SOS letter to the Minister of Comms asking for her to prioritise the broadcasting policy review process and to withdraw the Electronic Communications Amendment Draft Bill. The EC Amendment Dratt Bill should be assessed as part of the broader policy review process.
Business Day reports that Industry and civil society are unhappy with the Electronic Communication Amendment Draft Bill because it undermines the independence of the Regulator, ICASA.
TechCentral reports that a number of industry players are unhappy with the EC Act Amendment Bill. The paricular worry is that ICASA will lose much of its power over spectrum management.
The Department of Communications has tabled an amendment to the Electronic Communications Act with 30 days for comment.
The Dept of Communications tabled an Electronic Communications Act Amendment on 4 November 2011.
