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SNO PRESENTATION ON THE ICASA AMENDMENT BILL PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS

SNO PRESENTATION ON THE ICASA AMENDMENT BILL PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS. 24 OCTOBER 2005. INTRODUCTION. Thank you for the opportunity to make this presentation before the PPPC What the country wants to achieve Effective competition Affordable telecomms services

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SNO PRESENTATION ON THE ICASA AMENDMENT BILL PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS

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  1. SNO PRESENTATIONON THEICASA AMENDMENT BILLPARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS 24 OCTOBER 2005

  2. INTRODUCTION • Thank you for the opportunity to make this presentation before the PPPC • What the country wants to achieve • Effective competition • Affordable telecomms services • Superior services to our people • Deliver communications to South Africans STRONG REGULATOR NECESSARY SNO

  3. SECTOR INTEREST • Operator investment is facilitated by stable / robust regulatory environment • Regulatory certainty facilitates growth in the sector SNO

  4. KEY CONCERNS • Independence • Capacity / funding • Complaints and Compliance Committee SNO

  5. RECOMMENDATIONS • Independence • Separate line ministries • Appointment / removal of councillors by organ of state other than the line ministry • Performance management system overseen by non-line ministry • ICASA should have the sole discretion to appoint non-SA consultants SNO

  6. RECOMMENDATIONS • Capacity / financing • ICASA to retain portion of licence fees [PFMA, s13(3)] OR • Budget determined by a different organ of state from line ministry responsible for shareholder management function (Ministry of Finance only?) SNO

  7. RECOMMENDATIONS • Complaints and Compliance Committee • Referral and investigation of complaints • Referral to ICASA • Investigations by inspectors • Jurisdiction over licensees and non-licensees • Adjudication • Tribunal structure ideal • Review • Review to the High Court SNO

  8. CONCLUSION DoC – policy ICT Sector ICASA – regulation CCC – tribunal SNO

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