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

Fee Basis

1.

Amateur Radio

(i)

All classes of licence (including CEPT Format)

Minimum fee

(ii)

Beacon

Minimum fee

(iii)

Change of call sign on request

Minimum fee

(iv)

Guest or special event licence

Minimum fee

(v)

Listener

Minimum fee

(vi)

Repeater station including radio link

Minimum fee

(vii)

Digipeater/Bulleting Board

Minimum fee

(viii)

Experimental station for weather satellite reception and retransmission

Minimum fee

2.

Aeronautical

(i)

Aircraft station

Minimum fee

(ii)

Beacon

Minimum fee

(iii)

Ground station

Minimum fee

(iv)

Relay station

Minimum fee

(v)

Radio link

3.

Land Mobile Service

3.1

Alarm station (see also item 5.1 for alarm systems)

see item 5.1 for alarm systems

3.2

Base Station General Base/Mobile

(i)

Citizen band

Minimum fee

(ii)

Civil Defence/Marnet

Minimum fee

Point-to-area formula

(iii)

27/29 MHz frequency band:

Minimum fee

Minimum fee

(iv)

Other:

Point-to-area formula

Point-to-area formula

(c)        Station with one or more double frequency channels

Point-to-area formula

(d)        High frequency band:

Point-to-area formula

Point-to-area formula

Point-to-area formula

3.3

Experimental station

Minimum fee

3.4

Load Management station (see also item 5.2)

See load management systems

3.5

Mobile Two Way Station

(i)

Citizen band

Minimum fee

(ii)

Civil Defence/Marnet

Minimum fee

(b)        Station with private frequency

Point-to-area formula

(iii)

Portable (low power)

Minimum fee

Point-to-area formula

(iv)

27/29 MHz frequency band (Including station for use at sea and inland waters):

Minimum fee

Minimum fee

(v)

Other:

Point-to-area formula

Point-to-area formula

Point-to-area formula

Point-to-area formula

Point-to-area formula

(bb)        Civil defence station

Point-to-area formula

3.6

Paging Station which is used in a system other than that indicated under item 5.4 per page

(i)

One way

Point-to-area formula

(ii)

Two way

Point-to-area formula

3.7

Relay Station

(i)

Station with one single frequency channel

Point-to-area formula

(ii)

Station with more than one single frequency channel

Point-to-area formula

(iii)

Station with one or more double frequency channel(s)

Point-to-area formula

3.8

Repeater Station (See item 5.6)

Point-to-area formula

3.9

Special radio service: Per license

Minimum fee

3.10

Telemetry Station

Point-to-area formula

3.11

Radio Link Station

(i)

Single Frequency Link below 1000 MHz (per control and/or interconnect point)

Point-to-point formula

(ii)

Double Frequency Link below 1000 MHz (per control and/or interconnect point)

Point-to-point formula

(iii)

Radio Link above 1000 MHz and 50 000 MHz calculated on the assigned bandwidth per frequency (per control and/or interconnect point)

Point-to-point formula

(iv)

Radio link above 50 000 MHz

Minimum fee

4.

Maritime

4.1

Beacon

Minimum fee

4.2

Coast station:

(i)

Non-commercial

Minimum fee

(ii)

Commercial

(aa)        1 to 20 Mobile Stations

Minimum fee x 20

(bb)        over 20 Mobile Stations

Minimum fee x 40

(b)        In the VHF bands, per base station with:

(aa)        1 to 5 mobile stations

Minimum fee x 5

(bb)        6 to 10 mobile stations

Minimum fee x 10

(cc)        11 to 15 mobile stations

Minimum fee x 15

(dd)        16 to 20 mobile stations

Minimum fee x 20

(ee)        21 and more mobile stations

Minimum fee x 40

4.3

Ship station: Maritime frequency band

Minimum fee

4.4

Ships operating on land mobile frequencies (See item 3.2(iii)(b) and 3.5(iv)(b)

Minimum fee

5.

Electronic Communications Network Service

5.1

Alarm systems

Point-to area formula

5.2

Load management system (Minimum licence fee as for 200 load management stations)

Point-to area formula

5.3

Message handling (two way)

Point-to area formula

5.4

Paging system

Point-to area formula

5.5

Radio trunking;

Point-to area formula

5.6

Repeater system (communal and private):

Point-to area formula

5.7

National Electronic Communications Network

Point-to area formula using maximum ASTER factor value

5.8

Wireless data telecommunication services:

Point-to area formula

5.9

Broadcasting band sub carrier system - per frequency of sub-carrier used

Point-to area formula

5.10

Microwave Multipoint distribution systems (MMDS)

Point-to area formula

5.11

Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication system (DECT) per megahertz frequency system

Point-to area formula

5.12

National mobile data telecommunications services

Point-to area formula

6.

Satellite

6.1

Satellite Terminals

Minimum Fee

6.2

Uplink broadcasting signal distribution fixed satellite earth station

Hub satellite formula

6.3

Mobile or fixed satellite news gathering station

Hub satellite formula

6.4        VSAT

VSAT satellite formula