South Africa: Wireless Firms Getting Itchy Over Slow Frequency Licensing

Johannesburg — THE Internet Service Providers' Association (Ispa) wants the telecommunications regulator to prioritise its radio frequency licensing process to encourage competition in the sector.

Last month the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) published its new draft radio frequency spectrum regulations. The regulations are intended to set a framework for allocating and assigning radio frequency spectrum under the South African Table of Frequency Allocations.

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