Icasa to review price cap regulations for reserved postal services

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has expressed its intention to review the price cap regulations for reserved postal services, in particular, the South African Post Office (SAPO). The review process is mainly to impose effective price controls in the reserved postal services and to ensure that regulation of the reserved services environment remains appropriate and sufficient.

Icasa will publish a questionnaire requesting some information and opinions from market participants and general stakeholders on Friday, 23 August 2019. This information relates to, among others, SAPO's financial sustainability and efficiency, competition in the parcels and letters sector as well as the appropriateness of past and proposed regulatory conditions.

All interested stakeholders are requested to participate in this process to assist Icasa.