequency bands 470 to 694MHz for Direct Migration from Analogue television and the release of the band 694 to 862 MHz in Government Gazette No.42887. In this document, we provide context where necessary and advance proposals that we believe will move the sector and the industry forward.

In our submission on the CCC draft amendments, the SACF proposed that the regulations for the appointment of a temporary chairperson be retained as it is necessary to ensure the smooth operations of the CCC, promotes good governance and business continuity.

The SACF expresses its concerns over specific issues related to the Authority’s draft implementation of the radio frequency migration plan and the IMT roadmap. Our submission is limited to matters which our members have reached consensus. Any point on which our members have varying opinions is not part of this submission and will be included in their respective submissions.

The SACF welcomes the publication of the Draft Code for Persons with Disabilities Regulations to create a compliance code for Electronics Communications Services (ECS) and Broadcasting licensees in order to ensure that persons with disabilities have access to these services. In this document, we focus on the provisions in the Code that deal directly with ECS licensees.