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Final Terrestrial Broadcasting Frequency Plan Part 1
Draft National Radio Frequency Policy
On 18 September 2009, the Department of Communications, (the Department) published for public comment, in General Notice number 1275 of 2009, government gazette 32577 a notice of its intention to make South African National Radio Frequency Spectrum Policy (the draft policy). The notice was published in terms of section 3(1) of the Electronic Communications Act (the EC Act). Interested parties were requested to furnish their written submissions within 30 calendar days of the date of publication of the notice in government gazette. The Department subsequently set the closing date on 19 October 2009. The NAB submitted its written representation.
Draft Local and Digital content
With the quest to amend the Broadcasting Act 4 of 1999, the Department of Communications published on 20 July 2009, a notice inviting interested persons to furnish comments on the Public Service Broadcasting discussion paper (the discussion paper). The intention was to have the inputs received from the discussion paper to feed into the forthcoming Bill. The closing date to written representations was 16 October, and the NAB submitted its written submission.
The public service broadcasting discussion paper
On 20 July 2009, in government gazette 32420, Government Notice 755 of 2009 (the Notice), the Department of Communications (the DoC) published in terms of section 3(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 36 of 2005 (the EC Act), a notice inviting interested persons to furnish comments on the Public Service Broadcasting discussion paper (the discussion paper), to amend the Broadcasting Act 4 of 1999 as amended (the Broadcasting Act).The closing date for written representations was 31 August 2009. The NAB made a written submission in this regard.