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Cape Town - A special inter-ministerial committee is to be set up to finalise government's broadband policy, government spokesman Themba Maseko said on Thursday.
Briefing the media following the cabinet's regular meeting on
Wednesday, he said the draft national broadband policy had been
tabled and discussed at the meeting.
"The policy seeks to, among other things, address availability,
accessibility, and affordability of broadband, building an
information society, as well as to promote uptake and usage of
broadband."
The cabinet decided that an inter-ministerial committee would be
established to finalise the policy.
The committee would consist of Science and Technology Minister
Naledi Pandor, Public Enterprises Minister Barbara Hogan, Rural
Development and Land Affairs Minister Gugile Nkwinti, Economic
Development Minister Ebrahim Patel, and Public Service and
Administration Minister Richard Baloyi.
Maseko said the cabinet also approved the radio frequency spectrum policy.
The policy sought to, among other things, ensure efficient use
and management of the radio frequency spectrum, facilitate the
achievement of key socio-economic objectives, such as increasing
access to information communications technologies, create an
information society via wireless technologies, and ensure access to broadband services and public service broadcasting content.
"A popular version of the policy will be issued to make the
policy more accessible," Maseko said.
- Sapa