New Policy For Mobile Broadband Services In South Africa
Siyabonga Cwele, South Africa’s Telecoms and Postal Services Minister, has announced that a final policy on high-demand frequency spectrum for mobile broadband services, including Long Term Evolution (LTE), will be published within the next six months. Mr Cwele revealed that the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (formerly Department of Communications) is currently working with the Telecoms Regulator ICASA, and the policy will be ready before the end of the financial year (31 March 2015).