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Appendix A

See Table A.1.

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229

Tab

leA.1

Globaltelecom

inform

ationdatabase

(actsandlaws/ministry/regu

lator/op

erators)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Afghanistan

Asia(93)

Southern

Asia

Telecom

andInternet

Policy(2003),

Telecom

munication

Law

(2006),

Broadband

Access

License

(2012)

Ministryof

Com

munications

and

Inform

ationTechnology

(MCIT)—

1955

Afghanistan

Telecom

munication

RegulatoryAuthority

(ATRA)

AfghanTelecom

(AfghanWireless

Com

munication

Com

pany

(AWCC))

Etisalat,MTN,

Roshan(TDCA),

Wasel

Telecom

and

Salaam

http://mcit.g

ov.af/en;

http://atra.gov.af/en

Albania

Europe(355)

Southern

Europe

TREEstablishm

ent

(1998),Law

On

Telecom

munications

intheRepublic

ofAlbania

(1995)

Ministryof

Public

Works,Transportation

andTelecom

munications

ElectronicandPo

stal

Com

munications

Authority

(AKEP)

AlbanianTelecom

(Eagle

Mobile)

AMC(O

TE),Plus

Com

munication,

Vodafone

http://www.akep.al/

en/

Algeria

Africa(213)

Northern

Africa

ARPT

Creationand

Liberalization(2000),

General

Telecom

munications

Law

(2000-2003)

Ministère

dela

Posteet

desTechnologiesde

l’Inform

ationet

dela

Com

munication

Autorité

derégulatio

nde

laposteet

des

télécommunications

(ARPT

)

Algerie

Telecom

(Mobilis)

Ooredoo

(NMTC),

Orascom

Telecom

Algerie

(OTA)/

Djezzy,

Wataniya

Telecom

Algerie/Nedjm

a

http://www.arpt.d

z/

American

Samoa

Oceania

(1)

Polynesia

Telecom

munication

Act

(1996)

NA

Federal

Com

munications

Com

mission

(FCC)

American

Samoa

Telecom

munications

Authority

(AST

CA)

BlueSky

Com

munications,

Digicel

http://astca.net/

Andorra

Europe(376)

Southern

Europe

Creationof

Telecom

munications

ServiceAndorra

(975)

Ministryof

Public

Adm

inistration,

Transportand

Telecom

munications

Servei

deTelecom

unicaciones

d’Andorra

(Andorra

Telecom

)

Andorra

Telecom

NA

http://www.

andorratelecom

.ad/;

https://w

ww.govern.

ad/

Angola

Africa(244)

Middle

Africa

INACOM

Establishm

ent(1999),

Basic

Telecom

munication

Law

(2001)

Ministériodas

Telecom

unicaçõese

Tecnologias

deInform

ação

Institu

tAngoliasdes

Com

munications

(INACOM)

AngolaTelecom

(Formerly

know

nas

Servei

deTelecom

unicacions

d’Andorra)

Movicel

(Mobile

brandof

Angola

Telecom

),Unitel,

Mercury

Telecom

(MSTelecom

)

www.in

acom

.gov.ao;

http://www.m

tti.gov.

ao/

Anguilla

Americas

(1)

Caribbean

Public

Utilities

Act

(2003),

Telecom

munications

Act(2003),

Ministryof

Infrastructure,

Com

munications,

Utilities

andHousing

The

Public

Utilities

Com

mission

Cable

andWireless

(WestIndies)Lim

ited

(CandW)

Digicel

Anguilla,

Lim

ehttp://www.

pucanguilla.org/;

http://www.gov.ai/

ministry.php?id=5

(con

tinued)

230 Appendix A

http://mcit.gov.af/en

http://atra.gov.af/en

http://www.akep.al/en/

http://www.akep.al/en/

http://www.arpt.dz/

http://astca.net/

http://www.andorratelecom.ad/

http://www.andorratelecom.ad/

https://www.govern.ad/

https://www.govern.ad/

http://www.inacom.gov.ao

http://www.mtti.gov.ao/

http://www.mtti.gov.ao/

http://www.pucanguilla.org/

http://www.pucanguilla.org/

http://www.gov.ai/ministry.php?id=5

http://www.gov.ai/ministry.php?id=5

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Telecom

munications

code

(2004)

Antigua

andBarbuda

Americas

(1)

Caribbean

The

Telecom

munications

Act

(2007)

Ministryof

Telecom

munications,

ScienceandTechnology

Telecom

munications

Divisionof

the

Governm

entof

Antigua

andBarbuda

Antigua

Public

Utilities

Authority

(APU

A)

Digicel,Lim

ehttp://telecom.gov.ag/

Argentin

aAmericas

(54)

Southern

America

Telecom

munications

Act

(1972)

SeCom

LaAutoridad

Federal

deTecnologías

dela

Inform

aciónylas

Com

unicaciones

(AFT

IC)

EmpresaNacionalde

Telecom

unicaciones

(ENTel)

Claro

Argentin

a,MovistarArgentin

a,Telecom

Personal

(Argentin

a)

http://www.aftic.gob.

ar/

Arm

enia

Asia(374)

Western

Asia

Telecom

munication

Law

(1998)

The

Ministryof

Transportand

Com

municationof

the

Republic

ofArm

enia

Public

Services

Regulatory

Com

mission

(PSR

C)

Arm

enTel

Beelin

e(A

rmentel),

Orange,

VivaC

ell

(MTS),Ucom

http://www.psrc.am

/en/;http://www.m

tc.

am

Aruba

Americas

(297)

Caribbean

Ministerof

Finance,

Com

munication,

Utilities

andEnergy

Directie

Telecom

municatie

Zaken

SETAR

N.V.

DIG

ICELARUBA,

MIO

wireless,Scarlet

Aruba

http://www.dtz.aw

Australia

Oceania

(61)

Australasia

Telecom

munications

Act

(1997)

Departm

entof

Com

munications

Australian

Com

munications

Authority

(ACMA)

Telstra

Optus

(Singtel),

Vodafone

http://www.acm

a.gov.

au

Austria

Europe(43)

Western

Europe

Telecom

munications

Act

(2003)

FederalMinistryof

Transport,Innovatio

nandTechnology

(BMVIT)

AustrianRegulatory

Authority

for

Broadcastingand

Telecom

munications

(RTR)andTelecom

ContrlCom

mission

(TKK)

Telekom

Austria

3Austria

(Hutchison),

Lycam

obile,

T-M

obile

Austria

(DeutscheTelekom

)

https://w

ww.rtr.a

t/en;

https://w

ww.bmvit.g

v.at/en/

Azerbaijan

Asia(994)

Western

Asia

Law

oftheRepublic

ofAzerbaijanon

Telecom

munication

(2005)

Ministryof

Com

munications

and

HighTechnologies

Ministryof

Com

munications

and

HighTechnologies

Aztelekom

Azercell,Bakcell,

Azerfon,Caspian

Telecom

,Delta

Telecom

http://www.m

incom.

gov.az/hom

e/

(con

tinued)

Appendix A 231

http://telecom.gov.ag/

http://www.aftic.gob.ar/

http://www.aftic.gob.ar/

http://www.psrc.am/en/

http://www.psrc.am/en/

http://www.mtc.am

http://www.mtc.am

http://www.dtz.aw

http://www.acma.gov.au

http://www.acma.gov.au

https://www.rtr.at/en

https://www.bmvit.gv.at/en/

https://www.bmvit.gv.at/en/

http://www.mincom.gov.az/home/

http://www.mincom.gov.az/home/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Baham

asAmericas

(1)

