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Telecoms And Media In Brief | Issue 21

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Below, please find issue 21 of the ENSafrica telecoms and media in brief, a snapshot of the latest telecoms and media developments in South Africa.

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Wilmari Strachan
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Below, please find issue 21 of the ENSafrica telecoms and media in brief, a snapshot of the latest telecoms and media developments in South Africa.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADCASTING

  • GG44180: Notice to defer IMT Timelines
    • On 23 February 2021, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa ("ICASA") published a notice in terms of the International Mobile Telecommunications ("IMT") Invitation to Apply ("ITA") of 2 October 2020 to move out the dates regarding the announcement of qualified bidders to 23 March 2021.
    • This, therefore, means that the auction phase, which comprises the bidder seminar, the mock auction and the actual auction, will commence by 31 March 2021.

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