Top ICT tenders: ICASA plans TV subscription inquiry

Top ICT tenders: ICASA plans TV subscription inquiry

ICASA wants to extend its almost decade-long focus on the state of competition in subscription TV broadcasting services. It’s another bumper week on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal, with almost 700 new opportunities advertised. The ICT sector, however, will have to be content with looking to a handful of public sector organisations for this week’s most…

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Top ICT tenders: ICASA to streamline spectrum management

Top ICT tenders: ICASA to streamline spectrum management

ICASA requires information on the development of an automated spectrum management system. It’s a busy week on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal; however, the ICT industry is not favoured. This means the industry will largely need to look to lower-value municipal advertisements for opportunities. Amid this quiet backdrop, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)…

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Icasa publishes new draft regulations for digital TV

Icasa publishes new draft regulations for digital TV

Communications regulator Icasa has published new draft digital terrestrial television (DTT) broadcasting regulations for South Africa, setting out which frequencies will be reserved for public service, commercial free-to-air, subscription and community broadcasting. The draft regulations, published in the Government Gazette last week, will, when gazetted, replace the previous regulations, which were introduced more than a…

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