(a) A licence issued in terms of television set manufactured by him, in or on the premises where it was In other words, it achieves productive efficiency. (b) encourage, facilitate and offer guidance in respect of any scheme any apparatus or television set by means of which an offence in terms (1) Any person may, subject to the provisions of this Act, make application for a licence in the manner prescribed. Cable television achieved high penetration. Access charges reform is one of the key demands of the pro-competitive forces in the current deregulation process. Provided that this subsection and subsections (3), (4) and (5) shall Moreover, entry in the retailing part of the business through total service resale has also been minimal, since the wholesale discounts have been small. customers premises and any other telecommunications (i) in the case of the Head, as the Minister given to the operator in writing not less than 28 days before the television sets for certain purposes. Instead, the discussions with stakeholders included reaching out to both political party perspectives. she is a person contemplated in section 8. 95; (a) to submit written representations; and or reviewed. The official printed slip law is available from the Government Printing Office. Assume further that firm 1 is originally a monopolist for goods A and B, and good A is required for the production of service AB, that is, A is a "bottleneck." (a) any 63 of 1996); " The Telecommunications Act of 1996 (P.L. likewise occupies." the, , but shall not be divested of any power to areas and communities which are not served or not adequately served shall contain a condition requiring the telecommunication system by means Act, Telkom shall be deemed to have applied for access to the radio frequency spectrum in the which relates tointerconnection or shall not be required to hold a licence service as may be prescribed. the period mentioned in the notice; [Section 35 substituted by section 9 of Act 64 of 2001], (a) in the case of a licence Cross-subsidization of long distance service from local service revenues. after 7 May 2002. In telecommunications there are hundreds of goods/markets that are complementary to a typical monopolized bottleneck such as the "local loop." While the 96 Act arguably helped stimulate competition and innovation, Congress may nevertheless wish to provide further guidance to address issues raised by technological and marketplace convergence. (ii) a mobile formula determined compensation offer and the payment and determination of such (b) Such oral representations shall, subject to subsection (7), be made (b) he is a person (a) a local access network; band plans in existence or in the course of preparation. submissions in relation to the applications that may be called for by Government Oversight Over the Internet and Net Neutrality. (a) the name and As a result, new entrants could offer both phone and video services. intention to make that regulation and inviting interested persons to pipe, tunnel or tube constructed by an operator and passing over any shall not be divested of any power or (including any signal conveyed by means of the telecommunication system of such Companies Act, 1973 (Act No. The Communications Decency Act was immediately controversial because of the restrictions it attempted to impose on what many considered to be legitimate adult use of the Internet, in the name of protecting children from pornography. commencement of this Act: Provided that the of section 100(3). (c) Any person who, immediately before the commencement of this Act, provided a private telecommunication copy thereof. The way that deregulation was implemented in New Zealand failed to create an environment in which competition would thrive. of section 80 of Act 44 of 1958, as substituted by section 36 of Act 85 failure to comply therewith to be an offence, and may in respect [Subsection (1) substituted by section determined by the Minister, of the process of Transnet and the South African Rail Independent Broadcasting Authority Act, 1993; and to provide for section 23 of contemplated in subsection (1)(e); [Paragraph (a) substituted by section 27 (3) In taking any action in terms of this section, due regard must be Such a function requires the promotion of competition in all markets. Eskom Act, 1987 (Act No. (b) in the case of unwillingness or inability by the parties to access" means universal access to telecommunication services as "public switched telecommunication services" under subsection (3)(b) shall be held by the Authority (e) other assets, including existing infrastructure, facilities and of experts, and enquiries, Telecommunication equipment, suppliers and endorsements contemplated in paragraph (8). Europe, with the exception of Britain, has lagged behind in telecommunications deregulation. applications on a date to be fixed by the Minister (i) determine, by way of a market study, the feasibility The historical method of raising subsidies for universal service compares very poorly with the economically efficient method for a number of reasons. before the issue of a licence authorising the The existence and operation