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Party Election Broadcasts, Political Advertisements, the Equitable treatment of Political Parties by Broadcasting Licensees
USAASA Definitions
NAB Submission on the Consumer Protection Bill
NAB Submission on the End User and Subscriber Service Charter
NAB Sumbission on the Universal Serivce and Access Fund
ICASA poses questions and requires additional information from the NAB
On 12 to 14 March 2008, ICASA invited stakeholders to participate in oral hearings, at the ICASA offices, in respect of draft regulations to prescribe annual contributions of the licencee's licenced activity to the Universal Service and Access Fund. The draft regulations were promulgated in terms of section 89 read with section 95(1) and section 4 of the Electronic Communications Act (the EC Act), and section 4(3)(j) of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Act (the ICASA Act)(the draft regulations. The NAB was scheduled to make its oral submission on 13 March 2008. During the hearings, the ICASA panel posed two questions, which came as a result of issues the NAB raised in its oral submission. The NAB was requested to respond in writing within two weeks.
Processes and Procedures for applications for an Individual Licence to provide Electronic Communications et al.
Processes and Procedures for Registration, Amendment, Renewal, Transfer and Surrender of a Class Licence and Licence Exemptions
NAB Submission in respect Technical Standards for Electronic Telecommunications Equipment
On 7 February 2008 the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) published a General Notice (No 215 of 2008) in Government Gazette No 30753 (the Gazette). In terms of this notice, ICASA set out its intention to make regulations in respect of technical standards for electronic telecommunications equipment in terms of sections 35(1) and 36(1) of the Electronic Communications Act ("the ECA"), and inviting interested persons to submit comments by 6 March 2008. The NAB submitted its written submission.
Amendment of the Electronic Communications Act 36 of 2005
Regulations to the Universal Service Fund (USF)
The NAB has a concern with the literal implementation of section 89 of the EC Act, which requires all licencees to make a contribution to the Universal Service Fund. Currently, broadcasting licencees are contributing to the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA).