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July 9, 2008

Icasa thinks again on its BEE demand

WIDESPREAD criticism of "unworkable" demands made on bidders for new licences to offer high-speed internet access have forced the regulator to reconsider its stance.

Six new wireless licences have been earmarked for companies at least 51% black-owned, provoking an outcry with claims that the only companies black enough to win licences lack the cash, skills and the technical know-how to operate a national network.

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Posted by StaffWriter at July 9, 2008 7:33 AM