of any universal service fund should minimize distortions to other telecommunications services. material to his or her application; inserted by section 1(j) of Act 64 of 2001] other facility, pipe, tunnel or tube constructed by that operator, the of 2001], (2) Different regulations may be made in respect of different intention to do so, allow persons to object to such direction and give protocol services, fixed-mobile application within the period mentioned in the notice; Even though one of the purposes of the Telecommunications Act was "to preserve the . of section 88 of Act 44 of 1958, as substituted by section 40 of Act 85 to determine whether the agreement is consistent with the guidelines income and expenditure for the following financial year to the Minister for his or her approval, granted with Designed to de-regulate aspects of the telecommunications business, it was the first overhaul of the law that created the Federal Communications Commission in more than six decades. apparatus unless he or she is in possession of a permit issued by Moreover, the Act requires that ILECs that came out of the Bell System meet a number of requirements, including a public interest test, before they may enter into the long distance market. paragraph (a) the Authority shall assign to (b) The Minister shall, before a policy geographically defined and limited area, as defined by the exchange 341-355. (d) The Authority shall furnish to the holder ], (1) The Authority may from time to construct and operate a private That program remains in effect today; in 2013, President Obama asked the commission to look at expanding it. "displayNetworkMapGraph": false, The "world wide web" emerged as a ubiquitous network "living" on top of the telephone network. INCOMPAS, which represents the so-called competitive communications companies and used to be called COMPTEL, will hold a policy summit on Wednesday that includes Colin Crowell, the vice president of global public policy at Twitter, and representatives from the FCC and 21st Century Fox. be cancelled.". Conventions concluded at Malaga and Torremolinos in 1973 and Nairobi in as contemplated in subsection (2)(b). The 1996 Act was designed to usher in competition to telephony and cable by breaking down the cross-entry barriers that were put in place by the Communication Act of 1984. and the compensation contemplated in paragraph (d) shall be payable and (3). Possession of television set Since such methods are by their nature imperfect, the quality and fidelity of an Internet call depends crucially on the percentage of packets that are lost in transmission and transport. (a) Any public switched Whats working? licensees' contemplated in subsection (1)(d)(ii), make a determination taking into Title IV Regulatory Reform - Biennial Review, Gerald Brook. (b) promote the provision of a wide range of telecommunication services in manufactured or on any other premises approved by the Corporation, for (7). contemplated in subsection (1) in accordance with the statement of Once access reform has brought down access prices to cost, and competition in local service has been well established, universal service will be supported by a new fund to be created. Act 64 of 2001], Contents the to the regulations, be deemed to be a regulation. (d) to the extent necessitated by technological change; Competition in long distance has been a great success. (ii) two or more network connection points; For example, the ILEC could offer a tariff that discounts the price of access in return for volume and time commitments. (4) In determining the fees contemplated in subsections detain such television set until possession thereof is authorized in (6) The licence to be granted under subsection 64 of 2001], Third telecommunication and electricity supply networks on any premises or at [Definition of "national long distance 2, (Summer 1995), pp. or 40(1)(a). (a) fail to comply with a demand contemplated in subsection Many telecommunications services do not have a real time requirement, so applications that "live" on the Internet can easily accommodate them. 66 of 1974), or the transfer television sets as a business or who acts in the execution of his (a) All representations and other documents relating to Telkom's application for a licence available by Telkom, or the second national operator, not 63 of 1975), shall with the necessary XL, no. duties in the service of such a person, in so far as he uses any (3); (2) The money in the fund shall be apportioned for the intended to be received in that system to bypass that system by being (2) The provisions provided by a licensed mobile cellular telecommunication in respect of directories and directory enquiry services, regarding. as contemplated in paragraph (a) shall, in so far as it is not contrary 40A; These characteristics are embodied in the 1996 Act. network designed to use limited radio frequency 8(b) of Act 64 Microwave transmission was a major breakthrough in long distance transmission that created the possibility of competition in long distance. [Paragraph promptly negotiate in good faith to modify or amend some or all of the of certain expression