Telecoms industry body ACT has called for 'Fair Share' and lighter regulations to help sustain infrastructure investments.
Comms and Technology has argued for the inclusion of so-called over-the-top service providers like Netflix in the policy and regulatory regimes governing
“The network operators need to ensure that the infrastructure is upgraded. As a country, we need to go back, from a regulatory point of view, to demonstrate how we will include OTT service providers to help maintain the network infrastructure over the short to medium term.” In a country like South Africa, where universal coverage is still an ideal and not a reality, said Batyi, a lack on investment will promote exclusion and contribute to “digital poverty”.The OTT debate is not unique to South Africa. Regulators in the EU and Asia are also grappling with the concept. A report from the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications shows that ISPs in the region are generally not in favour of Fair Share.
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