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South Africa (country regulation overview)

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Ovum Plc
Published: June 2009
Product Code: R464-1370
Description
With the liberalisation of the fixed-line market in 2006, the second licence was awarded to Neotel (a subsidiary of India-based Tata Communications), which ended the incumbent Telkom South Africa's decade-long monopoly.
Table of Contents
Overview
Fixed market overview
Internet market
VoIP
Multi-play: dual, triple and quad players
Mobile market overview
National regulatory authority
Role of the country’s competition authority
Key legislation and regulation
Current status of market analysis
Wireless licensing
3G licences
WiMAX licences
MVNOs
Retail regulation
The retail market
Number portability
Quality of service
Wholesale fixed regulation
Narrowband voice interconnection
Services subject to regulation
Cost model for RIO
Narrowband flat-rate interconnection
Flat-rate Internet access call origination
Wholesale access
Wholesale broadband access
Local loop unbundling
Wholesale line rental
Transition to all-IP networks
Wholesale broadband services
Interconnection at international cable landing points
Leasing of dark fibre
Wholesale mobile regulation
Services subject to regulation
National roaming
Mobile termination charges
Mobile number portability
Competition cases
Competition cases
Universal service
Universal service obligation
List of Tables
Table 1: South Africa: mobile market information (4Q08)
Table 2: Fixed sector: services subject to regulation
Table 3: Mobile sector: services subject to regulation in South Africa
List of Figures
Figure 1: Telkom South Africa's fixed-line subscribers
Figure 2: Mobile subscribers in South Africa
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