History

2008

Friday 21 November 2008 – Certainty that VANS can build network infrastructure
November 2008 – WAPA AGM, new management committee elected and WAPA grows to 44 members
September 2008 – The high court rules that VANS have had the right to self provide network infrastructure since 2005
September 2008 – WAPA cooperates with the ISPA and officially endorses iWeek 2008
April 7th 2008 – High Court legal action asking for a declaratory order regarding the rights of VANS licensees to self-provide infrastructure

2007

December 2007 – First WAPA Spectrum Analyser Workshops
September 2007 – First iWeek where WAPA has an exhibition stand
March 16th 2007 – First WAPA AGM
March 2007 – WAPA grows to 29 members
February 2007 – WAPA submits formal request for recognition by ICASA council

2006

December 2006 – WAPA presents the Code of Conduct to ICASA Council and enforcement management
December 2006 – WAPA formally engages the regulator in Western Cape and at Council level
November 2006 – WAPA formed with 15 WISP’s and 1 equipment vendor as founding members
September 2006 – WAPA presented to Parliament during a visit to Knysna as self-regulation body
January 2006 – WISPA presented to ICASA councilors

2005 and older

Feb 2005 – Ministerial de-regulation of VANS
June 2003 – Support from UNICT Taskforce, W2I, UNDP, ITU and FCC
May 2003 – First meeting of WINX (The Wireless Internet Exchange)