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ISPA Press Releases
- 12.08.2008: Heavyweight Sponsors Aboard for Knockout iWeek 2008
- 14.07.2008: ISPA Addresses Scarce IT Skills Situation
- 03.06.2008: ISPA iWeek 2008 Stands On Sale
- 28.03.2008: IT Skills Boost For Five Provinces
- 18.03.2008: Internet Browsing History is Private Property, Says ISPA
- 11.03.2008: ISPA Roadshow Targets Gauteng Members
- 27.11.2007: New Crew To Steer ISPA Through Unchartered Waters
- 31.10.2007: "Damaging Uncertainty" Surrounds Undersea Cables
- 24.10.2007: Regulatory Successes & Legal Wins Boost ISPA Membership
- 12.10.2007: Learners Trained in IT Skills
- 15.08.2007: iWeek Conference Pace is Hotting Up
- 12.07.2007: ISPA Promotes Circle Of Learning
- 09.07.2007: Ever Popular iWeek Raring to Go in 2007
- 29.06.2007: ISPA Welcomes the Prohibition of Telkom’S Acquisition Of BCX
- 20.04.2007: Lack of skills attributed to training, says ISPA
- 17.04.2007: SA's Internet Community Organises
- 22.02.2007: ISPA Reacts Angrily to Minister's Claims
- 20.02.2007: ISPA Upbeat About Transparent ICASA
- 05.02.2007: Lack of Infraco clarity 'disconcerting'
- 24.01.2007: JINX supports VoIP
- 19.12.2006: ISPA committed to scrapping of BCX deal
- 30.11.2006: VANS Licence delays adversly affect 2010 infrastructure plans
- 17.11.2006: ISPA'S Recommendations for choosing an ISP
- 08.11.2006: ISPA welcomes Film Bill extension
- 11.09.2006: KZN again scoops 'Super Teacher of the Year' award
- 22.08.2006: Positive Aspects of ADSL Regulations overshadowed by fundamental flaws
- 20.07.2006: DoC Secures iWeek Sponsorship
- 03.07.2006: ISPA Adds Voice To Interception Objections
- 20.06.2006: iWeek Conference Boosts Exhibition Space
- 12.06.2006: Internet Solutions Chosen For JINX Hosting
- 06.06.2006: ISPAs 10 Years Of Internet Activism
- 06.06.2006: ISPA 10th Birthday 6 June 2006
- 24.05.2006: ISPA Wants Fairer Access To Adsl To Offer Consumers Greater Choice
- 13.12.2005: ISPA Lodges Complaint With Competition Commission
- 25.08.2005: Internet Players Gather For iWeek Conference
- 18.01.2005: ISPA calls for urgent clarity on Value-Added Network Services
ISPA in the Press
- 16.08.2007: iWeek conference pace is hotting up
- 17.07.2007: ISPA explains RICA non-compliance
- 12.07.2007: Conference to tackle broadband battle
- 26.04.2007: ISPA membership increases
- 26.04.2007: ISPA mum on developments in ADSL space
- 20.11.2006: Telkom confident of tribunal overturn
- 20.11.2006: Telkom to comply with ADSL regulations
- 20.11.2006: Business Connexion still keen on Telkom
- 20.11.2006: Business Connexion still keen on Telkom
- 20.11.2006: Telkom bid cut off by commission
- 13.11.2006: ISPA welcomes Film Bill extension
- 09.11.2006: ISPA welcomes Film Bill extension
- 09.11.2006: Content censorship law postponed
- 12.10.2006: Tough for ISPs to compete against Telkom in ADSL ISP space
- 15.09.2006: No sign of ICASA ADSL Regulations implementation
- 13.09.2006: SA telecoms inertia is paralyzing
- 12.09.2006: How can a start-up ISP survive?
- 11.09.2006: ISP industry became far too compliant
- 06.09.2006: ICASA to revisit ADSL regulations, may address ADSL pricing
- 06.09.2006: Getting the DoC to care
- 23.08.2006: 'Little chance' of Telkom making new ADSL deadline
- 23.08.2006: Positive aspects of ADSL Regulations overshadowed by fundamental flaws
- 22.08.2006: Fundamental flaws in ADSL regulations
- 02.08.2006: ISPA responds to SMME Forums attacks [1]
- 31.07.2006: SMME Forum attacks MyADSL, Calls ISPA Wimps
- 21.07.2006: DoC Secures iWeek Sponsorship [1]
- 21.07.2006: DoC Secures iWeek Sponsorship [2]
- 05.07.2006: In their own web
- 03.07.2006: ISPA adds voice to interception objections
- 03.07.2006: ISPA voices concerns about RICA
- 03.07.2006: ISPs 'concerned' over new rule
- 25.06.2006: iWeek conference boosts exhibition space [1]
- 20.06.2006: iWeek conference boosts exhibition space [2]
- 20.06.2006: iWeek conference boosts exhibition space [3]
- 20.06.2006: iWeek 2006 boasts sterling line up
- 12.06.2006: IS continues to host JINX
- 07.06.2006: Telkoms stranglehold over the telecoms industry hurting consumers
- 04.05.2006: Telkom under competition spotlight
- 06.06.2006: And here's to another 10 years of Internet activism!
Press clippings (JPEG, will open in new window)
- 24.11.2006: What are the criteria for an ISP?
