Protection of Businesses Act, 1978
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Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsCarrier Pre-selection Regulations, 2010Reasons Document with respect to Carrier Pre-Selection Regulations, 2010Section A: Introduction and Background |
| 1. | INTRODUCTION |
| 1.1 | Carrier pre-selection is an important mechanism of affording choice to consumers. |
| 1.2 | The Authority undertook various consultative sessions with interested parties on the regulatory process. |
| 1.3 | On 24 November 20081 and 24 December 20082, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa ("the Authority") published the draft carrier pre-selection regulations and invited interested parties to make written representations on the draft regulations. |
| 1.4 | The Authority convened public hearings on 18 and 19 February 2009. |
| 1.5 | It became clear during the public hearings that interested parties did not agree with the Authority's published draft regulations. Consequently, on 25 February 2009, the Authority held a workshop on the draft regulations and invited interested parties to participate therein. |
| 1.6 | After the workshop, some interested parties still had reservations with the draft regulations, with specific reference to the inclusion of mobile services being subjected to CPS. |
| 2. | LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK |
| 2.1 | The Authority is empowered to make regulations defining the electronic communications services subject to carrier pre-selection in terms of section 42(1) of the Electronic Communications Act No. 36 of 2005 ("ECA"). |
| 2.2 | In order to discharge the above functions, the Council of the Authority established a committee in terms of section 17 of the ICASA Act. The functions of the committee were amongst others to: develop the draft and final carrier pre-selection regulations undertake the consultative process and make recommendations to Council on the proposed regulations. |
| 3. | PURPOSE |
| 3.1 | The purpose of this document is to provide stakeholders with a rationale for the contents of carrier pre-selection regulations. |
| 3.2 | This reasons document is developed in a question and answer format. |
| 1 | Government Gazette No. 31640 |
| 2 | Government Gazette No. 31756 |
