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Competition: some brave words

ICASA is currently running a process (of sorts) to decide which of the current VANS licensees should be awarded an individual electronic communications network service licence - this licence will effectively give them the same rights as telkom and the mobile network operators, i.e. they will be able to compete nationally in the provision of electronic communications infrastructure and facilities.

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VANS: Payment of Annual Licence Fee and USAF Contribution

We have prepared a guide, based on information received from ICASA, for VANS licencees on their obligations to pay
- an annual licence fee
- an annual contribution to the Under Serviced Area Fund (USAF).

http://nicciferguson.com/cms/349.payment_of_usf_contributions_& ...

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Members of CC's take heed

The business section of the Cape Times ran a story on the Cape High Court case of Airport Cold Storage (Pty) Ltd v N Ebrahim and others warning members of CC's of a new law that can hold them personally liable for the debts of the CC. The law is not new and has always been part of the CC Act. But the case does send a reminder to people running businesses through close corp ...

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Back in the saddle

Well its 10 days into 2008 and most people are dragging their sun soaked butts back to work. If you are a Capetonian, that means the start of the normal 3 month acclimatisation process before getting down to some work before the Easter break (ah the fun of stereotypes).

To all our clients and all the wise new people that are going to use our excellent services this year, we are all ...

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spam numbers keep growing

Market research company IDC recently reported that the number of worldwide SPAM e-mails this year,10.8 trillion, is more than the number of person-to-person e-mails sent, 10.5 trillion. Technical and legal methods may curb some of it but ultimately people need to stop responding to unsolicited e-mail offers. If the medium is no longer working from a commercial point of view, ...

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Hello and welcome to the website of Nicci Ferguson Incorporated.

We are a firm of young attorneys on a great adventure to help creative individuals and businesses in a number of exciting industries come to grips with the legal and business issues shaping the way they do business in these crazy times. If you are an entrepreneur, media mogul, advertising agency, geek, ISP or any other modern day business looking to beef up your operations with some no-nonsense, down-to-earth, objective legal and business intelligence, give us a call.

We have packed this website full of information on a number of interesting and relevant legal topics ranging from copyright and information privacy to the deregulation of the telecoms industry in SA. Our blog, Across the Bar, has regular updates and quick insights and commentary on what is currently happening on the legal landscape. We put some more meat on the bones on our Articles page, and under our Resources page you will find copies of important cases, legislation and other source material.

We have tried to get off the fence to offer you a genuine point of view and, on a good day, maybe even a bit of light entertainment. All this stuff is free and we hope it helps as a first step towards dealing with your legal challenges.

Keep on keeping on!
The Nicciferguson Team