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The 2008 WAPA AGM was held at Eikendal close to Stellenbosch on Friday 14 November at 14:00. Agenda and slides are here: wapa-agm-2008.pdf Elected 2009 Management Committee:

• Leon Botes
• Joe Botha
• Dudley Davids
• David Jarvis
• Henk Kleynhans
• Nicola Smith
• Eugene van der Merwe

The Wireless Access Providers' Association (WAPA) welcomes the judgement of the High Court of South Africa delivered this morning to the effect that VANS may indeed self-provide.

WAPA offers consumers a complaints process for matters that can not be resolved between them and their provider directly. When WAPA receives complaints about WISPs providing a bad service, WAPA will investigate, try to resolve the problem and give consumers advice in dealing with the matter. However, WAPA only has power over WAPA members, as they have agreed to our Code of Conduct. It is very important for consumers to check that their Outdoor Fixed Wireless provider is a WAPA member.

The Wireless Access Providers Association (WAPA) today launched proceedings in the High Court of South Africa aimed at bringing much-needed clarity to the Value Added Network Service (VANS) industry and the rights of holders of VANS licenses. WAPA is requesting the High Court to make a declaratory order regarding the rights of such VANS licensees to "self-provide", i.e. to roll out their own networks without the need to lease infrastructure or electronic communications facilities from Telkom or other major licensees.

Press Release by the Wireless Access Providers' Association, Monday 7 April, Cape Town The Wireless Access Providers' Association (WAPA) has launched legal action, seeking a high court declaratory order to clarify the rights of Value Added Network Service Provider (VANS) licensees. May VANS license holders build their own network infrastructure? This has been a topic of debate for a while and is probably the most important question in the introduction of competition in South Africa's historically monopolistic telecommunications market. Should the outcome of the declaratory pro

The new WAPA committee for 2008 was elected at the General Meeting on Friday 30 November. From left to right: Amelia, Nicola, Joe, David, Eugene and Leon Update 2007-12-07: Portfolios for the new WAPA Committee: Joint Chairs: Johann Botha and David Jarvis New members: Nicola Smith Enforcement: Amelia Goor and Leon Botes Communications: Johann Bo

The WAPA general meeting will be taking place on Friday the 30th of November 2007 at the Capetonian hotel at 2pm. Please confirm here Click here for the agenda Directions: The Capetonian is situated opposite the new Cape Town Convention centre with the waterway link to the V & A Waterfront.