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South Africa's telecommunications sector boasts one of Africa's most advanced networks in terms of technology deployed and services provided. The current administration's policy of “managed liberalization” has however been slow in its push for the deregulation of the telecom sector, which is supposed to spur competition, open new markets and make communications services more available and increasingly affordable.

It is widely expected that the path to deregulation will continue only slowly, providing those companies awarded with commercial licenses a fleeting, but lucrative chance to establish a significant market presence.

Therefore, the level of competition in the Telecoms market has picked up somewhat with the promulgation of the Communications Act, as it has opened the market up to more local and international second-tier competitors, as well as potentially more infrastructure-based competition. However, the slow and haphazard path to true deregulation continues to be bogged down in conflicting policies, strong lobbying influences and unclear direction. Spice's approach to the current regulatory environment is to maintain a state of readiness to rapidly react to any favourable change in the regulatory landscape, but not to attempt to anticipate it, we analyse and evaluate available technologies, services and providers in assisting our customers in making informed telecommunications decisions.