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Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)

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Licensing process for Individual Electronic Communications Network Service Licence and Radio Frequency Spectrum Licence for the Wireless Open Access Network (WOAN), December 2020

Glossary

 

B-BBEE:

Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment

 

Capacity:

average data traffic speed (measured in megabits per second (Mbps)) per cell/base station at any given time offered by the WOAN using the high demand spectrum assigned to the WOAN.

 

ECA:

Electronics Communications Act 36 of 2005

 

I-ECNS:

Individual Electronic Communications Network Service

 

ICT:

Information and Communications Technology

 

IM:

Information Memorandum

 

IMT:

International Mobile Telecommunications

 

ITA:

Invitation to Apply

 

MVNO:

Mobile virtual network operator

 

National Capacity:

Total capacity offered nationally irrespective of technology used

 

RFS:

Radio Frequency Spectrum

 

SMME:

Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises

 

The Authority:

Independent Communications Authority of South Africa

 

WOAN:

Wireless Open Access Network