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Icasa To Hold Public Hearings On The Draft Regulations On Rapid Deployment Of Electronic Communications Networks And Facilities 2026

Independent Communications Authority of South AfricaRef: https://www.icasa.org.za/news/2026/icasa-to-hold-public-hearings-on-the-draft-regulations-on-rapid-deployment-of-electronic-communications-networks-and-facilities-2026

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Collected on 8 July 2026

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What this means

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will hold public hearings on 13 and 14 July 2026 on its Draft Regulations on Rapid Deployment of Electronic Communications Networks and Facilities, 2026. The draft regulations aim to create a clear, transparent and uniform framework to enable efficient and rapid deployment of electronic communications infrastructure across South Africa, while ensuring procedural fairness between licensees and affected parties such as landowners and rural communities. The hearings will be held in a hybrid format at Protea Hotel Marriott, Midrand, and via Microsoft Teams, and stakeholders who submitted written comments and indicated they would participate will make oral representations.

Facts

Reference

https://www.icasa.org.za/news/2026/icasa-to-hold-public-hearings-on-the-draft-regulations-on-rapid-deployment-of-electronic-communications-networks-and-facilities-2026

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Issuing authority

Key Takeaways

  • Issuing authority: ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa)
  • Subject: Draft Regulations on Rapid Deployment of Electronic Communications Networks and Facilities, 2026
  • Government Gazette publication: No 54484 dated 10 April 2026
  • Public hearings dates: 13–14 July 2026
  • Venue: Protea Hotel Marriott, Ext 20, 14th Street, Noordwyk, Midrand
  • Time: 08:30
  • Hybrid participation: Microsoft Teams
  • Teams link: https://teams.microsoft.com/me... (truncated in text)
  • Teams meeting ID: 315 182 777 352 937
  • Teams passcode: hR9pw2Aw
  • Oral representations: by stakeholders who submitted written comments and indicated intention to participate
  • Media enquiries email: Media@icasa.org.za
  • Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)
  • Protea Hotel Marriott
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Media@icasa.org.za

Dates

Closing Date

14 July 2026