Government Gazette

Vol. 411, No. 20471, 13 September 1999

GENERAL NOTICE

Notice 2108  of 1999

SOUTH AFRICAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY

NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 27 OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT (ACT 103 OF 1996) INVITING REPRESENTATIONS WITH REGARD TO THE FEASIBILITY OF THE PROVISION OF A THIRD PARTY PROVIDING RADIO TRUNKING SERVICE TO PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES IN SOUTH AFRICA.

  1. The South African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority ("the Authority") hereby gives notice and invites representations on the Feasibility of licensing a Third Party Operator to provide Radio Trunking services to Emergency and Municipal services.
  2. The purpose of this document is to seek views from interested parties on the assumptions and recommendations made in developing the information contained in this document by Friday, 29 October 1999 not later than 16h00.
  3. Persons submitting written representations are further invited to indicate whether they are requesting an opportunity to make oral representations and the estimated duration therefore, which duration shall not exceed one hour.
  4. Written representations will be made publicly available except where respondents indicate that their responses or parts thereof are confidential. Respondents are requested to separate any confidential material into a clearly marked confidential annex. Unconditional permission to use such confidential material will be assumed unless the author expressly states otherwise. Any copyright attached to responses will be assumed to have been relinquished unless it is expressly reserved.
  5. It would be helpful if five hard copies of all written representations are submitted and an electronic version thereof, either on disk or e-mail, would be appreciated.
  6. Written representations may be posted or hand delivered for the attention:

The Project Manager
Public Safety Trunking
Private Bag X1
Marlboro
2063

or

SATRA Block A
Pinmill Farm
164 Katherine Street
Sandton
Gauteng Province

  1. All comments and queries regarding this document and the Third Party Emergency and Municipal Radio Trunking Services should be addressed to Mr. Peter Zimri.

Tel 011-321 8404
Fax 011-321 8538
Email zimpe@satra.gov.za

  1. THE CONSULTATION DOCUMENT

    8.1 The consultation document outlines a feasibility study into a possible Third Party Operator providing radio communications for Emergency and Municipal Services in South Africa. The views, conclusions and recommendations, which follow, are not to be regarded as SATRA´s final views.

    8.2 The information in this document after it has been validated through consultation with interested parties will form a major input for this project. The aim of the consultation is to move this project into the next phase in which a proposed solution will be defined.

  2. REQUEST FOR COMMENTS

    Comments are invited on all aspects of this discussion document. In particular views are sought on the questions contained in the consultation document.

MAEPA, PrEng, PE
CHAIRPERSON - SATRA

Issued by the Communications Department of SATRA.
Fax: 011 321 8551.

PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO TRUNKING
TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA

A CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT ISSUED BY THE SATRA 9SOUTH AFRICAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY) 

  1. Public Safety Radio Trunking Telecommunications in South Africa. A Consultative Document Issued by the SATRA (South African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority) [PDF Document]
  2. Appendix 1. List of Organisations that Contributed to the User Survey [PDF Document]
  3. Appendix 2. List of Interviewed Organisations
  4. Appendix 3  Question
  5. Appendix 4. Public Safety Radio Trunking Network. [PDF Document]
  6. Appendix 5. Tables: Radio Link Budgets for TETRA, TETRAPOL and APC025 [PDF Document]
  7. Appendix 6. Map of South Africa
  8. Appendix 7. Base Stations etc. [PDF Document]