Electronic Communications Amendment Bill [B17-2013] 2013 and Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Amendment Bill [B18-2013]: Public Hearings

Meeting report

PRESENT:
African National Congress (ANC)
Kholwane, Mr SE (Chairperson)
Morutoa, Ms R
Tsebe, Ms S
Lesoma, Ms M*
Kekana, Mr D
Newhoudt-Druchen, Ms W
Ndlazi, Ms Z
Schneemann, Mr GD

Apologies
Ms M Shinn (DA)
Mr A Steyn (DA)
Ms F Muthambi (ANC)
Ms L van der Merwe (IFP)

Parliamentary Support Staff:
Mr TK Ngoma, Committee Secretary
Ms T Sepanya, Committee Secretary
Mr S Nene, Committee Researcher
Mr M Maleka, Content Advisor
Mr G Mankay, Committee Assistant
Mr N Mjenxane, Legal Advisor
Dr B Loots, Legal Advisor

ANC Caucus Staff
Mr K Matlala – Assistant to Mr Kekana
Ms R Davids – Assistant to Ms Newhoudt-Druchen
Mr F Deysel – Assistant to Ms Newhoudt-Druchen


Guests

Department of Communications
Mr T Phiri – Deputy Director-General
Ms Z Xabadiya – Parliamentary Liaison Officer

Department of Justice
Mr M Ncolo, State Law Advisor


National Treasury
Mrs OY Groenewald – Senior Financial Analyst


1.         Opening and welcome
The Chairperson opened the meeting. He welcomed the members and everyone else in attendance.

2.         Presentation by various stakeholders on the Electronic Communications
Amendment Bill 2013 and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Amendment Bill 2013

The following institutions made presentations to the Committee:
Vodacom
Cell C
Mobile Technology Network (MTN)
Deaf Federation of South Africa
Fibre Communications
Neotel
Smile Communications
TelkomSA

3.         Closing Remarks
The Chairperson thanked all stakeholders that made presentations to the Committee. The hearings will continue on 3 October 2013.

A full report on the public hearings will be presented to the Committee by the secretariat.

The meeting adjourned at 17:45

Mr SE Kholwane, MP
Chairperson: PC on Communications