By Michel Haoses. The Communications Regulatory Authority of Communication (CRAN) last week strengthened its commitment to universal access to information and digital services by donating technological resources worth N$200,000 to the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture. CRAN handed over seven computers and internet services for 24 months all valued at N$200,000. The two identified...
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) last week won a Supreme Court challenge affirming its constitutional validity to levy regulatory fees. The ruling comes after a legal battle initiated by Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) challenging the legality of Cran’s authority under section 23 of the Communications Act. According to the act, Cran can impose...
In a decisive victory for the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN), the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Authority, validating its power to collect regulatory levies. The ruling comes after a protracted legal battle initiated by Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) against an amended provision of the Communications Act. The genesis of the...
The country is set to implement the Universal Service Fund, as outlined in section 56 of the Communications Act, No. 8 of 2008. This move comes as part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Electricity Control Board (ECB) and the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN). The MoU, which encompasses various aspects, including...
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has canceled Spectrum Licenses previously granted to UCOM Mobile Namibia, formerly known as Mobile Telephone Networks Business Solutions Namibia (MTN), from November 2014 to April 2020. In a statement on Monday, the regulator announced that UCOM Mobile had breached its license conditions by failing to pay the required...
The Namibia Financial Services Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) is tasking medical aid funds to come up with solutions to arrest the dramatic rise in membership costs following Covid-19. Namfisa Chief Executive, Kenny Matomola commented “Amidst the backdrop of rising healthcare costs, we invite medical aid funds to explore innovative solutions for alleviating financial burdens on individuals...
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) and the Namibia Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This MoU is a significant development to establish coordination and collaboration regarding the award of Aeronautical Radio Frequency Spectrum, the issuance of Aeronautical Radio Station Licences, as well as Radio Telephony Licences for pilots,...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa says the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill will hopefully resolve the challenge of electricity distribution. The bill is crucial to overhaul South Africa’s power grid from transmission access to price and licence regulation. The amendment seeks the unbundling of Eskom into three entities, namely, generation, transmission, and distribution. Parliament...
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) said it has adopted a holistic approach to determine a roadmap for the release of spectrum for the period 2022 to 2024. This was designed to provide licensees with regulatory certainty on the available spectrum for assignment to facilitate the rollout of telecommunications networks, and implementation of emerging...
The Electricity Control Board (ECB) cautioned utilities on Wednesday that if they do not apply for tariff adjustments in time for the implementation of bulk tariffs, which was effective 01 July, they will lose revenue. According to the regulator, uitilities will be selling electricity based on outdated tariffs while purchasing new tariffs, particularly pre-paid revenue...