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National Gazette No. 42829, 08 November 2019, Vol 653, Page 111

20191108 - National Gazette No 42829 of 08-November-2019, Volume 653, page 111

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Gazette	National Gazettes, No 42829, from 08 November, 2019
Department	ICASA
Notice	Page No. 47 of 209, Notice No. 600, Electronic Communications Act (36/2005), as amended » Notice regarding the Final International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Roadmap 2019

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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
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                   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
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                   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
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