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Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)

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Reasons document and Authority's analysis on Stakeholder comments on the Amendment of the Call Termination Regulations, 2024 in accordance with sections 4(7)(b) and 67(8)(a) of the Act

5. Bottom-Up Information Collection Process

 

5.1 Stakeholders were invited to submit information on the BU models by 15 November 2023, in order to provide calibration information for the BU models. The one-on-one stakeholder meetings which discussed the top-down information were as follows:
5.1.1 MTN on 22 November 2023,
5.1.2 Cell C on 24 November 2023, and
5.1.3 Vodacom on 24 November 2023.

 

5.2 Operators also provided comments on the BU model during the course of this process. Following the publication of the revised versions of the bottom-up models on 12 December 2023, stakeholders were invited to provide further comments on 15 January 2024. The following stakeholders provided further information:
5.2.1 Cell C;
5.2.2 MTN;
5.2.3 Telkom; and
5.2.4 Vodacom.

 

5.3 The Draft Regulations were then published on 22 March 2024.4 The Draft Regulations requested stakeholders to provide their written comments by the 10th of May 2024. The following stakeholders submitted written comments:
5.3.1 Ashley Madraymuthoo;
5.3.2 Cell C;
5.3.3 Internet Service Providers’ Association (‘ISPA’);
5.3.4 MTN;
5.3.5 Rain;
5.3.6 South African Communications Forum (‘SACF’);
5.3.7 Telkom;
5.3.8 Vodacom; and
5.3.9 Vox Telecom.

 

5.4 Thereafter public hearings were held on 13 June 2024 and post-hearing submissions were received from Cell C; ISPA; MTN; SACF; Telkom; Vodacom; and Vox Telecom.

 

5.5        The Authority has considered the comments below and what follows are the responses thereto.

 

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4 Government Gazette No. 11680. Available at https://www.icasa.org.za/uploads/files/GG-50325- Draft-Call-Termination-Amendment-Regulations-2024.pdf.