1. 1 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Presentation to the Portfolio Committee of Communication on ICASA Strategic Plan and Budget 13 March 2007 Mr Stanley Mamaregane

2. 2 Agenda Strategic Goals Policy Research, Markets & Competition Councillors’ Tasks and Responsibilities Budget 2007 - 2008 Licensing Engineering & Technology Questions & Answers Legal, Consumer & CCC

3. 3 Strategic Goals Economic Growth Reduce the cost of doing business Research and Development Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Access to basic services Create Employment Liberalisation of the sector International Participation Strengthening regulation

4. 4 Licensing Promote, facilitate and develop a converged and technologically neutral licensing framework USAL’s Licensing of community sound broadcasting services Licensing of commercial sound broadcasting services in Primary Markets

5. 5 Policy Research, Markets & Competition South African Content Review Regulatory Framework for Digital Broadcasting Inquiry into the role of public broadcasting in a converged environment Review of Sports Broadcasting Rights Regulations Development of Codes of Practice, Service Charters & Quality of Service parameters for licensees in terms of s69 ECA

6. 6 Policy Research, Markets & Competition Amendment of Regulations on Subscription Broadcasting Services Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Regulatory Framework in the Communications Sector South African Post Office Licence Review in terms of the Postal Services Act Tariff Regulations Develop regulations on facilities leasing, interconnection mobile pricing

7. 7 Policy Research, Markets & Competition Review of Carrier Pre-Selection Regulations Number portability regulations in terms of ECA Short Code Strategy Analysis of Regulatory Financial Statements (RFS) of Vodacom, MTN and Telkom –Analysis of cost data of the 3 operators Review Telkom’s rate regime (Price cap review)

8. 8 Policy Research, Markets & Competition Development of a cost based wholesale model in the electronic communication market and also asymmetric interconnect (Cost modelling) Market Study On Postal Services Market Study on Communications Sector Non-discriminate access to numbers by all interested parties, transparency and competition in the market place

9. 9 Engineering & Technology Review of South African Table of Frequency Allocations (SATFA) Review of Radio Regulations Licensing and Allocation of high demand Frequency Spectrum Bands Type Approval Spectrum Fees

10. 10 Legal, Consumer & CCC Litigation and legal support Complaints and Compliance Committee Monitoring and enforcement Co-ordination of ICASA’s interactions with international organisations and relationships with international stakeholders Compliance assessment Inspections

11. 11 Legal, Consumer & CCC SABC Annual Compliance Report Public Awareness Consumer Advisory Panel USO (Universal Service Obligations)

12. 12 Budget 2007 - 2008

13. 13 Q & A