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Spectrum
10
Apr

Starlink loses French spectrum license

April 10, 2022
Source: Space News https://spacenews.com/starlink-loses-french-spectrum-license/ by Jason Rainbow — April 7, 2022 COLORADO SPRINGS —SpaceX has lost the right to provide Starlink broadband services in France after the country’s highest administrative court revoked its spectrum license.  France’s Conseil d’État ruled April 5 that French telecoms regulator ARCEP should have launched a public consultation before authorizing Starlink in February 2021. “In law, they...
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02
Oct

ICASA OUTLINES PLANS FOR THE EXPEDITED LICENSING OF HIGH DEMAND SPECTRUM AND THE WIRELESS OPEN ACCESS NETWORK

October 2, 2021
Source: https://www.icasa.org.za/news/2021/icasa-outlines-plans-for-the-expedited-licensing-of-high-demand-spectrum-and-the-wireless-open-access-network 1 October 2021 Pretoria – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) wishes to advise stakeholders of the truncated timetable and roadmap for the expedited licensing of the International Mobile Telecommunications (“IMT”) spectrum, also known as high-demand spectrum, and the Wireless Open Access Network (“WOAN”) published today, 1 October 2021. This roadmap...
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11
Sep

ICASA EYES 15 SEPTEMBER 2021 AS THE DATE TO FINALLY CONCLUDE THE SPECTRUM LICENSING LITIGATION

September 11, 2021
Source: https://www.icasa.org.za/news/2021/icasa-eyes-15-september-2021-as-the-date-to-finally-conclude-the-spectrum-licensing-litigation 7 September 2021 Pretoria – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) has unfortunately not yet been able to reach an out of court settlement with the litigants in the High Court matter, in terms of which its decisions to invite applications for high-demand spectrum licences and for a licence to operate...
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08
Sep

Icasa will ditch spectrum auction litigation — if cell providers agree to limit challenges

September 8, 2021
Source: Business Maverick https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-09-07-icasa-will-ditch-spectrum-auction-litigation-if-cell-providers-agree-to-limit-challenges/ The regulator said if the parties agreed to confine themselves to matters raised in the litigation during the new round of out-of-court negotiations, the spectrum auction could happen by early 2022. By Mfuneko Toyana • 7 September 2021 Communications regulator Icasa has ditched its legal battle with telecoms giants including MTN and...
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31
Aug

THREE MONTHS GRACE PERIOD TO ALLOW LICENSEES TO WIND DOWN THEIR USE OF TEMPORARY RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM

August 31, 2021
Source: ICASA https://www.icasa.org.za/news/2021/three-months-grace-period-to-allow-licensees-to-wind-down-their-use-of-temporary-radio-frequency-spectrum 30 August 2021 Pretoria – The Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) has resolved that the temporary radio frequency spectrum assigned to licensees will now have to be returned to the Authority by no later 30 November 2021. The temporary radio frequency spectrum was first assigned by...
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23
Jun

16th European Spectrum Management Conference

June 23, 2021
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09
Mar

ICASA NOTES THE COURT INTERDICT ISSUED IN RESPECT OF THE LICENSING OF SPECTRUM – PURSUES AN APPEAL PROCESS

March 9, 2021
ICASA notes the outcome of Telkom’s application to interdict ICASA from proceeding with the auction process in terms of the Invitation To Apply (“ITA”) for high demand spectrum as well as the ITA for the Wireless Open Access Network (“WOAN”) both of which were issued on 2 October 2020. Pretoria – The Independent Communications Authority...
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23
Dec

Telkom sues ICASA

December 23, 2020
Post updated 23 December 2020 to include ICASA’s response: •ICASA CONTINUES TO RECEIVE SUBMISSIONS OF APPLICATIONS DESPITE TELKOM’S COURT APPLICATION 23 December 2020 Pretoria – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (“ICASA/the Authority”) received a court application on Tuesday, 22 December 2020, filed by Telkom in respect of the Invitation to Apply (“ITA”) for high...
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30
Nov

FEES FOR THE EXTENDED USE OF THE TEMPORARY RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM

November 30, 2020
Source: ICASA https://www.icasa.org.za/news/2020/fees-for-the-extended-use-of-the-temporary-radio-frequency-spectrum 27 November 2020 Pretoria – In light of the fact that the auctioning of the high demand spectrum will occur in March 2021, the Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/Authority) has approved the amendment of the ICT COVID-19 National State of Disaster Regulations in order to extend the validity...
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05
Nov

New Spectrum Strategy Reveals DOD’s Plan to Master Airwaves

November 5, 2020
Source https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2404027/new-spectrum-strategy-reveals-dods-plan-to-master-airwaves/ NOV. 3, 2020 | BY C. TODD LOPEZ, DOD NEWS Short of face-to-face conversation, wired internet or telephone land lines — a mystery to many young Americans — nearly every form of communication the Defense Department uses today, especially on the battlefield, is wireless. Some U.S. adversaries are working very hard to cut off that form...
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