September 15, 2025
Spectrum auction
Icasa concluded its radio frequency spectrum auction in 2022 after a delay of more than a decade. The auction added R14,4bn to the national fiscus. However, some frequency band is still utilised by analogue broadcasters as the television analogue-digital conversion process is not complete. ICASA aims to free-up this spectrum for other uses as part…
read more >>Analogue switch off
The analogue switch off (ASO) is yet to be finalised as there remain beneficiary households without subsidised set-top boxes (STBs) for digital migration. Completion of the process has been continually delayed. The latest delay was due to the Gauteng High Court suspending the deadline following a legal challenge by broadcaster eTV and NGOs (Media Monitoring…
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