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[Johannesburg, 27 June 2006] - Telkom's proposed acquisition of Business Connexion (BCX) has the potential to benefit small business and individuals in disadvantaged areas, says the SMME Forum.
The organisation is a not-for-profit body representing about 3 500 small, medium and micro enterprises, mainly in townships, peri-urban and rural areas.
The R2.36 billion acquisition is pending the approval of competition authorities, with both the Competition Commission and industry analysts expecting the Comp... |
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[Johannesburg, 27 June 2006] - Broadband industry players' unhappiness with the allocation of certain bandwidth spectrums in SA was highlighted at yesterday's AMC's Broadband Strategies for the Mobile Market conference, held in Johannesburg.
Complaints that large chunks of the spectrum have been allocated to state-owned entities and the military were heard.
The 3.5GHz bandwidth is the bugbear of broadband operators, split among Sentech, Telkom and various municipalities, with some left over for geogra... |
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Lloyd Gedye
26 June 2006 12:06
South Africa’s communications regulator has been rocked by allegations that councillors regularly violate the Icasa Act by participating in activities of stakeholders in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector.
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) councillor Mamodupi Mohlala included the allegation in a letter of response to an inquiry about her work as a legal representative of ICT companies.
Mohlala is the sole director of... |
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The Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) Amendment Act has
been signed into law by president Thabo Mbeki, but like the closely-related
Electronic Communications (EC) Act, no effective date has set down.
According to the Government Gazette, the ICASA Amendment Act, Act number 3 of 2006, was signed by the president on 15 June and gazetted on the 22 June.
The law, which governs the telecommunications, broadcasting and postal regulator, ICASA, had to be changed in order to bring it into ... |
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[Johannesburg, 23 June 2006] - The investigation into Telkom's proposed acquisition of Business Connexion (BCX) could be a lengthy one, the Competition Commission says.
Lizèl Blignaut, the Competition Commission's divisional manager of mergers and acquisitions, says the deal was filed with the authority last Thursday.
“We have started our investigation, but it's still at a very early stage,” she says.
Blignaut adds that no formal objections have been received, although several companies did... |
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With a still-secret stunt, Virgin’s celebrity CEO Richard Branson will open 300-odd outlets of Virgin Mobile SA on Saturday.
Branson will arrive in SA on Saturday morning for the launch and in line with his tradition of performing a stunt whenever he launches a new business, the knighted business guru will attempt to break a record on Saturday afternoon at the Cape Town International Airport.
Not keen to say exactly what he will be attempting, he said only that “it has something to do with seconds… ... |
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