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Telecommunications and Postal Services
Ratification of International Treaties: Department briefing; ICT Council role, with Minister in attendance
24 Jan 2017
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services briefed and asked the Committee to support and approve the ratification of two international treaties.
First, the Department briefed the Committee on the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference that took place in Mexico in 2010. Amongst other things, the conference advanced the ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
International Telecommunications Regulations, World Radio Communications Conference & ITU Final Acts
30 Nov 2016
The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services introduced two international agreements to the Committee which required ratification. The first was the International Telecommunications Regulations of 2012, and he apologised for the delay in presenting these to the Committee, which was the result of extensive work done to ensure that they ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
International Telecommunications Regulations, World Radio Communications Conference Final Acts, with Minister; Committee Report on Cost to Communicate
15 Nov 2016
Ratification of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITR)
The Minister, Mr Cwele, said it was important that South Africa ratified the regulations because the old regulations were outdated and affected the interoperability of mobile telephony which had increased dramatically since 1988 and to increase the transparency on pricing which needed to ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Broadband rollout: update with Minister, Deputy Minister, USAASA, SITA & NEMISA
13 Sep 2016
DTPS presented key points on the implementation of the broadband rollout, as well as the SA Connect initiative. Most important is the cumulative budget shortfall of R367 million from the current financial year to 2018/19, which means fewer sites can be reached. DTPS is engaging with National Treasury to increase ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Telecommunications & Postal Services Department / Entities: 1st Quarter Performance 2015/16
4 Aug 2015
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) and its entities presented their first quarter 2015 performance review to the Committee. The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services attended the first part of the meeting, but had to leave early. Members commented that the time allowed was too short but ...