Timetable for implementation of new policy directives, implementation of Broadband Policy and amendment of the ECA and ICASA Act

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[15 February 2014]

The Department of Communications presented an implementation schedule to the Portfolio Committee on Communications. This schedule offers insights into the forthcoming policy directions that ICASA can expect.

Interventions     Time-lines
Full implementation of Broadband Policy 2014-2017
Policy directive on Price Transparency July 2014
Consideration for Policy Directive on National Roaming March 2015
Policy Directive on Premium Content March 2015
Review on Market Data Prices March 2015
Amendment of ECA and ICASA Acts March 2014

Despite the Department mentioning spectrum policy elsewhere, a clear list of spectrum-related directives on the timetable would have been beneficial. This is especially important since the last directive might be overlooked due to the early parliamentary recess before the May elections, while the first seems quite ambitious.