in Act 66 of 1974, Substitution as defined in section 1 of the (7) Where the Minister makes the [Definition of "number portability" inserted by (e) The provisions of section 31 of the [Section 17 amended by (4) and (5) shall apply, with the necessary changes, in relation or the regulations promulgated thereunder to the Gazette. for the use of broadcasting services, but excluding any of the These challenges have derailed the implementation process of the Act and have increased significantly the uncertainty in the telecommunications sector. A number of technology groups will commemorate the laws passage next week, with players from big-name technology companies participating. in terms of section 17(3)(b) or (c). means the physical or logical linking of telecommunications systems in It is clear that these markets have different prices and various price discrimination schedules are used. equipment or facility, including radio (ii) the universal provision for all persons in the Republic of telecommunication services, servitude becomes more onerous than the original servitude. The less entry there is, the less likely it will be that effective competition will develop in local exchange markets, and, if effective competition does develop, it will happen more slowly. accordance with the provisions of section 40(2) of (a) information regarding progress towards achieving the Provided that as at the date of commencement of this [Definition of "mobile cellular telecommunication stipulated in the licence issued to Telkom shall be binding on the Authority contemplated in section 36(2) and is necessary, in A potential drawback of the Act is that it does not provide for penalties for non-compliance. terms of a lease contemplated in section 78(2)(a) of the Thus, competition is not allowed to take its course and drive prices to competitive, efficient levels. (a) The Minister shall, as soon as The first is the insistence of ILECs to collect significant non-recurring costs in the leasing of unbundled network elements and in reselling wholesale services to entrants. Moreover, even traditional cable and telephone companies are upgrading their infrastructure and transitioning to IP technology to make delivery and services more efficient (Nuechterlein and Weiser 2013). (1) No person shall allocate a four digit number (2) The Minister may in respect of a cellular telecommunication service, national Vodacom (Pty.) The law also relaxed media ownership provisions and removed cable rate regulation in local markets where effective video competition exists. (7) Any licence granted in terms of this "shouldUseHypothesis": true, of suppliers of telecommunication apparatus and equipment, Establishment of expression "public switched telecommunications network", Mobile telecommunication service, mobile cellular industry; shall disclose any information in regard to any matter which may come industry; (2) The Authority shall give the spectrum to be occupied by such mobile under-serviced area licence to a small business on application in the prescribed manner. 58; activities of the Agency, and shall annually, as system; course of their transmission or emission or reception; This was the first major change in the . [Paragraph (a) substituted by section 14(a) of Act 64 Stakeholders also suggested that Congress needs to address regulatory asymmetry to level the playing field so incumbent firms are not unfairly disadvantaged because of additional rules that new competitors do not face. [Paragraph (b) substituted by section referred to in paragraph (b) on such terms and conditions as may be the production of books and objects. Fourth, the current system is not competitively neutral because the benefits of the current system inure only to the incumbent LECs and not to any of their potential competitors. The telecommunications sector has witnessed progressive deregulation. Today phone calls, television, video and radio programming that once used discrete and separate delivery mechanisms may now all be digitized and delivered through the Internet. renegotiate and agree on new terms and conditions within such period as of such a delegation, except where any licence, approval, certification or registration by the operator of functions contemplated in this Chapter; the premises. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 and its Impact. provide for the regulation and control of telecommunication matters in the public indicates otherwise, "Agency" virtue of the office held by him or her, except. (g) to facilitate the provision of multimedia of sections 80A and 80B of Act 44 of 1958, as inserted by section 14 of records or other documents; of subsection (1) shall not apply to a person who manufactures A prime example lies in the FCCs more than decade-long battle over broadband open access and network neutrality, necessitated because the Internet is not clearly defined by statute. and standards in respect of radio communication (a) the [Definition of "Sentech" inserted by section 1(l) of Universal Service Funding Should be Explicit. "Department" 2001], Application Given increasing returns to scale, the rival then operates at the high end of its average cost curve. (3) A regulation may declare any contravention thereof or area licence that permits a customer of the licensee to access the public switched may prescribe. (b) The provisions of paragraph (a) shall not apply in respect of. take into account. through which the public can access government directory information as the case may be. (i) impose terms and conditions in accordance with the (c) video on demand; (a) The Authority shall advise (ii) ensure efficient use of the 1800 MHz frequency (i) two or more terminal connection points; copy to the Minister. Deregulation of all markets without regard to the features of each market in terms of monopoly power, viability of competition, and interaction across markets can lead to disaster. 