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Annexure A

Zero-Rating Application Form

(version 2.0, 2020-05-25)

This form serves as an application to have a website zero-rated in terms of the Electronic Communications, Postal and Broadcasting Directions issued on 26th March 2020 under Regulation 10(8) of the Regulations made under the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002), as amended. These Directions state:

9.1	Electronic Communications Service Licensees must provide zero-rated access to local educational content websites.

10.2	Electronic Communications Service Licensees must zero-rate all COVID-19 websites as identified by the Department of Health [....].

Supporting Department

Please indicate to which of the following Departments this zero-rating application will be submitted:

[ ] Department of Basic Education

[ ] Department of Health

[ ] Department of Higher Education and Training

Website operator

This should be the person responsible for the operation of the website, usually the person completing this application. Please do not list contact details for the hosting provider. This must be someone who can be contacted about this website, if necessary.

Name:______________________________________________________

Email:_________________________________________

Phone:________________________________________

Confirmation of understanding of zero-rating

Zero-rating only applies to locally hosted educational websites and COVID-19 websites. Websites that are not hosted in South Africa will not be zero-rated. Services and applications that are not websites will also not be zero-rated. Embedded content from other websites will not be covered by zero-rating, only content hosted on the zero-rated server.

Please confirm all of the following:

[ ] The website that is the subject of this application is hosted in South Africa.

[ ] The website contains educational content or COVID-19 information.

[ ] The applicant understands that external content is not covered by zero-rating.

Website details

Website title: _________________________________________________

Examples: "South Hill School", "South Hill College learner management system"

Website address (URL): _________________________________________

Examples: "www.southhillschool.org.za ", "lms.shcollege.edu.za"

Note: Please do not include directories or individual files, just the site address.

Server IPv4 address(es): _________________________________________

Examples: "111.34.23.96", "154.8.12.17"

Server IPv6 address(es): _________________________________________

Note: This is optional. Leave blank if unsure.

Server ports

Does the web server only respond on port 80 (HTTP)? If yes, ignore the rest of this section.		[ ] Yes	[ ] No

Does the web server respond on port 443 (HTTPS)?		[ ] Yes	[ ] No

Some network operators may not be able to implement zero-rating for port 443 unless the server uses the Server Name Indication (SNI) extension to TLS. In most cases, the SNI will be the same as the URL.

Please indicate:	[ ] The SNI is the same as the URL.
	[ ] The server does not support SNI.
	[ ] The SNI hostname is: _______________________________

Do any ports other than 80 or 443 need to be zero-rated?		[ ] Yes	[ ] No

If yes, please provide details:



Login credentials If the website requires a login to access, some operators may only agree to zero-rate after they have been temporarily provided with login credentials.
Does the website require any login credentials?		[ ] Yes	[ ] No

Who should be contacted regarding temporary login credentials?

[ ] The website operator as listed above.

[ ] The following person:

Name:______________________________________________________

Email:_________________________________________

Phone:________________________________________