Internet Service Providers' Association

Welcome to the Internet Service Providers' Association.

The Internet Service Providers' Association is a South African Internet industry body not for gain. ISPA currently has more than 100 members, comprised of large, medium and small Internet service and access providers in South Africa. Formed in 1996, ISPA has historically served as an active industry body, facilitating exchange between the different independent Internet service providers, the Department of Communications, ICASA, operators and other service providers in South Africa.

For more information on why you should join ISPA please view this page.

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Strategy & Insight For The African ISP Sector

ISPA and UniForum SA (the co.za registrars) are proud to announce their 7th iWeek annual conference and exhibition, the Internet industry’s premier conference to be held from 17 - 19 September 2008 at:

The Forum,
Wanderers Building,
The Campus,
57 Sloane Street in Bryanston,
Johannesburg.

Venue map: Download the PDF

iWeek has become a critical calendar entry for everyone with a stake in the Internet sector as a broad spectrum of attendees ranging from appointed legislatory bodies to product resellers adjourn with leading thinkers and key decision makers to dissect and discuss new trends, challenges, and opportunities emerging in the arena.

This specialist conference attracts the cream of the Internet sector crop, directing their considerable talents towards the broad-based upliftment of the SA internet provision fraternity as a whole which will largely define a healthy, strong Internet sector by sharing information on new technologies and revealing successful Internet business practices.

This year the iWeek conference will assist the Internet industry in taking the next steps, which will accelerate its economic potential and enable those vendors and ISPs armed with this foreknowledge to capitalise on the fast-paced advancements driving the sector globally. The event will include updates in new technologies and key business aspects, while providing the arguably even more invaluable ideal platform for networking with other key players, both providers and consumers, in the Internet business.

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ISPA Members who register domain names in client's name

At a Code of Conduct workshop held on 15 November 2006, it was noted that the most common complaints lodged with ISPA are domain names disputes. Specifically, ISPA often receives complaints from customers who have requested the transfer of their domains names, only to discover that they are not, in fact, the official registrant for that domain because their ISP has registered the domain in the ISP's name.

You can find the list of ISPA members who register COZA domain names here.

ISPA's letter to ICASA with regard the ADSL Regulations

Download the PDF document from here (178kb).

VANs Licences

The ISPA will continue to assist members in following up on their missing/misplaced VANS licences. In order to do this, members need to provide the dates on which the information was provided to ICASA as well as exactly what was sent through to the Authority. Please liase with the secretariat in this regard.

ICASA has a list of published licences here

Industry Association Participation

• ISPA is a proud member of AfrISPA
  http://www.afrispa.org
• ISPA also has a Memorandum of Understanding with EuroISPA
  http://www.euroispa.org
• ISPA is also an active participant in the World ISPA Forum.

Valued Partnerships

• The Internet Society of South Africa, representing the interests and needs of South African Internet users.
  http://www.isoc.org.za
• The LINK Center, a leading research and training body in the field of information and communications technology (ICT) policy, regulation and management in Southern Africa.
  http://link.wits.ac.za

Related Resources of Interest

• Internet Cafe Directory:
  http://www.internetcafedirectory.co.za
• South African ISP map:
  http://www.ispmap.org.za
• Useful industry resources and legislation:
  http://www.internet.org.za

Social Development

ISPA has an ongoing Social Development project training teachers in basic computer skills. Since inception of the social development program 1340 educators have been trained, and by Septermber 2007 this number will be 1400.

You can find out more information about ISPA's Social Development program here

News

Be sure to check out any news items of interest. If you are an ISPA member and have an ISPA related press release you want added to the list please contact the secretariat.

Website

We hope you like our new look website. Should you have any suggestions feel free to email the webmaster.