The Independent Communications Authority has reportedly demanded that the department of communications start releasing R450m in funding by 11am on Monday or face legal action, amid an apparent battle over Icasa's handling of licensing high-demand spectrum.
This approval is needed for the regulator to receive tranches of its R450m annual budget, with Icasa maintaining Ndabeni-Abrahams is overreaching by demanding it scrap elements of the plan referring to 5G telecoms networks. DA communications spokesperson Phumzile van Damme said on Sunday the party would lodge a complaint over Ndabeni-Abrahams’s behaviour with public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, saying the minister was failing to uphold her constitutional duties.
The release of more spectrum is seen as key to boosting competition in the telecoms sector, and reducing the high costs of data.
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