Communication Minister Dr Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri's appeal against the August 29 Altech value-added network service (Vans) judgement would be heard in November, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) said on Tuesday.
Icasa spokesperson Sekgoela Sekgoela confirmed that the appeal would be heard on November 5 and November 7.
The Minister announced in September that the government would appeal the High Court's judgement that Altech Autopage Cellular had the right to convert its Vans licence into an individual electronic communications network service (I-ECNS) licence.
This would allow Altech Autopage Cellular to develop and operate its own communications network.
At the time of lodging the appeal, Matsepe-Casaburri had stated that if Vans licensees were allowed to obtain I-ECNS licences under licence conversions, government's managed-liberalisation policy would be seriously undermined to the detriment of the industry.
However, the Minister's appeal had been widely criticised by other telecommunications providers and service providers, as well as political parties.
Meanwhile, the Minister had, on Friday, applied for an urgent interdict to prevent Icasa from issuing Altech with an I-ECNS licence.
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