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ProgrammeProgrammePresentation to Select Committee

31 July 2013

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What is the concern?What is the concern?

Source: RIA Policy Brief 2013

What Causes High Prices?What Causes High Prices?

High cost of communications?

High costs to Industry:•Infrastructure monopoly?•Barriers to network deployment?•Import duties?•Volatile exchange rate?

High costs to end-users

•High costs to industry•Possible monopoly in retail markets?

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GOAL– Stimulate public debate

around the cost to communicate in South Africa

– Establish regulatory needs to address concerns regarding the cost to communicate in South Africa.

– Stimulate enhanced competition in the telecommunications sector

Broadband Value chain

Study

ICT Industry Indicators Collection

Call Termination Market Review

Local Loop Unbundling Regulations

Wholesale Transmission

Services DTT Rate Card

Cost to Communicate Programme in South Africa

Progress to DateProgress to Date

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Broadband Value chain

Study

ICT Industry Indicators Collection

Call Termination Market Review

Local Loop Unbundling Regulations

Wholesale Transmission

Services DTT Rate Card

Cost to Communicate Programme in South Africa

Market Definition Report

Request for Information

Processing of re

sponses to

request for in

formation

Draft Regulations for public

comm

ent

DTT Cost

Model fro

m Sentech

Thank you

Dankie

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