Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsEquipment Authorisation Regulations, 2021AppendicesAppendix A: Equipment Exclusion |
Appendix A: Equipment Exclusion
Table 1: Equipment Categories that are excluded from the Regulations
Equipment Category |
Description |
Test and measurement equipment |
Any test and measurement equipment used by professionals and engineers of a licensed entity in the provision of telecommunications or broadcast services. |
Amateur radio equipment |
Radiocommunication services for the purpose of self-training, intercommunication and technical investigations carried out by amateurs on a non-commercial basis |
Satellite transponders |
Transmitter-receiver subsystem onboard the satellite,that processes, amplifies and retransmits a range of frequencies to another location / terminal / antenna. |
Equipment produced or imported for the purposes of exporting |
Not for use, supply, sale, offer for sale, lease or hire in South Africa. |
Spare parts, components to be used for repairs |
An interchangeable part that is kept in an inventory and used for the repairs or replacement of failed units in authorised equipment. |
Wire |
As used in an electrical system, device, or circuit. |
Cable (including undersea and land-based fibre optic cables) |
Used to carry telephone traffic, data communications traffic. |
Antenna |
Passive antennas used with a transmitter or receiver as the interface between radio waves propagating through space and electric currents moving in metal conductors, used with a transmitter or receiver. |
Mast |
Used to support antennas at a height for the purposes of establishing electronic communications. |
Circuit |
Composed of individual electronic components, such as resistors, transistors, capacitors, inductors and diodes, etc., connected by conductive wires or traces through which electric current can flow. |
Cable landing station |
A facility that terminates an international cable or spurs of an international cable. |
International gateway |
A facility that provides an interface to send and receive electronic communications (i.e., voice, data and multimedia images/video) traffic between one country’s domestic network facilities and those in another country.
Electronic communications equipment that resides in these facilities still needs Equipment Authorisation. |
Space on or within poles, ducts, cable trays, manholes, handholds and conduits |
Used to protect and route electrical wiring in a building or structure. |
Exchange Buildings, Data Centres, Local |
Facilities used in connection with electronic communications. |
Gateways and Carrier-Neutral Hotels |
Electronic communications equipment that resides in these facilities still needs Equipment Authorisation |