30 (b) penalties for failure to abide by the pro-competitive licence conditions; (c) obligations to publish any information specified by the Authority in the manner specified by it; (d) obligations to maintain separate accounting for any services 5 specified by the Authority; (e) obligations to maintain structural separation for the provision of any services specified by the Authority; (f) rate regulation for the provision of specified services, including without limitation price controls on wholesale and retail rates as 10 determined by the Authority, and matters relating to the recovery of costs; (g) obligations relating to accounts, records and other documents to be kept, provided to the Authority, and published; (h) obligations concerning the amount and type of premium, sports and 15 South African programming for broadcasting; and (i) distribution, access and reselling obligations for broadcasters.’’. Amendment of section 68 of Act 36 of 2005 29. Section 68 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution in subsection (1)(b) for the words preceding subparagraph (i) of the following words: 20 ‘‘measures to ensure that number portability is introduced [in 2005 or soon thereafter, as far as is practicably possible], including—’’. Amendment of section 70 of Act 36 of 2005 30. The following section is hereby substituted for section 70 of the principal Act: ‘‘[People] Persons with disabilities 25 70. The Authority must prescribe regulations setting out a code on [people] persons with disabilities that will be applicable to all categories of licences.’’. Amendment of section 72 of Act 36 of 2005 31. Section 72 of the principal Act is hereby amended— 30 (a) by the substitution for subsection (6) of the following subsection: ‘‘(6) The Authority must allocate a four-digit number through which the public can access government directory, information and related services at the centre free of charge.’’; and (b) by the substitution for subsection (7) of the following subsection: 35 ‘‘(7) [The cost of providing the government directory information service] Electronic communications service and electronic communications network service licensees that carry communications to the centre may not levy any charge on the caller for placing calls to the centre since such costs must be borne by the licensee.’’. 40 Insertion of section 72A in Act 36 of 2005 32. The following section is hereby inserted in the principal Act, after section 72: ‘‘National Broadband Council 72A. (1) The Minister must establish a National Broadband Council to perform the functions referred to in subsection (3) having regard to the 45 provisions of any other national law on the development of infrastructure.

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