The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is finally ready to issue the converted Individual Electronic Communications Services (I-ECS) and the Electronic Communications Network Services (I-ECNS) licences, the authority announced on Friday, 5 September 2008.
The process of issuing the licences is envisaged as follows:
When
Individual (Commercial and Public) Broadcasting Licensees must collect their converted licences and separate frequency licences 8 - 12 September;
Class Broadcasting Licensees must collect their converted licences and separate frequency licences 15 - 30 September;
I-ECS and I-ECNS listed in Schedule A must collect their licences 22 -30 September.
Class ECS and ECNS must collect their converted licences 25 September - 1 October.
Where
Licensees residing in the Gauteng Province must collect their licences at ICASA's Sandton office, Block D, Pinmill Farm, 164 Katherine Street and contact Barbara Paxinos at +27 (0)11 566 3187 or Lindeni Xaba at +27 (0)11 566 3649.
Licensees residing in KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, Eastern Cape Mpumalanga and Free Sate provinces must collect their converted licences at the relevant regional offices of the authority (see addresses and contact details below).
Licensees residing in Limpopo, North West and Northern Cape will receive their converted licences via registered mail.
ICASA will in due course issue a further notice with regards to issue of the outstanding licences to the I-ECS and I-ECNS not listed here. For more information, go to www.icasa.org.za.
