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WATCH | Tech Talk: Icasa unveils long-term plan to expand radio spectrum

Timeslive · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 53 words · By Business Business
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What to know about WATCH

Spectrum shortage has plagued mobile operators in South Africa for years.

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What happened

Spectrum shortage has plagued mobile operators in South Africa for years.

Why it matters

Icasa plans to ease the challenge by tripling the amount of radio frequency spectrum available over the next 10 years.

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Business Day TV spoke to Mudiwa Gavza from Business Day about what this move means for the industry and consumers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 2 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Icasa plans to ease the challenge by tripling the amount of radio frequency spectrum available over the next 10 years.”
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While the evidence confirms that ICASA is the regulatory body for telecommunications in South Africa, none of the provided search results or Wikipedia entries mention a plan to triple the amount of radio frequency spectrum over the next 10 years. Some results are irrelevant (referring to a sexual assault coalition in Illinois).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Telephone numbers in South Africa are administered by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa(ICASA). On 16 January 2007, the country switched to a closed numbering plan. It became ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_South_Afr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is an independent regulatory body of the South African government, established in 2000 by the ICASA Act to regulate the telecommunicati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Communications_Aut…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa
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Claim 2: “Spectrum shortage has plagued mobile operators in South Africa for years.”
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The claim is explicitly stated in a cross-reference from the Sowetan. However, the other provided evidence consists of irrelevant search results (Mobile, Alabama; general mobile phone definitions; T-Mobile US) or generic lists of providers. There are no other independent sources confirming the specific 'spectrum shortage' claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of broadband providers in South Africa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_broadband_providers_in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Virgin Mobile is a wireless communications brand used by seven independent brand-licensees worldwide. Virgin Mobile branded wireless communications services are available in Ireland, Canada, Colombia,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Mobile
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Virgin Mobile South Africa (VMSA) was a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) which was launched in 2006 as a joint venture between Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Cell C. Based in Johannesbur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Mobile_South_Africa
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