Caribbean

Telecom

munications

Act

(1999),Utilities

Regulationand

Com

petition

Authority

Act

(2009),

Com

munications

Act

(2009)

Governm

entof

The

Com

monwealth

ofThe

Baham

as

Utilities

Regulation

andCom

petition

Authority

(URCA)

The

Baham

asTelecom

munications

Com

pany

Ltd

(BTC)

NIL

http://www.

urcabahamas.bs/

Bahrain

Asia(973)

Western

Asia

Telecom

munications

Law

(2002)

Ministryof

Industry

and

Com

merce

Telecom

munications

RegulatoryAuthority

(TRA)

Bahrain

Telecom

munications

Com

pany

VIV

A,Zain,

Batelco

http://www.tra.org.bh/

;http://www.m

oic.

gov.bh/En

Bangladesh

Asia(880)

Southern

Asia

Telegraph

Act

(1885),

WirelessTelegraph

Act

(1933),National

Telecom

munication

Policy(1998),

Telecom

munication

Act

(2001),National

Broadband

Policy

(2009)

Ministryof

Post,

Telecom

munications

and

Inform

ationTechnology

Bangladesh

Telecom

munication

Regulatory

Com

mission

(BTRC)

Bangladesh

Telecom

munications

Com

pany

Ltd

(BTCL)

GrameenPh

oneLtd.

(GP),Banglalink

Digital

Com

munications

Lim

ited,

RobiAxiata

Lim

ited(Robi),Airtel

BangladeshLim

ited

(Airtel),Pacific

BangladeshTelecom

Lim

ited(City

cell)

and

TeletalkBangladesh

Ltd.(Teletalk)

http://www.btrc.gov.

bd/;www.ptd.gov.bd

Barbados

Americas

(1)

Caribbean

Telecom

munications

Act

(2001),

Telecom

munications

Regulations

(2003,

2004,2005)

The

Divisionof

Energy

and

Telecom

munications,

Prim

eMinister’sOffice

Telecom

munications

Unit,Divisionof

Energyand

Telecom

munications

Cable

andWireless

BarbadosLtd.

Digicel

Barbados

Lim

ited

www.telecoms.gov.bb

Belarus

Europe(375)

Eastern

Europe

Law

oftheRepublic

ofBelarus

(2005)

Ministryof

Postsand

Telecom

munications

Ministryof

Postsand

Telecom

munications

Beltelecom

Turkcell(Life),

Telekom

Austria

(Velcom),MTS

www.m

pt.gov.by/en/

(con

tinued)

232 Appendix A

http://www.urcabahamas.bs/

http://www.urcabahamas.bs/

http://www.tra.org.bh/

http://www.moic.gov.bh/En

http://www.moic.gov.bh/En

http://www.btrc.gov.bd/

http://www.btrc.gov.bd/

http://www.ptd.gov.bd

http://www.telecoms.gov.bb

http://www.mpt.gov.by/en/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Belgium

Europe(32)

Western

Europe

Law

onElectronic

Com

munications

(2005),Telecom

Act

(1999)

Institu

tBelge

des

Services

Postauxet

des

Télécom

munications

(IBPT

)

Belgian

Institu

teof

Postal

services

and

Telecom

munications

(BIPT)

Belgacom

Proxim

us,Mobistar

andBase

www.bipt.b

e/en

Belize

Americas

(501)

Central

America

The

Belize

Telecom

munications

Act

(2002,

2009)

Ministryof

Energy,

Science,

Public

Utilities,

Transport,

Com

munications

and

NationalEmergency

Managem

ent

BelizePu

blic

Utilities

Com

mission

Belize

Telecom

munications

Ltd

(BTL)/Belize

Telem

edia

(Digicell)

Speednet

Com

munications

www.puc.bz

Benin

Africa(229)

Western

Africa

Civilsocietyand

NationalNICTpolicy

(2003)

Ministryof

Com

munications

Autorité

De

RégulationDes

Com

munications

Électroniques

EtDe

LaPo

ste(A

RCEP)

Benin

Telecom

s(Libercom)

Glo

Mobile

(Globacom),Moov

(Maroc

Telecom

),MTN

andBellBenin

http://arcep.bj/

Bermuda

Americas

(1)

Northern

America

Telecom

munications

Act(1986),E

lectronic

Com

munications

Act

(2011)

Ministryof

Energy,

Telecom

munications

and

e-Com

merce

BermudaRegulatory

Authority

(RA)

BermudaTelephone

Com

pany

(BTC)

Digicel,CellularO

neBermuda

http://www.ra

b.bm

/

Bhutan

Asia(975)

Southern

Asia

Bhutan

Telecom

munications

Act

(1999),Bhutan

Inform

ation,

Com

munications

and

Media

Act

(2006)

Ministryof

Inform

ation

andCom

munication

(MoIC)

BhutanInfoCom

mandMedia

Authority

BhutanTelecom

(B-M

obile)

TashiCell

http://www.bicma.

gov.bt/

Bolivia

Americas

(591)

Southern

America

Bolivian

Telecom

munications

Act

(1995)

(Ley

No.

1632)

Ministeriode

Com

unicación/Ministry

ofCom

munications

Superintendencia

deTelecom

unicaciones

(SITTEL)

BolivianNational

Telecom

munications

Com

pany

Entel,Telecel,

NuevaTel

PCS(V

iva)

andCotas,Telefonica

Celular

deBolivia

S.A.(Tigo)

https://w

ww.osiptel.

gob.pe

Bonaire,Sint

Eustatiu

sandSaba

Americas

(599)

Caribbean

BT&P(2001),BES

Telecom

munications

Act

Ministryof

EZforthe

Telecom

munications

Sector

Bureauof

Telecom

munication

andPo

st(BT&P)

Telefonia

BonairianoN.V.

(Telbo)

Digicel

Bonaire,UTS

Mobile

(con

tinued)

Appendix A 233

http://www.bipt.be/en

http://www.puc.bz

http://arcep.bj/

http://www.rab.bm/

http://www.bicma.gov.bt/

http://www.bicma.gov.bt/

https://www.osiptel.gob.pe

https://www.osiptel.gob.pe

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Bosniaand

Herzegovina

Europe(387)

Southern

Europe

The

Com

munication

RegulatoryAgency

(2001),

Implem

entatio

nof

Com

munications

Law

(2002),Telecom

Policies(2000,

2002,

2006

and2009)

Ministerfor

Telecom

munications,

Posts,IT

and

Com

munication

The

Com

munication

RegulatoryAgency

(CRA)

BH

Telecom

,Telecom

Srpske(M

:tel),C

roatianTelecom

NA

http://rak.ba/eng/

Botsw

ana

Africa(267)

Southern

Africa

Botsw

ana

Telecom

munications

Corporatio

nAct

(1980),

Telecom

munication

Policy(1995),BTA

Establishm

ent(1996),

Com

munications

RegulatoryAuthority

Act

(2012)

Ministerof

Com

munications,


Botsw

ana

Com

munications

RegulatoryAuthority

Botsw

ana

Telecom

munications

Corporatio

n(BTC)

BeM

obile

(BTC),

Mascom

Wireless,

OrangeBotsw

ana

http://www.bocra.org.

bw/

Brazil

Americas

(55)

Southern

America

General

Telecom

munications

Law

(1997)

Ministryof

Com

munications

Agência

Nacionalde

Telecom

unicações

(ANATEL)

Telebrasdividedinto

4incumbents

(Telem

ar,

BRASILTELECOM,

Embratel

and

Telefonica)

