Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Communications on the ICASA 2006 Annual Report

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Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on
Communicationson the ICASA 2006 Annual Report

• Presented by Stanley Mamaregane
• Acting General Manager LCC
• Date 03 November 2006

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Outline of Presentation

• Policy Objectives
• Achievements of the year 2005/2006
• Monitoring and Enforcement
• Consumer Protection
• International Participation
• Stakeholder Management
• Corporate Governance
• ICASA its People
• Litigation
• Financial Statements

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• POLICY OBJECTIVES

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Policy Objectives (1)

• Promoting affordable delivery of services and
  universal access
• Encouraging investment in the communications
  sector within a stable and regulatory regime
• Encouraging the development of a competitive and
  effective communications sector
• Promoting and facilitating convergence of
  telecommunications, broadcasting and information
  technology

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Policy objectives (2)

• Fostering the development of public, commercial
  and community broadcasting services that are
  responsive to the needs of the people
• Promoting the provision of a diverse range of
  sound and television broadcasting services on a
  national, regional and local basis
• Bridging the Digital Divide

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• Achievements for the
• Year 2005/2006

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Promoting Universal Access

• ICASA issued licences published policy
  documents in execution of its mandate to promote
  community access to basic telephony
  broadcasting services
• Underserviced Area Licences (USALs)
• Seven USAL Licences were granted
• ITA for phase 2 was issued
• 42 applications were lodged
• Public hearings and deliberations were conducted
  in 14 areas
• Recommendations were forwarded to the Minister
• Minister published ITA for the third phase

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Promoting Universal Access cont.

• Promulgated Numbering Plan Regulations
• Installed a Central Number Database (CNDB)
• Published Position Paper on the Regulation of
  Commercial Subscription Broadcasting Services
• Published Discussion Paper on the Review of the
  Regulatory Framework on Community Sound
  Broadcasting Policy
• Published Position Paper setting new policy and
  licensing framework on the Regulation of Self
  Help Station

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Promoting Universal Access cont.

• Participated on the DoC initiative to develop
  Digital Migration/Transition Strategy
• Issued final amendment licence conditions,
  bringing the SABC in line with all other
  broadcasters
• Granted SABC 4 5 application for regional
  television services but not issued, subject to
  SABC furnishing sufficient proof for funding

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Promoting Economic Growth Job Creation

• Issued licence to Second National Operator
  (Neotel)
• Embarked on a licence amendment process to create
  an equitable environment between Telkom the SNO
• Drafted Regulations to create a framework for
  Value Added Network Services (VANS). To date the
  Authority has issued 331 VANS licenses

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Promoting Economic Growth Job Creation cont.

• Issued
• 41 Private Telecommunication Network (PTN)
  Licenses
• Frequency Spectrum in the 1800 MHz band to mobile
  operators who have undertaken to provide SIM Card
  connection services and terminal equipment to be
  used for disadvantaged communities
• 2 mobile operators with 3G licenses, each subject
  to providing internet access to 5000 schools, 140
  institutions for people with disabilities and
  1400 terminals for people with disabilities
• Over 5000 new frequency spectrum licenses

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Promotion Competition, Choice Diversity

• Undertook review of COA/CAM for Mobile Operators
  and Public Switched Telecommunication Services
  (PSTS)
• Implemented Rate Regime Regulation
• Published Mobile Pricing Discussion Document and
  held hearings
• Held Enquiry into Handset Subsidies
• Consolidated Interconnection and Facilities
  Leasing Guidelines

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Promoting Competition, Choice Diversity cont.

• Broadcasting
• Amended 9 Broadcasting licences within the
  categories of community, commercial and public
  broadcasting services
• Approved the establishment of 37 new Television
  Self-Help Stations
• Terminated M-Nets open window
• Published ITA for Commercial Sound Broadcasting
  Licenses in Secondary Markets

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Promoting Competition, Choice Diversity cont.

• Broadcasting
• In response to the ITA for four years community
  sound broadcasting licences in the nodal point
  areas - 4 Applications were received for stations
  in urban areas and 15 applications for stations
  in rural areas. Hearings held in March and April
  2006
• Granted 40 special events license applications, 9
  applications were refused

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• MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT

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Monitoring Enforcement

• ICASA monitors compliance with licence conditions
  by communications service providers and
  adjudicates complaints
• 163 monitoring reports were produced
• Conducted 35 monitoring visits
• Received 69 complaints

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Monitoring Enforcement cont.

