I,
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, hereby make the following determinations in
terms of the Telecommunications Act,
(Act No. 103 of 1996) (the Act):
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In
terms of section 37(2) of the Act, 1
February 2005 shall be the date from
when Mobile Cellular Telecommunication
Service licencees may utilise any fixed
lines which may be required for the provision
of the service, including fixed lines
made available by Telkom or any other
person providing a public switched telecommunications
service;
- In
terms of section 39(3) of the Act, 1 February
2005 shall be the date from when persons
may apply for a licence to provide public
pay phone services in any area of the Republic;
- In
terms of section 40(3) of the Act 1 February
2005 shall be the date from when value
added network services may carry voice
using any protocol;
- (a)
In terms of section 40(2) of the Act,
1 February 2005 shall be the date from
when value added network services may
also be provided by telecommunications
facilities other than those provided
by Telkom and the Second National Operator
or any of them;
(b) In terms of section 40(4) of the Act, 1 February 2005 shall
be the date from when a person who provides a value added network service
shall be entitled to cede or assign the right to use, or to sublet or part
with control or otherwise dispose of the telecommunications facilities used
for the provision of the value added network service;
- In
terms of section 41 (5) of the Act, 1 February
2005 shall be the date from when a private
telecommunications network operator shall
be entitled to resell spare capacity and
facilities or to cede or assign his or
her rights to use such facilities or to
sublet or otherwise part with control thereof;
- In
terms of section 45(3) of the Act, 18 January
2005 shall be the date from when public
schools and public further education and
training institutions will be entitled
to a 50% discount on:
(a) all telecommunication calls to an internet service provider;
(b) any connection or similar fees or charges levied by an internet
service provider for accessing the Internet or transmitting and receiving
signals via the Internet or for such access and transmission and reception
- The
determinations in terms of this General
Notice do not in any way relieve any person
or licencee from complying with the Act,
any regulation promulgated thereunder or
any other applicable law.
Dr. Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
MINISTER
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