Postal Services Act, 1998
R 385
Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsExtension of the Due Date for the Renewal of Radio Frequency Spectrum Licences Regulations, 2025Reasons Document : April 20254. The Extension |
| 4.1 | To address the prejudice suffered by licensees who could not renew their licences due to the technical issues pertaining to the Licencing Platform, the Authority has decided to extend the due date for the payment of the prescribed licence fees for the extension of licences from 31 March to 30 June 2025. |
| 4.2 | Although the technical issues have endured for a period of approximately one week prior to the due date on 31 March 2025, the Authority considers it reasonable to afford licensees a period of three months, from 1 April to 30 June 2025 to complete the renewal of their licences. |
| 4.3 | The Authority does not consider that anyone will be prejudiced by its decision. To the contrary, should no extension be granted, licensees who wished to renew their licences but could not do so by the due date will be severely prejudiced. |
| 4.4 | Moreover, the granting of the extension will ensure that the Authority facilitates compliance with the rule of law, by avoiding criminalising the conduct of licensees who continued to use radio frequency spectrum without valid licences immediately after 31 March 2025 only because they could not renew their licences timeously, due to the technical issues pertaining to the Licencing Platform. |