• The Broadcasting Monitoring and Complaints
  Committee adjudicates complaints in the
  broadcasting sector referred to it by ICASA 5
  licensees appeared before the BMCC
• ICASA monitored the broadcasters coverage of the
  2006 Local Government Elections
• ICASA enforces compliance by spectrum users.
  Inspections, monitoring, interference
  investigations maritime audits were conducted

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Setting Technical Standards

• ICASA issues type approval certificates and
  licenses on communications equipment based on
  acceptable standards for performance and safety
• Amateur Radio Regulations were developed

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• CONSUMER PROTECTION

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Consumer Protection

• Outreach programmes on consumer education are
  aimed at informing communities about ICASAs
  regulatory activities and their rights as
  consumers
• In order to provide access to information for the
  visually impaired, some of the education material
  is produced in braille
• Road shows were held in all Provinces
• Conducted 93 Community Radio Interviews
• A number of consumer complaints were received,
  analysed and resolved

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Consumer Protection cont.

• Research was done on Telkoms Public Pay Phones
• Conducted workshops together with mobile
  operators, fixed operators and organisations
  representing people with disabilities, aimed at
  educating disabled people on available services

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• INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION

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International Participation

• ICASA participates actively in
• TRASA (Chairs two specialist committees and
  Executive Committee Member)
• ACRAN/RIARC (Served as Chair)
• ITU
• Broadcasting related meetings and events
• Bilateral meetings with other regulators i.e.
  Federal Communications Commission and Ethiopian
  Broadcasting Authority

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International Participation cont.

• Assistance was provided to
• Lesotho Telecoms Authority on their spectrum
  project
• Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Project by
  terrestrial interference surveys
• Hosting of visiting delegations for information
  sharing

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• STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

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Stakeholder Management

• ICASA held the following stakeholder events
• Commissioning and re-designing of ICASAs website
• Stakeholder meeting on ICASAs readiness to
  implement the ECA
• Hosting of international visitors
• Participating in industry exhibitions
• Public participation through hearings for all
  policy and regulation development processes

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• CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

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Corporate Governance

• Council plays a strategic leadership, regulatory,
  adjudicatory and oversight role
• Councillors sign a Code of Conduct which defines
  the standards and integrity that they must
  maintain
• Committees of Council are established to assist
  Council in the exercise of its powers functions
• An in-house Internal Audit function is
  established
• New initiatives to improve corporate governance

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Corporate Governance cont.

• A Risk Management Committee was established to
  identify and investigate risks
• A Bid Committee considers bids for the
  procurement of goods services. The functions
  of the Bid Committee are underpinned by the
  provisions of the PFMA PPPF Act
• ICASA is in the process of developing a Council
  Charter and a Performance Management System for
  Council

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• ICASA AND ITS PEOPLE

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DEMOGRAPHICS PER POPULATION GROUP MARCH 2004 -
MARCH 2006
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DEMOGRAPHICS PER GENDER GROUP MARCH 2005 VS
MARCH 2006
MARCH 2005
MARCH 2004
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ICASA its People

• Due to an incomplete roll-out of ICASA
  Performance Management System, ICASA Staff were
  rewarded with an amount of R8500,00 each for
  performance in 2006
• ICASA reached with the Communication Workers
  Union to pay an increase of 8,5 to all staff
  members below management level and 7 to members
  at management level within the bargaining unit
• ICASA has embarked on a drive to fill in vacant
  posts

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• LITIGATION

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Litigation

• ICASA operates in a highly litigious environment
  as its decisions are frequently taken on review
  by unsuccessful applicants
• The litigation annexure of the Annual Report
  indicates that ICASA was involved in 25
  litigation matters
• The Registrar of Trade Marks approved ICASA logo
  as a trade mark

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ICASA 2005/06 Annual Financial Statement
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Statement of Financial Performance
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Statement of Financial Position
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
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Cash flow Statement
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• THANK YOU