Oi,Claro

(América

Móv

il),Telefônica

Brasil(Vivo)

andTIM

Brasil

http://www.anatel.

gov.br

BritishVirginIslands

Americas

(1)

Caribbean

Telecom

munication

Policy(2007),

Telecom

munication

Act

(2006)

Ministerof

Com

munications

and

Works

Telecom

munications

Regulatory

Com

mission

(TRC)

Lim

e(Cable

and

Wireless

Com

munications)

Digicel,Caribbean

CellularTelephone

(CCT)

http://www.trc.vg/

BruneiDarussalam

Asia(673)

South-Eastern

Asia

JabatanTelekom

Bruneiestablishm

ent

(1952)

Ministryof

Com

munications/

Kem

enterian

Perhubungan

Authority

for

Info-com

munications

TechnologyIndustry

(ATIT)

JabatanTelekom

(Telekom

Brunei

Berhad-

TelBru)

ProgresifCellularSd

nBhd

(PCSB

),DST

Com

munications

Sdn

Bhd

(DST

)

www.aiti.gov.bn/

(con

tinued)

234 Appendix A

http://rak.ba/eng/

http://www.bocra.org.bw/

http://www.bocra.org.bw/

http://www.anatel.gov.br

http://www.anatel.gov.br

http://www.trc.vg/

http://www.aiti.gov.bn/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Bulgaria

Europe(359)

Eastern

Europe

Electronic

Com

munications

Act

(2007)

Ministryof

Transport,

Inform

ationTechnology

andCom

munications

Com

munication

Regulation

Com

mission

(CRC)

Bulgarian

Telecom

munications

Com

pany

(Vivacom

AD)

Mobiltel

(M-Tel),

Telenor

(earlier

brandedas

GLOBUL)

www.crc.bg/;https://

www.m

titc.

government.b

g/

Burkina

Faso

Africa(226)

Western

Africa

Telecom

minication

Act

No.

051/98/AN

(1998)

Ministère

desPo

stes

etTélécom

munications

Autorité

derégulatio

ndescommunications

éléctroniques(A

RCE)

Onatel(Telmob)

BhartiAirtel

(AcquiredZain),

Moov(Telecel)

www.arce.bf/

Burundi

Africa(257)

Eastern

Africa

DecreeL

awNo.

1/011

(1997);Presidential

DecreeNo.

100/97

(2014)

Ministere

Des

Transports,Po

stes

Et

Telecom

munications

Agencede

Régulation

etde

Contrôledes

Télécom

munications

(ARCT)

Onatel(O

NAMOB)

U-COM

Burundi

(TelecelGlobe),

Econet,LacellSU

,Africell

www.arct.g

ov.bi/

Cam

bodia

Asia(855)

South-Eastern

Asia

Regulator

Establishm

ent(2012)

The

Ministryof

Posts

andTelecom

munications

(MPT

C)

Telecom

munication

Regulator

ofCam

bodia(TRC)

Telecom

Cam

bodia

(TC)

MobiTel,Sm

art

Axiata,

Metfone,qb

(CADCOMMS),

Excell(G

TCell)

www.trc.gov.kh/

Cam

eroon

Africa(237)

Middle

Africa

Law

N°2010/013

(2010),Law

N°

98/014

(1998)

Ministere

Des

Postes

Et

Des

Telecom

munications

Agencede

Regulation

des

Telecom

munications

(ART)

Cam

eroon

Telecom

munications

Corporatio

n(CAMTEL)

MTN,Orange,

Viettel

www.art.cm/

Canada

Americas

(1)

Northern

America

Canadian

Radio-televisionand

Telecom

munications

Com

mission

Act

(1985),

Telecom

munications

Act

(1993)

Ministerof

Industry

CanadianRadio

Televisionand

Telecom

munications

Com

mission

(CRTC)

BellCanada,

Telus

(Telus

Mobility),

Manito

baTelecom

Services

(MTS),

SaskTel

andSh

awCom

munications

Rogers

Com

munication,

Vidéotron,WIN

DMobile,Eastlink

www.crtc.gc.ca/eng

CapeVerde

Africa(238)

Western

Africa

Privatization(1995)

Ministryof

Infrastructure,Transport

andCom

munications

Agencia

Nacionaldas

Com

unicações/

National

Com

munications

Agency(A

NAC)

CaboVerde

Telecom

(CVT)

T+(U

nitel)

www.anac.cv/

(con

tinued)

Appendix A 235

http://www.crc.bg/

https://www.mtitc.government.bg/



http://www.arce.bf/

http://www.arct.gov.bi/

http://www.trc.gov.kh/

http://www.art.cm/

http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng

http://www.anac.cv/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Cayman

Islands

Americas

(1)

Caribbean

Inform

ationand

Com

munications

TechnologyAuthority

Law

(2002)

Ministryof

Com

munications,W

orks

andInfrastructure

Inform

ationand

Com

munications

TechnologyAuthority

(ICTA)

Cable

andWireless

(Lim

e)Digicel

www.icta.ky/

Central

African

Rep.

Africa(236)

Middle

Africa

The

Telecom

munication

Act

No.

96/008

(1996)

MinistredesPo

stes

ettélécommunication

Agencede

Régulation

des

Télécom

munications

(ART)

SociétéCentrafricaine

de Télécom

munications

(Socatel)

Telecel

Centrafrique,

Atlantique

Telecom

(Maroc

Telecom

),Orange

www.art-rca.org/

Chad

Africa(235)

MiddleAfrica

Telecom

munications

Act

(1998)

Ministryof

Com

munications

and

Spokesperson

Office

Tchadiende

Regulationdes

Telecom

s(O

TRT)

Sociétédes

Télécom

munications

duTchad

(Sotel

Tchad)

AirtelC

had(Formerly

know

nas

Celtel),

TigoChad(M

illicom

)

www.otrt.td/

Chile

Americas

(56)

Southern

America

The

General

Telecom

munications

Act

(Act

No.

18.168

of1982)

Ministeriode

Transportes

yTelecom

unicaciones

Subsecretariade

Telecom

muni-

cacaiones(SUBTEL)

TelefónicaChile

(Movistar)

Claro

(América

Móv

il),Entel

PCS,

VTRMóv

il,Nextel

(Novator)

www.subtel.cl/

China

Asia(86)

Eastern

Asia

Establishm

entof

Ministryof

Inform

ationIndustry

(MII)(1998),Fo

reign

Investment

Regulations

(2001),

Establishm

entof

Ministryof

Industry

andInform

ation

Technology(2008)

Ministryof

Industry

and

Inform

ationTechnology

(MIIT)

Ministryof

Industry

andInform

ation

Technology(M

IIT)

China

Mobile

China

Telecom

,China

Unicom

www.m

iit.gov.cn/

Colom

bia

Americas

(57)

Southern

America

The

Public

Utility

Services

Law

(1994)

Ministeriode

Tecnologías

dela

Inform

aciónylas

Com

unicaciones

(MIN

TIC)

Com

isiónde

Regulaciónde

Com

unicaciones

(CRC)

Telefónica(Formerly

know

nas

Colom

bia

Telecom

)

Empresade

Telecom

unicaciones

deBogotá(ETB),

Claro

Colom

bia

(AméricaMóv

il),

Colom

biaMovil

(Tigo),

https://w

ww.crcom

.gov.co/ (c

ontin

ued)

236 Appendix A

http://www.icta.ky/

http://www.art-rca.org/

http://www.otrt.td/

http://www.subtel.cl/

http://www.miit.gov.cn/

https://www.crcom.gov.co/

https://www.crcom.gov.co/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Com

oros

Africa(269)

Eastern

Africa

Electronic

Com

munications

Law

No.

