Hearings on the terms and conditions of new communication licences begin on Monday and will run until 9 October.
Competition is the way to reduce telecoms prices, says the World Bank.
In today's technology roundup: Hackers threaten electrical grid, Facebook under pressure, Gateway takes shot at iMac, and AOL IM vulnerability exposed.
Remote connections present a major security risk, says Brett Myroff, CEO of Netxactics.
Stats SA will, from 2009, include laptops and ISP fees in its basket of items used to determine the inflation index.
A senior LOC official hints that government's entire IT budget for 2010 could be around R2.5 billion.
Vouchers for international VOIP calling are now available on FNB's cellphone banking service.
Two wireless application providers claim free WiFi Internet access is not sustainable.
The 2010 World Cup could benefit from Telkom selling its fixed-line business, says the LOC.
The Novell-led initiative encourages use of information card technology.
Striata's solution hosts digital communications data and facilitates customer profile updating.
With no ADSL end-points in Soweto, www.sowetouprisings.com is struggling to reach its market.
Tsomo in the Eastern Cape is developing a maths, science and technology centre.