Described as in a “state of virtual disarray, if not wholly dysfunctional”, the DOC wants to focus on the future.
The banking sector is unable to implement parts of the Companies Act, and is in talks with the department about the situation.
The industry will be able to comment on ICASA's draft radio frequency regulations, particularly around the exclusion of an empowerment clause.
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The implosion of the government's Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office would be a very big deal. It would, at a stroke, reduce South Africa's entire economy to "informal" status.
An urgent clean-up and forensic audit are required as the office is implicated in one case of fraud after another.
The legislature rejects the DOC's attempt to brief Parliament on the current ITU conference by using a document from the 2006 event.
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Companies could avoid costly system upgrades and the risk of falling foul of the law if South Africans just paid more attention.
The operator is accused of being “obstructive”, as it again attempts to escape having to pay the price for its long-term “near-monopoly”.
ICASA investigates competition in wholesale broadcasting transmission services as a precursor to possible regulation.