14-031

(2004)

Ministryof

Transportation,

Post,

Telecom

munications,

Com

municationand

Tourism

Autorite

Nationale

deRegulationdesTics

(ANRTIC)

Com

ores

Telecom

(Com

tel)-Fo

rmerly

know

nas

Societe

Nationale

desPo

stes

and

Telecom

munications

(SNPT

)

NA

www.anrtic.km/

Congo

(Dem

.Rep.)

Africa(243)

Middle

Africa

HighCouncilof

Broadcastingand

Com

munications

Act

(2011),

Telecom

munications

Act

(1940,

2002)

MinistredesPo

stes,

Télécom

munications,

NouvellesTechnologies

del’Inform

ationet

dela

Com

munication

(PT-N

TIC)

Autorite

deRegulationde

laPo

ste

etdes

Telecom

munications

duCongo

(ARPT

C)

Office

Congolaisdes

Postes

etdes

Télécom

munications

(OCPT

)

Supercell,Oasis

Telecom

,Vodacom

DRC,

OrangeRDC,Tigo,

AirtelDRC(A

cquired

Celtel)

http://arptc.gouv.cd/

Congo

(Rep.)

Africa(242)

Middle

Africa

Telecom

munications

Act

No.

11-2009

(2009),

Telecom

munication

Law

No.

14-97(1997)

MinistryforPo

stand

Electronic

Com

munications

RegulatoryAgency

forElectronic

Com

munications

and

Post(A

RPC

E)

Sociétédes

Télécom

munications

duCongo

(Congo

Telecom

)

Azur(Equateur

Telecom

Congo),

AirtelCongo,MTN

(Accueil),Warid

Congo

http://www.arpce.cg

CookIslands

Oceania

(682)

Polynesia

Telecom

munications

Act

(1989)

Ministryof

Financeand

Economic

Managem

ent

Governm

entof

the

CookIslands

Telecom

CookIslands

(Bluesky)

NA

http://www.

parliament.g

ov.ck

Costa

Rica

Americas

(506)

Central

America

SUTELEstablishm

ent

(2008)

Ministeriode

Ciencia

Tecnologíay

Telecom

unicacionesde

Costa

Rica(M

ICITT)

Superintendencia

deTelecom

unicaciones

(SUTEL)

I.C.E.(Instituto

Costarricense

deElectricidad)

Claro

CR,Movistar

http://sutel.g

o.cr/

Côted’Ivoire

Africa(225)

Western

Africa

Telecom

munications

Act

(1995),

Telecom

munications

DecreeNo.

2012-293

(2012)

Ministère

dela

Com

munication

Autorité

deRégulationdes

Télécom

munications/

Tic

deCôted’Ivoire

(ARTCI)

Côted’Ivoire

Telecom

MTN,Orange,

Moov

(ATLANTIQ

UE

TELECOM),Oricel

www.artci.ci/

Croatia

Europe(385)

Southern

Europe

Electronic

Com

munications

Act

(2008),Electronic

Com

munications

Act

Amendm

ent(2011)

Ministryof

Maritime

Affairs,Transportand

Infrastructure

CroatianPo

stand

Electronic

Com

munications

Agency(H

AKOM)

T-H

rvatskiTelekom

Orange,

Tele2,

Optim

aTelecom

(Fixed-line),H1

Telekom

(Fixed-line)

www.hakom

.hr/

(con

tinued)

Appendix A 237

http://www.anrtic.km/

http://arptc.gouv.cd/

http://www.arpce.cg

http://www.parliament.gov.ck

http://www.parliament.gov.ck

http://sutel.go.cr/

http://www.artci.ci/

http://www.hakom.hr/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Cuba

Americas

(53)

Caribbean

Digitaland

Telecom

munications

AdvancementAct

(2015)

Ministériode

laInform

áticaylas

Com

unicacionesde

Cuba(M

IC)

Ministériode

laInform

áticaylas

Com

unicacionesde

Cuba(M

IC)

Empresade

Telecom

unicaciones

deCubaS.A.(SA

ETECSA

)

NIL

http://www.cubagob.

cu/

Cyprus

Asia(357)

Western

Asia

Electronic

Com

munications

and

Postal

Services

Law

(2004)

Ministryof

Transport,

Com

munications

and

Works

Office

ofthe

Com

missioner

ofElectronic

Com

munications

and

Postal

Regulation

(OCECPR

)

Cyprus

Telecom

munications

Authority

(CYTA)

(Mobile

brand:

Cytam

obile-

Vodafone)

MTN

Cyprus

www.ocecpr.o

rg.cy/

Czech

Republic

Europe(420)

Eastern

Europe

Electronic

Com

munications

Act

No.

127(2005)

Ministryof

Industry

and

Trade

Czech

Telecom

munications

Office

Telefonica02

T-M

obile,Vodafone

(formerly

Oskar

Mobil),U:fon

(Mobilk

om)

www.ctu.eu/

D.P.R.Korea

Asia(850)

Eastern

Asia

Telecom

munication

Act

Amendm

ent

(2001)

Ministryof

Postand

Telecom

munications

Ministryof

Postand

Telecom

munications

Korea

Postand

Telecom

munications

Corporatio

n(K

PTC)

Koryolin

khttp://www.korea-dpr.

com/

Denmark

Europe(45)

Northern

Europe

Telecom

Policy

(1994),Electronic

Com

munications

Act

(2011)

The

DanishGovernm

ent

DanishBusiness

Authority

TDC

(Tdc

Mobil)

Telenor,Telia

(TeliaSo

nera),Hi3G

(Hutchison)

http://danishbusiness

authority

.dk/

Djib

outi

Africa(253)

Eastern

Africa

Djib

outiTelecom

SAIncorporation(1999)

Ministere

DeLa

Com

munication,

Charge

Des

Postes

EtDes

Telecom

munications

Ministere

DeLa

Com

munication,

ChargeDes

Postes

Et

Des

Telecom

munications

Djib

outiTelecom

NIL

www.presidence.dj/

Dom

inica

Americas

(1)

Caribbean

Telecom

munications

Act

8(2000)

Ministryof

Inform

ation,

Science,

Telecom

munications

and

Technology

The

National

Telecom

munications

Regulatory

Com

mission

ofthe

Com

monwealth

ofDom

inica(N

TRC)

Cable

andWireless

(Dom

inica)

limited

(LIM

E)

Digicel

www.ntrcdom

.org/

(con

tinued)

238 Appendix A

http://www.cubagob.cu/

http://www.cubagob.cu/

http://www.ocecpr.org.cy/

http://www.ctu.eu/

http://www.korea-dpr.com/

http://www.korea-dpr.com/

http://danishbusinessauthority.dk/

http://danishbusinessauthority.dk/

http://www.presidence.dj/

http://www.ntrcdom.org/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Dom

inican

Rep.

Americas

(1)

Caribbean

General

Telecom

munications

Law

No.