[ Cape Times: (page one) - 01.10.2006: King of Kilobytes
[ Mail & Guardian: (page one) - 01.10.2006: Super Teacher Of The Year (Mr Bhengu)
[ Primary News: (PDF scan) - 25.09.2006: Principle honoured for teaching IT
[ Witness: (page one) ] - 25.09.2006: Esigodini's Teacher of the Year
[ Witness: (page one) ] - 25.08.2006: Icasa's ADSL Flip-Flop
[ Business Day: (page one) | (page two) | (page three) ] - 11.08.2006: Telkom delays the aquisition of Business Connexion
[ Business Day: (page one) | (page two) ] - 29.06.2006: Demanding dividends
[ FinWeek: (page one) ] - 22.06.2006: IS, not Telkom, to host JINX
[ iWeek: (not affiliated with ISPA's iWeek) (page one) ] - 22.06.2006: Telkom gains BCX ground
[ iWeek: (not affiliated with ISPA's iWeek) (page one) ] - 19.06.2006: Internet Solutions chosen to host Jinx
[ Computing SA: (page one) ] - 13.06.2006: Business Connexion Yes to Telkom buyout
[ Business Day: (page one) | (page two) ] - 11.06.2006: No more private chats
[ Sunday Tribune Sport Edition: (page one) ] - 08.06.2006: Decade of challenges for service providers
[ Business Day: (page one) ]
Member Press Releases
- 15.05.2005: Hetzner supports ISPA'S 'Train A Teacher' programme
- 16.09.2003: UUNET SA to drive African advancement at Internet Week
- 11.03.2002: ISPs gear up for Idols
Older News
- 28.10.2005: Court Freezes Telkom's Increase in ADSL Fees
- 27.10.2005: ISPA challenges Telkom's ADSL cap
- 21.10.2005: Broadband Bunfight Hots Up
- 07.10.2005: No clarity on ADSL hard cap'
- 28.09.2005: Convergence: the Search for Speed
- 15.09.2005: ISPA names IT Super Teacher
- 15.09.2005: SA in info highway slow lane
- 13.05.2005: iWeek picks up the Internet pace
- 01.09.2005: Net Access Tops iWeek Agenda
- 24.08.2005: Interconnection integral to competition
- 10.05.2005: Icasa Reins in Telkom, But Not By Much
- 18.04.2005: Internet Access 'Hamstrung By Telkom Fees'
- 18.04.2005: ISPA seeks spam remedies
- 14.04.2005: Telkom Again Under Fire for High Costs of Internet Offerings
- 06.04.2005: Angry Internet Users Set to Grill Telkom On Costs, Quality
- 05.04.2005: Convergence Bill deadline irks industry
- 26.01.2005: Bun fight at the ICASA corral [opinion]
- 24.01.2005: Telkom heats up Vans licences saga
- 24.01.2005: Telkom, IS clash over VANS licences
- 20.01.2005: BEE shareholding a major issue: ISPA
- 19.01.2005: Icasa in the hot seat today on Vans plan proposals up for criticism
- 18.01.2005: ISPA pushes for VANS clarity
- 15.01.2005: Hacker software makes SA sites free-for-alls
- 25.11.2004: ISPA: VANS can build own networks
- 23.11.2004: Telecoms firms can soon carry voice calls over Net
- 25.09.2004: Tough new measures to fight child porn
- 12.09.2004: Government clamps down on child pornography
- 05.09.2004: Legislation opens way for 'free' phone calls
- 03.09.2004: Casaburri moves to ease ICT restrictions
- 03.09.2004: Industry welcomes 'brave steps' in telecoms
- 02.08.2004: Mounting Industry opposition to Telkom bid for Tiscali
- 30.07.2004: Bid for Tiscali SA adds to anti-competitive concerns
- 29.07.2004: ISPA opposes Telkom's Tiscali bid
- 02.04.2004: Telecoms report slams Telkom
- 29.03.2004: Algeria moves ahead of SA in VOIP stakes
- 12.03.2004: There's a spam war raging on a PC near you
- 07.03.2004: 419 fraud schemes net R100m in SA
- 13.02.2004: Convergence legislation causes concern
- 06.02.2004: Convergence Bill littered with Good Intentions [opinion]
- 23.01.2004: Squandering the Convergence Bill [opinion]
- 21.01.2004: VANS issues discussed as deadline looms
- 29.10.2003: Spam wars are being fought across the world
- 26.09.2003: Africa's first root domain name server installed
- 21.09.2003: Child porn threatens to 'engulf' the Internet
- 15.09.2003: Legal View: The Law vs the Scrouge of Spam (Lance Michalson)
- 15.09.2003: Internet Week begins tomorrow (2003)
- 19.03.2003: Internet providers want Telkom to play fair
- 14.08.2002: ISPA raises concerns on the Interception and Monitoring Bill
- 05.08.2002: Rewritten monitoring bill still worries ISPs' group
- 12.06.2002: The lines are drawn in .za battle
- 15.08.2001: Who watches the watchers?
- 25.11.2000: Child-porn downloaders face double time
- 07.07.2000: Representing ISP interests
ISPA's vision for 2008
ISPA in 2008: Champion of fair play and a vibrant South African Internet
ISPA champions the interests and rights of Internet service providers and other Internet stakeholders. ISPA supports policies and initiatives that promote the development and growth of the Internet in South Africa.
As an effective and credible independent body, ISPA empowers Internet service providers to provide world-class services to their customers and meet the high standards of integrity set out in ISPA's Code of Conduct.
ISPA strives to be a respected example of balanced industry self-regulation and collaboration, in order to achieve a robust, competitive and vibrant Internet industry.
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