Universities join ISPA

Both the University of Cape Town and Rhodes University have become affiliate members of the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA), reflecting a growing recognition on the part of universities that they are now acting as Internet Service Providers (ISPs). These are the association's first tertiary education institutions on board as members. According to Ant Brooks, GM of ISPA, organisations that are classified as 'information systems service providers' by the Electronic Communications and Transactions (ECT) Act can be held liable for content carried over, hosted and/or cached on their networks.