153-98

(1998)

Ministryof

Public

Works

and

Com

munication

Institu

toDom

inicano

delas

Telecom

unicaciones

(Indotel)

Com

pañía

Dom

inicanade

Teléfonos

(Codetel)

(Presently

know

nas

Claro)

Orange,

Viva

www.in

dotel.g

ob.do/

Ecuador

Americas

(593)

Southern

America

Com

munications

Law

/LEY

ORGÁNICA

DE

COMUNICACIÓ

N(2013),

Telecom

munications

Act/LEY

ORGÁNICA

DE

TELECOMUNI

CACIO

NES(2015)

ElMinisteriode

Telecom

unicacionesy

dela

Sociedad

dela

Inform

ación/The

Ministryof

Telecom

munications

and

Inform

ationSo

ciety

Agencia

deRegulaciónyControl

delas

Telecom

unicaciones

(ARCOTEL)

Corporación

Nacional

de Telecom

unicaciones

(CNT)

CNTMobile

(Formerly

know

nas

Alegro),

Claro/Conecel

(AméricaMóv

il),

Movistar(Telefoníca)

www.arcotel.gob.ec/

Egypt

Africa(20)

Northern

Africa

Egypt

Telecom

munication

RegulationLaw

No.

10(2003)

Ministryof

Com

munications

and

Inform

ationTechnology

(MCIT)

NationalTelecom

RegulatoryAuthority

(NTRA)

Telecom

Egypt

MobiNil,

Vodafone,

Etisalat

Misr

http://www.tra.gov.eg/

english/main.asp

ElSalvador

Americas

(503)

Central

America

Liberalization(1997),

Legislativ

eDecree

No.

808(1996),

Telecom

munications

Act

(1997),

Telecom

munications

Act

(2010)

NA

(DataNot

Available)

Superintendencia

General

deElectricidady

Telecom

municaciones

(SIG

ET)

Com

pañíade

Telecom

unicaciones

deElS

alvador(Claro)

Digicel,Tigo,

Movistar(Telefón

ica

Móv

iles)

www.siget.gob.sv/

EquatorialGuinea

Africa(240)

Middle

Africa

Telecom

munications

ActLEYNo.7(2005)

The

Ministryof

Transport,Technology,

Postsand

Telecom

munications

ÓrganoRegulador

delas

Telecom

unicaciones

(ORTEL)

Getesa-Orange

GuineaEcuatorialde

Com

unicaciones

Sociedad

Anonima

(GECOMSA

),Muni

Telecom

www.ortel-ge.org/

(con

tinued)

Appendix A 239

http://www.indotel.gob.do/

http://www.arcotel.gob.ec/

http://www.tra.gov.eg/english/main.asp

http://www.tra.gov.eg/english/main.asp

http://www.siget.gob.sv/

http://www.ortel-ge.org/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Eritrea

Africa(291)

Eastern

Africa

Eritrea

Com

munications

Proclamationno.

102/98

(1998)

Ministryof

Transport

andCom

munications

Eritrean

Com

munications

RegulatoryAuthority

—ECRA

Eritrea

Telecom

munication

Services

Corporatio

n(EriTel)

Nil

http://www.tse.com.

er/

Estonia

Europe(372)

Northern

Europe

Telecom

munications

Act(2000),E

lectronic

Com

munications

Act

(2005)

Ministryof

Economic

Affairs

and

Com

munications

EstonianCom

petition

Authority

Elio

nEnterprises

Lim

ited(Elio

n)(Eesti

Telekom

)

Tele2,Elisa

www.

konkurentsiamet.ee/?

lang=en

Ethiopia

Africa(251)

Eastern

Africa

Telecom

munication

Proclamation

No.

49(1996),

No.

73(1997),

Regulations

No.

47(1999)

Ministryof

Com

municationand

Inform

ationTechnology

Ethiopian

Telecom

munications

Agency(ETA)

Ethio

Telecom

(Ethiopian

Telecom

munications

Corporatio

n)

Nil

http://www.ethionet.

et/,www.m

cit.g

ov.et

Falkland

(Malvinas)

Is.

Americas

(500)

Southern

America

GSM

Services

(2005)

Falkland

Islands

Governm

ent

Law

andRegulation

Directorate

Cable

andWireless

(LIM

E)

Nil

http://www.fa

lklands.

gov.fk/

FaroeIslands

Europe(298)

Northern

Europe

Telecom

munications

Act

(1997)

Ministryof

Trade

and

Industry

Telecom

munication

Authority

oftheFaroe

Islands

FaroeseTelecom

KallP/F(V

odafone)

www.

fjarskiftiseftirlitid.fo

/fo/english/about-us/

Fiji

Oceania

(679)

Melanesia

Telecom

munications

Act

(1999),National

Broadband

Policy

(2011)

Ministryof

Inform

ation

andCom

munications

Telecom

munications

Authority

ofFiji

(TAF)

Telecom

FijiLim

ited

Digicel,Vodafone

http://www.taf.o

rg.fj

Finland

Europe(358)

Northern

Europe

Telecom

munications

Act

No.

396(1987),

Finland’sRadio

Act

No.

1015

(2001),

Com

munications

MarketAct

No.

393(2003)

Ministryof

Transport

andCom

munications

Finnish

Com

munications

RegulatoryAuthority

(FICORA)

Telia

Sonera

Elisa,

Alands

Mobiltelefon

(AMT),

DNA,Elisa

https://w

ww.

viestin

tavirasto.fi/en/

(con

tinued)

240 Appendix A

http://www.tse.com.er/

http://www.tse.com.er/

http://www.konkurentsiamet.ee/?lang=en



http://www.ethionet.et/

http://www.ethionet.et/

http://www.mcit.gov.et

http://www.falklands.gov.fk/

http://www.falklands.gov.fk/

http://www.fjarskiftiseftirlitid.fo/fo/english/about-us/



http://www.taf.org.fj

https://www.viestintavirasto.fi/en/

https://www.viestintavirasto.fi/en/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

France

Europe(33)

Western

Europe

Telecom

munications

Act

(1996),Creation

ofAutorité

deRégulationdes

Télécom

munication

(1997)

Ministerof

Culture

and

Com

munication/

Ministrede

laCulture

etde

laCom

munication

Autorité

deRégulationdes

Com

munications

Electroniques

etdes

Postes

(ARCEP)

France

Telecom

(Orange)

SFR,Bouygues

Telecom

,FreeMobile

www.arcep.fr/

French

Guiana

Americas

(594)

Southern

America

NA

Ministère

desOutre-M

er(FrenchMinistryof

Overseas)

Autorite

deRegulationdes

Com

munications

Electroniques

etdes

Postes

(ARCEP)—

Paris

OrangeCaraïbe

(FranceTelecom

)Digicel,Outremer

Telecom

(SFR

)http://www.guyane.

pref.gouv.fr/;http://

www.outre-m

er.gouv.

fr/;www.arcep.fr/

French

Polynesia

Oceania

(689)

Polynesia

NA

Governm

entof

French

Polynesia

Governm

entof

French

Polynesia

Office

desPo

stes

etTélécom

munication

(OPT

)

Tikiphone

(Vini),

Vodafone

Gabon

Africa(241)

Middle

Africa

Telecom

munication

Law

No.

4,5and6

(2001)

Ministère

del’Economie

Num

érique

etde

laPo

ste

AgenceDe

RegulationDes

Com

munications

Electroniques

EtDes

Postes

(Arcep)

Gabon

Telecom

MoovGabob,Airtel,

AzurT

elecom

(Bintel)

www.arcep.ga/

Gam

bia

Africa(220)

Western

Africa

Public

Utilities

Authority

Act

(2001),

Inform

ationand

Com

municationAct

(2009)

Ministryof

Com

munication,

Inform

ationandIT

Gam

bian

Public

Utilities

Regulatory

Authority

(PURA)

Gam

bia

Telecom

munications

Com

pany

(Gam

tel/G

amcell)

Com

ium,Qcell,

Africell

www.pura.gm

/

Georgia

Asia(995)

Western

Asia

Telecom

Act

(1995),

Law

onBroadcasting

(2004),Law

onElectronic

Com

munications

(2005)

Ministryof

Economic

andSu

stainable

Developmentof

Georgia

GeorgianNational

Com

munications

Com

mission

(GNCC)

Telecom

Georgia

Ltd.

