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National Gazette No. 42829, 08 November 2019, Vol 653, Page 111
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Notice No. 600,
Electronic Communications Act (36/2005), as amended » Notice regarding the Final International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Roadmap 2019
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STAATSKOERANT, 8 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42829 111 Government facilities % of 50% at 100% at 100% at Government 5Mbps 10Mbps 100Mbps offices Table 3: National Broadband Policy Targets The issues to be addressed when meeting the current targets are currently low penetration, high prices, and poor quality of service. The broadband Policy requires the Authority to monitor and evaluate set targets and comply with quality of service standards on an ongoing basis and report on them annually. The review of such targets falls within the domain of the Minister. In Chapter 9 of the Broadband Policy, a gap analysis indicates several areas where there is a shortfall between the current status of the broadband ecosystem and the set targets. One of these areas is market structure and regulatory regime and on this issue, the policy states: Despite the horizontal licensing regime introduced by the Electronic Communications Act of 2005, the market remains structured around vertically integrated incumbents, who have multiple licences, but continue to compete downstream with multiple service providers. This creates anti- competitive incentives in the market and requires a resource-intensive regulatory regime, where the regulator is constantly required to adjust the behaviour of the incumbents. The wholesale open access regime will also address the structural constraints in the market arising from the dominance of several vertically integrated operators. Re-structuring the market to enable greater wholesale access to networks by service providers will go a long way to creating a more 15 competitive services sector, which is likely to enhance quality and drive down prices . In terms of the gap in infrastructure reach, the broadband policy highlights that: The real gap is in the last-mile local loop infrastructure. In high demand metropolitan areas there is considerable duplication of infrastructure, but outside these areas, ADSL is limited. The delay in releasing spectrum and the cost of building out high-speed, next generation networks to low demand areas, means that the substitution of mobile broadband for ADSL is not as prevalent as 16 it is in metropolitan areas . In terms of spectrum, the Broadband Policy identifies the following gap: 15 South Africa Connect: Creating Opportunities, ensuring inclusion South Africa’s Broadband Policy”, Government Gazette Number 37119 (Notice 953 of 2013), page 19 16 South Africa Connect: Creating Opportunities, ensuring inclusion South Africa’s Broadband Policy”, Government Gazette Number 37119 (Notice 953 of 2013), page 24 Page 47 of 205
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