Articles about telecoms regulation

26 Jun 2001 -

11 Jan 2018 -

5 articles

AI cuts Absa’s debt review turnaround | ITWeb Tech Headlines | 2 - 7 November 2026

These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. Absa has reduced debt review processing from four days to one using AI, as the big-four bank moves the technology from experimentation into live operations. Meanwhile, township fibre uptake could climb from about 15% to 70% within a year, compared with 40% to 50% in suburbia, according to Accelerit Technologies CEO Mandla Ngcobo. In addition, Lesaka Technologies has built its pending acquisition of Bank Zero into its full-year forecast.

07 November 2026

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Jan 11, 2018

Regulatory pressure could hurt African telecoms market

Strand Consult predicts political and regulatory pressure will adversely affect African telcos in 2018.

11 January 2018

Govt, regulation irrelevant in telecoms

The less government and regulatory intervention in telecoms, the better, says Sri Lankan academic Rohan Samarajiva.

15 April 2009

Credible telecoms regulation needed

The World Bank says telecoms infrastructure needs regulated reform to meet development goals.

10 June 2004

The dangers of an inter-dependent regulator

Communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri could very well get away with her attempt to hamstring regulator ICASA, an action that will be felt by operators, consumers and the IT community.

03 October 2001

At what price Cell C spectrum?

Cell C has received its operational licence, but still requires spectrum to actually provide service. All players are quiet while roaming negotiations are underway, but the cost to MTN and Vodacom may run into billions of rands.

Phillip de Wet

26 June 2001