MagtiC

om,Geocell,

Mobitel(Beelin

e)and

AT&T

www.gncc.ge/en/

(con

tinued)

Appendix A 241

http://www.arcep.fr/

http://www.guyane.pref.gouv.fr/

http://www.guyane.pref.gouv.fr/

http://www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/




http://www.arcep.ga/

http://www.pura.gm/

http://www.gncc.ge/en/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Germany

Europe(49)

Western

Europe

Telecom

munications

Act(1996)

and(2004)

FederalMinistryfor

Economic

Affairs

and

Energy

FederalNetwork

Agency—

Bundesnetzagentur

DeutscheTelekom

(T-M

obile)

Vodafone(D

2),O2

andE-Plus

(Telefón

ica)

www.

bundesnetzagentur.d

e/

Ghana

Africa(233)

Western

Africa

Ministryof

Transport

andCom

munications

Ministryof

Com

munications

National

Com

munications

Authority

Ghana

Telecom

(Presently

Vodafone

Ghana)

MTN,Airtel,Glo,

Expresso,

Tigo

www.nca.org.gh/

Gibraltar

Europe(350)

Southern

Europe

RegulatoryAuthority

Act

(2000),

Com

munications

Act

(2006)

MinisterforEconomic

Development,

Telecom

munications

and

theGSB

GibraltarRegulatory

Authority

Gibtelecom

CTSGibraltarLtd

(Fixed),Sh

ineMobile

www.gra.gi/

Greece

Europe(30)

Southern

Europe

Telecom

munications

Act

2867

(2000),

Telecom

munications

Law

3431

(2006),

Law

4070

(2012)

Ministryof

Infrastructure,Transport

andNetworks

EETT(N

ational

Telecom

munications

andPo

stCom

mission)

Hellenic

Telecom

munications

OrganizationS.A.

(OTE)

Cosmote(O

TE),

Vodafone,

Wind

www.eett.g

r/

Greenland

Americas

(299)

Northern

America

Creationof

TELE

Greenland

(1997)

Governm

entof

Greenland

Governm

entof

Greenland

TeleGreenland

(Tele-Po

st)

Nil

http://naalakkersuisut.

gl/en/Naalakkersuisut

Grenada

Americas

(1)

Caribbean

Telecom

munications

Act

31(2000)

Ministryof

Com

munications,

Works,Ph

ysical

Development,Pu

blic

Utilities,ICTand

Com

munity

Development

National

Telecom

munications

Regulatory

Com

mission

(NTRC)

Cable

andWireless

(Lim

e)Digicel

http://ntrc.gd/

Guadeloupe

Americas

(590)

Caribbean

NA

Ministère

desOutre-M

er(FrenchMinistryof

Overseas)

Autorite

deRegulationdes

Com

munications

Electroniques

etdes

Postes

(Arcep)—

Paris

OrangeCaraïbe

(FranceTelecom

)Digicel,Outremer

Telecom

(SFR

),Dauphin,TelCell

www.arcep.fr/;http://

www.outre-m

er.gouv.

fr/

(con

tinued)

242 Appendix A

http://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/

http://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/

http://www.nca.org.gh/

http://www.gra.gi/

http://www.eett.gr/

http://naalakkersuisut.gl/en/Naalakkersuisut

http://naalakkersuisut.gl/en/Naalakkersuisut

http://ntrc.gd/





Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Guam

Oceania

(1)

Micronesia

Telecom

munications

Act

(2004)

NA

Guam

Public

Utilities

Com

mission

GTATeleguam

(Pulse

Mobile)

Docom

oPacific,

ITandE(M

TC),

iCONNECT

www.guampuc.com/

Guatemala

Americas

(502)

Central

America

Ley

General

deTelecom

unicaciones/

General

Telecom

munications

Law

(1996)

Ministeriode

Com

unicaciones,

infraestructuray

vivienda

Superintendencia

deTelecom

unicaciones

deGuatemala(SIT)

Telecom

unicaciones

deGuatemala

(TELGUA)(Currently

subsidiary

ofAmérica

Móvil)-Mobile

brand

‘Claro’

Tigo(M

illicom

),Movistar,Red

www.sit.gob.gt/

Guernsey

Europe

Northern

Europe

The

Telecom

munications

(Bailiw

ickof

Guernsey)

Law

(2001),UK

communications

authority

-Ofcom

’sWirelessTelegraphy

Act

(2006)

and

Com

munications

Act

(2003)

Com

merce

and

Employment

Departm

ent

Channel

Islands

Com

petitionand

Regulatory

Authorities(CICRA)

Sure

(Formerly

know

nas

Guernsey

Telecom

s)

Airtel-Vodafone

www.cicra.gg/

Guinea

Africa(224)

Western

Africa

New

Law

ofTelecom

munications

No.

018(2015)

Ministerof

Posts,

Telecom

munications

and

New

Inform

ation

Technologies(M

PTNTI)

Autorité

deRégulationdesPo

stes

et Télécom

munications

(ARPT

)

SocietedesTelecom

sde

Guinee(Sotelgui)

Intercel

Guinée

(Acquiredby

ExpressoTelecom

),Orange,

Cellcom

,MTN

http://www.arpt.g

ov.

gn/

Guinea-Bissau

Africa(245)

Western

Africa

Basic

Law

ofInform

ationand

Com

munication

Technologies—

Law

No.

5(2010)

NA

Autoridade

ReguladoraNacional

dasTecnologias

deInform

ação

eCom

unicação

(NationalRegulatory

Authority

of

GuineTelecom

(Moble

brand

GuineTel)

Spacetel

(MTN),

Orange

http://arn.gw

/

(con

tinued)

Appendix A 243

http://www.guampuc.com/

http://www.sit.gob.gt/

http://www.cicra.gg/

http://www.arpt.gov.gn/

http://www.arpt.gov.gn/

http://arn.gw/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Inform

ationand

Com

munication

Technologies)

Guyana

Americas

(592)

Southern

America

Public

Utilities

Com

mission

Act

No.

26(1990),Pu

blic

Utilities

Com

mission

Act

No.

10(1999)

Office

ofthePresident

GuyanaPu

blic

Utilities

Com

mission

(PUC)

GuyanaTelephone

andTelegraph

Com

pany

Lim

ited

(GT&T)

Cellin

k(G

T&T),

Digicel

www.puc.org.gy/

Haiti

Americas

(509)

Caribbean

Telecom

munication

Decree

No.

105(1969),

Telecom

munication

Act

(1977)

Ministère

desTravaux

Publics,Transportset

Com

munications

ConseilNationaldes

Télécom

munications

(CONATEL)

Natcom

(Télécom

munications

d’HaitiS.A.M

.)

