Response to ICASA question document released in October regarding the ministerial determinations of 3 September 2004. Government Gazette 26763, notice 1924 of 2004

In a recent letter to ICASA and the Ministry of Communications, the Online Publisher’s Association (OPA) called for an urgent meeting with government representatives to discuss the high cost of bandwidth in South Africa. The Internet Society believes reducing the costs of bandwidth is imperative to stimulate the growth of Internet usage. Government should become […]

We were discussing VOIP with a selected panel of industry experts and government decision-makers on this subject. The panel included; Mr. Alan Levin (Renowned African Internet Activist), Envir Fraser from the Department of Communications, Mr. Andre Ferreira (VoIP Networking Specialist) and Richard Heath (Attorney from MWEB and ISPA).

This response has been drafted to a request by the Department of Communications to the Draft Convergence Bill that was made public in December 2003. Read the full report here.

Representatives of ISOC-ZA were in Cape Town from 14 May 2002 to 17 May 2002 to submit ISOC-ZA’s submission on the proposed ECT Bill, as well as to actively participate in the hearings and make an oral submission.

ISOC-ZA has submitted comments on the SA Government gazetted new Telecommunications Policy Directions.

The Cape Telecommuniucatiions User Forum (CTUF) was initially formed as a civil society group to participate in telecommunications policy making. Since this was effectively an Internet Society it decided to reestablish itself and join the Internet Society. Details of the six submisssions made by CTUF at http://www.ctuf.za.org