Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)

Regulations

Mobile Broadband Services Regulations, 2021

3. Market Definition

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The relevant wholesale and retail markets or market segments for mobile services are defined as follows:

 

(a) Retail market: mobile retail services provided in regional geographic areas (provincial, split by urban and rural);

 

(b) Upstream market 1: wholesale site infrastructure access in local and metropolitan municipalities;

 

(c) Upstream market 2: wholesale national roaming services for coverage purposes;

 

(d) Upstream market 3a: wholesale national mobile virtual network operator (“MVNO”); and

 

(e) Upstream market 3b: wholesale APN services (including resellers).