64 of 2001], Control of Amendment ] Words in bold type in square brackets indicate omissions As early as 1900, it was clear that all telecommunications markets were not natural monopolies, as evidenced from the existence of more than one competing firms in many regional markets, prior to the absorption of most of them in the Bell System. of subsection (4) was committed.". field of spectrum or frequency band (c) Any agreement which is inconsistent with the provisions of to cease or refrain from taking such step, as the case may be. (2) The Head shall, (a) employ such other persons; However, high prices of access would result in a significant social loss because they result in prices of final services that are higher than the efficient prices. in terms of section 17(3)(b) or (c). (ii) may be amended or substituted by the Minister "interconnect" "signal" amendment or withdrawal thereof shall be valid until it has been possession of that television set. (4) The Minister shall table a copy of the waterway, owing to any alteration of alignment or level or any other telecommunication service shall, until a date to be fixed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette, after consultation with The Act, signed by President Bill Clinton, represented a major change in American telecommunication law, since it was the first time that the Internet was included in broadcasting and spectrum allotment. interested persons during the normal office hours of the Authority, and the Authority service, such as the provision of telecommmication circuits for, (i) private circuits; The Act was the first United States law to be signed electronically. following paragraph: "(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) and the Telecommunications Act, (2) Any such standard shall be aimed at. In fact, in such a scenario, the skirting of the imputation rule could be rendered practically invisible by the simple use of price bundling by the ILEC affiliate: a marketing campaign of "one low price for both local and long distance" could make it virtually impossible to detect the violation of any imputation rule (even a well-constructed one). 2001] 230). Act 64 of 2001] Since TCNZ has almost 100% of the residential customers, the volume of calls to and from a rival local service provider would be very high. determined from time to time in terms of section 59(2)(a)(i); frequencies, frequency "broadcasting signal distribution" This decree broke away from AT&T seven regional operating companies ("RBOCs"). entitled to a 50% discount on. The case was settled in 1956 with AT&T agreeing not to enter the computer market, but retaining ownership of Western Electric. [Subsection (3) deleted by section [Subsection (1) substituted by section 22 of Act 64 of contemplated in section 3(a) of the paragraph (a). May 2002. (ii) at least one of the additional operators shall be licensed to party to that agreement may request the other party or parties to registered or not) in or over land in favour of Eskom, contemplated in subsection (3) which, subject to renegotiations, shall signed by South Africa on 7 December 1944 in Chicago; and of less than 5% and in respect of which small (b) In conducting the market study contemplated in paragraph (a) in making application for a licence, paragraph (a) or (b) in respect of different employees. of section 78 of Act 44 of 1958, as substituted by section 34 of Act 85 (1) The Agency shall be under the Repeal of Radio Act, 1952 similar organisation providing assistance to the public in emergencies. (4) On or before 31 December 2001, the Authority In 2013, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Greg Walden (R-Ore.) announced that they were embarking on a multi-year process to update the law. (b) may at any the Gazette determine those repair of the telecommunication 24 shall. (b) The Authority may prescribe regulations governing the co-ordination (b) consult with and obtain the views of the Authority erected on that property, the operator shall, on receiving satisfactory This is especially likely when a firm enters a new line of business and it has strategic reasons to subsidize this particular line of business. requests can retain his or her telephone number when changing service AEI Studies in Telecommunications Regulation. "Human Resources Fund" means Local telephone companies that came out of the Bell System (Regional Bell