Digicel,Voilà

(Com

cel),Haitel

http://conatel.g

ouv.ht/

Honduras

Americas

(504)

Central

America

Telecom

munications

Decree185/95

(1995)

NA

Com

isionNacionald

eTelecom

unicaciones

(Conatel)

EmpresaHondureña

de Telecom

unicaciones,

HONDUTEL

Tigo(Telefón

ica

Celular

(Celtel)),claro

(AméricaMóv

il),

Digicel

(Acquiredby

AméricaMóvil)

www.conatel.gob.hn/

HongKong,

China

Asia(852)

Eastern

Asia

Telecom

munications

Ordinance

(2012)

Com

merce

and

Economic

Development

Bureau(CEDB)

Office

ofthe

Com

munications

Authority

(OFC

A)

PCCW

(Formerly

know

nas

HongKong

Telephone

Com

pany

Ltd.)

Smartone-V

odafone,

China

Mobile

HK,

Hutchison

3,csl

Lim

ited

www.ofca.gov.hk/en/

home/

Hungary

Europe(36)

Eastern

Europe

Telecom

munications

Act

LXXII(1992),

Com

munications

Act

No.

XL(2001),

Electronic

Com

munications

Act

(2003)

NA

NationalMedia

and

Info-com

munications

Authority

MagyarTelekom

(T-M

obile)

Vodafone,

Telenor

http://english.nm

hh.

hu/

Iceland

Europe(354)

Northern

Europe

Electronic

Com

munications

Act

No.

81(2003),Po

st

Ministryof

theInterior

PostandTelecom

Adm

inistration

Siminn(Formerly

know

nas

Iceland

Telecom

Ltd)

Vodafone,

Nova

www.pfs.is/english/

(con

tinued)

244 Appendix A

http://www.puc.org.gy/

http://conatel.gouv.ht/

http://www.conatel.gob.hn/

http://www.ofca.gov.hk/en/home/

http://www.ofca.gov.hk/en/home/

http://english.nmhh.hu/

http://english.nmhh.hu/

http://www.pfs.is/english/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

andTelecom

Adm

inistrationAct

No.

69(2003)

India

Asia(91)

Southern

Asia

Indian

Telegraph

Act

(1885),Indian

WirelessTelegraphy

Act

(1933),National

Telecom

Policy

(1994),New

Telecom

Policy(1999),

Broadband

Policy

(2004),National

Telecom

Policy

(2012)

Ministryof

Com

munications

and

Inform

ationTechnology

Telecom

Regulatory

Authority

ofIndia

(TRAI)

BharatSanchar

Nigam

Lim

itedPo

rtal

(BSN

L)and

Mahanagar

Telephone

Nigam

Lim

ited

(MTNL)

BhartiAirtel,

Vodafone,

Idea,

Reliance,Aircel,Tata,

MTS(SistemaSh

yam

TeleServices

Lim

ited),Telew

ings,

Videocon

www.trai.gov.in

/;http://www.dot.gov.

in/

Indonesia

Asia(62)

South-Eastern

Asia

Telecom

munication

Act

No.

5(1964),A

ctNo.

3(1989)

andAct

No.

36(1999)

Ministryof

Com

municationand

Inform

atics

(Kem

enterian

Kom

unikasidan

Inform

atika)

Badan

Regulasi

Telekom

unikasi

Indonesia/Indonesian

Telecom

munications

RegulatoryAuthority

(BRTI)

Telkom—PT

.Telekom

unikasi

Indonesia

Indosat,XLAxiata

(AcquiredAxis

Telekom

Indonesia),3

(Hutchison),

Telkomsel,Bakrie

Telecom

(CDMA),

SmartfrenTelecom

(CDMA)

www.brti.o

r.id/

Iran

(I.R.)

Asia(98)

Southern

Asia

Dutiesandliabilities

Act

ofMinistryof

Inform

ationand

Com

munications

Technology(2003)

Ministryof

Inform

ation

andCom

munications

Technology

Com

munications

RegulatoryAuthority

(CRA)of

Iran

Telecom

munication

Com

pany

ofIran

(TCI)

Ham

rahe

Aval(M

CI),

Irancell(M

TN),

RighT

el,Taliya

Mobile

http://www.cra.ir/

Iraq

Asia(964)

Western

Asia

Spectrum

Managem

entPo

licy

(2013)

Ministryof

Com

munications

Com

mission

ofMedia

andCom

munications

(CMC)

Iraqi

Telecom

munication

andPo

stCom

pany

(ITPC

)

AsiaCell,Zain

(fom

erly

MTC),

Korek

Telecom

www.cmc.iq/en/

Ireland

Europe(353)

Northern

Europe

Postal

and

Telecom

munications

Services

Act

(1983),

Departm

entof

Com

munications,

Com

mission

for

Com

munications

Regulation(Com

Reg)

Eircom

(Meteor)-

Privatized

Hutchison

3,O2,

Vodafone

www.com

reg.ie/

(con

tinued)

Appendix A 245

http://www.trai.gov.in/

http://www.dot.gov.in/

http://www.dot.gov.in/

http://www.brti.or.id/

http://www.cra.ir/

http://www.cmc.iq/en/

http://www.comreg.ie/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Com

munications

RegulationAct(2002)

EnergyandNatural

Resources

Isle

ofMan

Europe

Northern

Europe

Telecom

munications

Act

(1984),Wireless

TelegraphyAct

(2006)

Departm

entof

Hom

eAffairs

Com

munications

Com

mission

ManxTelecom

Sure

(Batelco

Group)

https://w

ww.gov.im

/cc/

Israel

Asia(972)

Western

Asia

Com

munications

Law

(Telecom

munications

andBroadcasting)

(1982)

Ministryof

Com

munications

Ministryof

Com

munications

Bezeq

Cellcom

,Orange,

Pelephone,

Hot

Mobile,Golan

Telecom

www.m

oc.gov.il/

Italy

Europe(39)

Southern

Europe

Com

petitionAct

No.

287(1990),

Telecom

munications

Act

No.

249(1997)

IlMinistero

dello

Svilu

ppo

Economico/The

Ministry

ofEconomic

Development

Italian

Com

munications

Authority/Autorità

per

legaranzie

nelle

comunicazioni

(AGCOM)

Telecom

Italia

3Italia,TIM

,Vodafone,

Wind

www.agcom

.it/

Jamaica

Americas

(1)

Caribbean

The

Telecom

munications

Act

(2000)

Ministryof

Science

Technology,

Energyand

Mining(M

STEM)

Office

ofUtilities

RegulationJamaica

(OUR)

LIM

EDigicel

www.our.org.jm

/

Japan

Asia(81)

Eastern

Asia

Telecom

munications

BusinessAct

(1984)

Ministryof

Internal

Affairs

and

Com

munications

Ministryof

Internal

Affairs

and

Com

munications

NipponTelegraph

and

Telephone

(NTT)

KDDI,NTT

DoC

oMo,

SoftBank

Mobile

www.soumu.go.jp

/english/

Jersey

Europe

Northern

Europe

Com

petition

RegulatoryAuthority

(Jersey)

Law

(2001),

The

Telecom

munications

(Jersey)

Law

(2002)

MinisterforTreasury

andResources

Jersey

Com

petition

RegulatoryAuthority

(JCRA)

Jersey

Telecom

Airtel-Vodafone,

Sure

(Batelco

Group),

www.cicra.gg/

Jordan

Asia(962)

Western

Asia

Telecom

munications

Law

No.

13(1995)

Ministryof

Inform

ation

andCom

munications

Technology(M

oICT)

Telecom

munications

Regulatory

Com

mission

(TRC)

Jordan

Telecom

Group

(JTG)

OrangeJordan

(JTG),

Zain(JordanMobile

Telephone

Services),

Umniah

(Batelco

Group)

www.trc.gov.jo/

(con

tinued)

246 Appendix A

https://www.gov.im/cc/

https://www.gov.im/cc/

http://www.moc.gov.il/

http://www.agcom.it/

http://www.our.org.jm/

http://www.soumu.go.jp/english/

http://www.soumu.go.jp/english/

http://www.cicra.gg/

http://www.trc.gov.jo/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Kazakhstan

Asia(7)

Central

Asia

Telecom

munications

Law

No.

