Question NW2310 to the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
15 July 2015 - NW2310
Mackenzie, Mr C to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
(a) How will the R270 million allocated to the broadband sub-programme in the Information and Communications Technology infrastructure support programme be spent in the 2015-16 financial year, (b) what tenders have been invited for the projects to be funded by this sub-programme and (c)(i) on what date were the tenders published and (ii) what is the number of the Government Gazette in which the tenders were published?
Reply:
I have been advised by the Department as follows:-
(a) R 21 million has been allocated for Broadband Planning; and
R 200 million has been allocated for South Africa Connect.
The department will be buying services for the 8 identified districts from a service provider.
(b) No tenders have been issued for the implementation of the programme.
(c) N/A