Submissions pour in on Icasa spectrum licensing plan

Submissions pour in on Icasa spectrum licensing plan

By STAFF REPORTER  2 February 2020
Icasa has received more than 40 written submissions on the licensing of broadband spectrum suitable for building 4G/LTE and 5G networks in South Africa as the communications regulator gears up to auction off radio frequency spectrum.

The deadline for submissions was Friday, with Icasa promising to publish them on its website and in its library by the end of this week, once it has conducted a “confidentiality assessment”.

“The release of high-demand spectrum is the most seminal licensing process for the future of the sector,” the regulator said in a statement. “The authority is therefore mindful of the far-reaching consequential implications of this process – not just for the authority but for the wider South African economy.”

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