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June 26, 2008

Icasa rejects change to BEE internet rules

STRICT empowerment demands are not open to negotiation

STRICT empowerment demands that prevent most technology companies from winning a licence to offer high speed internet access are not open to negotiation, the regulator says.



The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) stunned the industry last week by declaring that any company bidding for a WiMax licence must be 51% black owned. Yesterday its spectrum manager Mandla Mchunu said the conditions were final.

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Posted by StaffWriter at June 26, 2008 1:10 PM