PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS, 2004][9]

 

DATE

TIME

VENUE

AGENDA

1.

Tue, 05/10

10:00-10:30

10:30-16:00

V475
  1. Committee Budget and Business plan: 2005: Adoption of
  2. Department of Communications: Workshop aimed at empowering members and informing them of the policies, legislation, programmes and other relevant issues in the domain of the Department

The workshop would give members an overall understanding of the Department and its operational, political and legislative side

2.

Wed, 06/10-Thur, 07/10

 

09:30-16:00

Old Assembly Chamber

Old Assembly Chamber

Telkom: Workshop and visit facilities at the Centre for Learning in Milnerton and to the underwater cable at Melkbosstrand:

  1. Network planning and management, Interconnection, number planning and number portability, Telkom’s licence, tariff determination and planning

3.

Fri, 08/10

09:30-16:00

Old Assembly Chamber

Independent Communications Authority of SA: Workshop: Icasa’s role in the regulatory environment

4

Wed-Fri, 13-15/10

 

Visits

Oversight Visits: Universal Service Agency, Under Serviced License Areas, Post Office, Multi Purpose Community Centres, and GCIS offices (3 groups of 5 members each) to visit::

  1. KwaZulu Natal
  2. North West Province
  3. Eastern Cape

5.

Tue, 19/10

09:00-13:00

M46

GCIS: Report on progress in the Advertising and Marketing Industry

6.

Fri, 22/10

09:00-13:00

14:00-16:00

Old Assembly Chamber
  1. GCIS: Annual Report 2003-2004: Briefing and consideration of
  2. Medium Term Budget Policy Statement and Medium Term Expenditure Framework: Implications
  3. MDDA Board: Annual Report 2003-2004: Briefing and consideration
  4. International Marketing Council: Annual Report 2003-2004: Briefing and consideration

7.

Fri, 29/10

09:00-13:00

M46

Department of Communications:

  1. Annual Report 2003-2004 briefing and consideration of

(2) Consideration of Medium Term Budget Policy Statement and Medium Term Expenditure Framework: Implications for Ministry, Department and SOE’s

8.

Tue, 02/11

09:00-11:00

11:15-13:00

V454
  1. Sentech: Annual Report 2003-2004: Briefing and consideration
  2. IT Industries, Vans, ISP’s: Information session on IT skills audit, job creation, etc

9.

Fri, 05/11

09:15-13:00

14:00-17:00

M46
  1. SABC: Annual Report 2003-2004: Briefing and consideration of
  2. DoC: Report of the National Task Team on the SA Broadcast Content and Languages National Summit

10.

Mon, 08/11

09:15-11:00

11:15-13:00

M46

Icasa: Annual Report 2003-2004 and Financial Statements [RP106-2004]: Briefing and consideration of

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11.

Tue, 09/11

09:15-13:00

V454

Telkom: Annual Report 2003-2004: Briefing and consideration of

12.

Fri, 12/11

09:15-1300

14:00-16:00

V454

(1) South African Post Office: Annual Report 2003-2004: Briefing

(2) Universal Service Agency: Annual Report 2003-2004: Briefing

13.

Tue, 16/11

09:00-11:00

V454

Adoption of reports, Annual Report, minutes

 

 

 

Constituency period: 19 November to 16 December 2004

 

 

 

 

_____________________ ___________________

CHAIRPERSON DATE

 

 

 

 

 

RECOMMENDED

 

 

Mr CRM NELUVHOLA MANAGER: COMMITTEE SUPPORT SERVICES UNIT

 

 

 

APPROVED / NOT APPROVED

 

 

 

MR G Q M DOIDGE, MP HOUSE CHAIRPERSON: COMMITTEES DATE