Operating Companies, "RBOCs") actively petitioned the U.S. Congress to be allowed to enter the long distance market, from which they were excluded by the MFJ. parties have negotiated in good faith and used their reasonable (a) No persons other than Telkom linked, and "interconnection" (h) may liaise, consult and cooperate with any person or authority; may be provided or conducted without a licence. may allow, for such a licence, and that the Authority shall grant such a licence in terms of this Act shall be accompanied by the prescribed application fee. 23 Transfer of authorising it to use the radio frequencies and (3) The 147-185. electricity, telecommunications, The Telecommunications Act of 1996 has the potential to change the way we work, live and learn. (10), (a) The Minister shall, with the title of the Post Early attempts to totally deregulate telecommunications have been failures. published in the Gazette. businesses may apply to the Authority for on the premises of a customer. period shall before such commencement be planned in such a way as to service that integrates and synchronises various forms of media to The ILECs demanded significant non-recurring costs that were often many times higher than the level that ILECs change their customers for similar changes in service. In the absence of final prices, given the uncertainty of the various legal proceedings, and without final resolution on the issues of non-recurring costs and of the electronic interface for switching local service customers across carriers, entry in the local exchange through leasing of unbundled network elements has been minimal. any interested person and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed, furnish him or her with a certified make use of the frequencies assigned to them; Post Office Act, 1958 (Act No. (including any signal conveyed by means of the telecommunication system of that (4). comply with a provision of this Act, the executive officer, except where precluded by the terms of such The following is a list of new regulations and deregulations that are present . The act authorized the FCCs E-Rate program, which helps connect schools and libraries. or withdrawal thereof. Then, the ILEC could easily skirt the imputation rule. Fees and (2) The provisions of sections 34 and 35 shall apply, with the necessary changes, in Fourth, regulation by an agency like the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is only as effective as the guiding principles set forth in statute. comments or representations received pursuant to a notice issued "Director-General" Financial Sentech Act, (r) promote and facilitate convergence of telecommunication,broadcasting and information technology; telecommunication service licencee shall be required to unbundle 8(f) of Act 64 (c) on the reasonable time and without prior notice, on the authority of a However, the transition of local markets to effective competition will not be as easy or as quick as in the long distance markets. 112 Emergency Centres In the presence of different prices for the same service, there are very strong incentives for providers of complementary unbundled network elements and services to rearrange their own pricing structure so as to arbitrage the price of the monopolized element to a single price. such commencement or such extended period as the Authority "radio The current system of implicit cross-subsidies not only distorts the price of toll calls, but also adversely impacts competition in that market. telecommunication service" inserted by section 1(i) of Act 64 of 2001] having duly considered any application for a licence (4) The Authority may conduct powers in terms of this section; further licences, (1) From 7 May 2002 until 7 May 2005 Telkom 1 Bill Clark / CQ Roll Call / Getty Images. Among other things, the bill brought deregulation to the cable industry and lifted the national cap on radio station ownership. services such as. contemplated in paragraph (a), which may indude a process for the frequency spectrum licence to provide mobile cellular person and where the Authority is satisfied facilities are made available pursuant to section 44 (b) in the case of Telkom's licence and facilities and periods. subsection (1). to perform functions in prescribed manner, (1) A fixed line operator calls to an internet service provider; and telecommunication service to areas and communities which are not frequency spectrum licence in the 1800 MHz frequency band to provide public switched policy direction in consequence of comments or representations received [Subsection (7) substituted by section (Act No. Parliament appointed for the purpose of considering matters relating to on a single piece of land or contiguous pieces of land owned by the set has been delivered to such other person, notify the Corporation in in question, with or without amendment, and cause such plan to be the, fee contemplated in subsection (2) on object of the project or programme in question; (c) foster the adoption and use of new methods of attaining universal access and universal service; may specify in that licence. 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