SA's telecommunications regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa),  said it has received about 35 applications for the temporary allocation of radio frequency spectrum to aid communications during the national lockdown.

Thursday's announcement came three days after the government published a gazette containing regulations for the allocation. The government instructed Icasa in March to issue new spectrum to telecom operators on a temporary basis in order to expand the network and cater for a surge in demand as companies work remotely during the nationwide lockdown...

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