The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has extended the closing date for submissions on its draft Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan (RFSAP) to 28 January.
This follows "a number of requests from operators," it says in a statement.
The draft RFSAP, which was published on 14 November, aims to specify the technical conditions on the use of the frequency bands.
It also wants to gain views from stakeholders on the rules for services operating in each frequency band.
ICASA had initially given operators two weeks in which to comment, but has now pushed this out. Those wishing to provide input can do so via e-mail.
The draft plan was issued at the same time as ICASA issued its final International Mobile Telephony (IMT) roadmap, which seeks to ensure universal availability of broadband services as well as a vibrant and competitive telecommunications industry and promote investments.
The roadmap was published after "extensive public consultation with relevant stakeholders".
It involves migrating a number of current licensees out of (or within) bands identified for IMT services. For bands where costs and benefits of the migration were not straightforward, ICASA conducted further feasibility studies to determine the "appropriateness" of migration.
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