Communications minister Mondli Gungubele has issued a policy directing telecommunications regulator Icasa to reserve spectrum for use by the State Digital Infrastructure Company
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It will be formed by merging the existing networks of Sentech and Broadband Infraco, creating a nationalised alternative to the telecommunications industry. It intends to use the spectrum to provide a backhaul for state connectivity to support attempts to increase nationwide access to the Internet.
Independent Communications Authority Of South Afri Next-Generation Spectrum Policy For Economic Devel Sentech State Digital Infrastructure Company (SDIC) Telecoms
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