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No. 28743
Act No. 36, 2005
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18 APRIL 2006
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACT, 2005
CHAPTER 9
BROADCASTING SERVICES
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Application
Public broadcasting service licences
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Community broadcasting service licences
Commercial broadcasting service licences
Prohibition on granting of broadcasting service licence to party-political
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Record of programmes broadcast by broadcasting service licensees
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Code of conduct for broadcasting service licensees
Control over advertisements
Prohibition on broadcasting of party election broadcasts and political
advertisements except in certain circumstances
Broadcasting of party election broadcasts on public broadcasting services
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Political advertising on broadcasting services
Equitable treatment of political parties by broadcasting service licensees
during election period
Restriction on subscription broadcasting services
Preservation of South African programming
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Broadcasting signal distribution objectives
Self provisioning by broadcasting service licensees
Limitations on foreign control of commercial broadcasting services
Limitations on control of commercial broadcasting services
Limitations on cross-media control of commercial broadcasting services
CHAPTER 10
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COMPETITION MATTERS
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Competition matters
CHAPTER 11
NUMBERING
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Numbering plans and number portability
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CHAPTER 12
CONSUMER ISSUES
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Code of conduct, end-user and subscriber service charter
People with disabilities
Consumer Advisory Panel
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CHAPTER 13
GENERAL
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Establishment of Electronic Communications and ICT Museum, information
communication technology for government and other related services
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E-rate
Offences and penalities
Directory services
Establishment of public emergency communications centres
Duties of 112 Emergency Centres and licensees
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National Public emergency number
Standards, capabilities and operating procedures of 112 Emergency Centres