382(1999),

Law

onCom

munication

No.

567-II(2004)

Ministerof

Investment

andDevelopmentof

the

Republic

ofKazakhstan

Ministerof

Investmentand

Developmentof

the

Republic

ofKazakhstan

Kazakhtelecom

Kcell(TeliaSo

nera),

Tele2,Beelin

e,Altel

(Kazakhtelecom

)

http://info-con.m

id.

gov.kz/en

Kenya

Africa(254)

Eastern

Africa

Inform

ationand

Com

munications

Act

(1998),The

Kenya

Com

munications

Regulations

(2001)

Ministryof

Inform

ation,

Com

municationand

Technology(ICT)

Com

munications

Authority

ofKenya

(CA)

Telkom

Kenya

AirtelKenya

Lim

ited,

Orange(Telkom

Kenya),Safaricom

(Telkom

Kenya)

www.ca.go.ke/

Kiribati

Oceania

(686)

Micronesia

Telecom

munication

Act

(2004),

Com

munications

Act

(2012)

Ministryof

Com

munication,

TransportandTourism

Development

Com

munications

Com

mission

ofKiribati(CCK)

Telecom

Services

KiribatiLim

ited

(TSK

L)(A

cquiredby

Amalgamated

Telecom

Holdings

(Fiji’s

ATH))

Nil

www.cck.ki/

Korea

(Rep.)

Asia(82)

Eastern

Asia

Telecom

munications

BusinessAct

(2008)

Korea

Com

munications

Com

mission.

Korea

Com

munications

Com

mission.

KTCorporatio

nSK

Telecom

(SKT),

LG

U+

http://eng.kcc.go.kr/

user/ehpMain.do

Kosovo(Rep.)

Europe

Southern

Europe

Law

onTelecom

munications

No.

16(2003)

Ministryof

Transport

andCom

munications

Telecom

munications

RegulatoryAuthority

(TRA)

PostandTelecom

ofKosovo(PTK)-

Mobile

Brand

(Vala)

IPKO

http://www.arkep-rks.

org/

Kuw

ait

Asia(965)

Western

Asia

Telecom

munications

Law

No.

26(1996),

Com

municationLaw

No.

37(2014)

Ministryof

Com

munications

Ministryof

Com

munications

Zain(Formerly

know

nas

MTC)

Ooredoo

(Formerly

WataniyaTelecom

),Kuw

aitTelecom

Com

pany

(VIV

A)

http://moc.kw/

English/

Kyrgyzstan

Asia(996)

Central

Asia

Law

onLicensing

System

(2012)

Ministryof

Transport

andCom

munication

State

Com

munications

Agency

KyrgyzT

elecom

SkyMobile,Alfa

Telecom

(Megacom

),Nur

Telecom

(O!),

Beelin

e(V

impleC

ombrand)

http://www.nas.gov.

kg/

(con

tinued)

Appendix A 247

http://info-con.mid.gov.kz/en

http://info-con.mid.gov.kz/en

http://www.ca.go.ke/

http://www.cck.ki/

http://eng.kcc.go.kr/user/ehpMain.do

http://eng.kcc.go.kr/user/ehpMain.do

http://www.arkep-rks.org/

http://www.arkep-rks.org/

http://moc.kw/English/

http://moc.kw/English/

http://www.nas.gov.kg/

http://www.nas.gov.kg/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Lao

P.D.R.

Asia(+856)

South-Eastern

Asia

Telecom

munication

Law

(2001)

Ministryof

Com

munication

TransportPo

stand

Construction(M

CTPC

)

NationalAuthority

ofPo

stsand

Telecom

munications

(ANPT

)

Lao

Telecom

Beelin

e,ETL,Unitel

(STC),Sk

yTelecom

http://www.ilp.gov.la/

Lao_L

aw/

Telecom

munications_

Law

.pdf

Latvia

Europe(371)

Northern

Europe

Electronic

Com

munications

Law

(2005)

Satik

smes

Ministrija/M

inistryof

Transport

Latvian

Public

Utilities

Com

mission

/Sabiedrisko

pakalpojum

uregulēšanaskomisija

(SPR

K)

Lattelecom

(Latvian

Mobile

Telephone)

Bite,Tele2,Triatel

www.sprk.gov.lv/

Lebanon

Asia(961)

Western

Asia

Telecom

Law

431

(2002)

Ministryof

Telecom

munications

Republic

ofLebanon

Telecom

munications

RegulatoryAuthority

(TRA)

Ogero

Touch,Alfa.

www.tra.gov.lb/

Lesotho

Africa(266)

Southern

Africa

Telecom

munications

Policy(1999),

Telecom

munications

Authority

Act

(2000),

ICTPo

licy(2005),

Com

munication

Policy(2008)

MinistryOf

Com

munications,


Lesotho

Com

munications

Authority

(LCA)(formerly

Lesotho

Telecom

munications

Authority

(LTA))

Telecom

Lesotho

(Presently

know

nas

EconetTelecom

Lesotho)

Vodacom

www.lca.org.ls/

Liberia

Africa(231)

Western

Africa

Telecom

munications

Act

(2007)

Ministryof

Postsand

Telecom

munications

Liberia

Telecom

munications

Authority

(LTA)

Liberia

Telecom

munications

Corporatio

n(LIBTELCO)

Cellcom

,Com

ium,

Lonestar(M

TN)

www.lta.gov.lr/

Libya

Africa(218)

Northern

Africa

Law

No.

16(1984)

Ministryof

Com

munications

and

Infomatics

General

Telecom

munication

Authority

(GTA)

General

Postand

Telecom

munications

Com

pany

(GPT

C)

AlMadar,Libyana

Mobile

Phone

(GPT

C)

http://cim.gov.ly

/

Liechtenstein

Europe(423)

Western

Europe

Media

Act

(2005),

Com

munications

Act

(2006)

NA

Amtfür

Kom

munikation

(AK)/The

Office

for

Com

munications

Telecom

Liechtenstein

Orange,

Swisscom

,Mobilk

om(m

erged

with

Telecom

Liechtenstein)

http://www.llv.li/#/

11109

(con

tinued)

248 Appendix A

http://www.ilp.gov.la/Lao_Law/Telecommunications_Law.pdf




http://www.sprk.gov.lv/

http://www.tra.gov.lb/

http://www.lca.org.ls/

http://www.lta.gov.lr/

http://cim.gov.ly/

http://www.llv.li/#/11109

http://www.llv.li/#/11109

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Lith

uania

Europe(370)

Northern

Europe

Law

onRadio

Com

munication

(1995),Law

onElectronic

Com

munications

(2004)

Ministryof

Transport

andCom

munications

The

Com

munications

Regulatory

Authority)/Ryšių

ReguliavimoTarnyba

(RRT)

Teo

LT

Omnitel,Mediafon,

UABBite

Lietuva,

UABTELE2

www.rrt.lt/en

Luxem

bourg

Europe(352)

Western

Europe

Telecom

munications

Law

(1997),Law

onNetworks

and

Electronic

Com

munications

Services

(2011)

The

Ministryfor

Com

munications

and

Media/Service

des

médiaset

des

communications

(SMC)

Institu

tLuxem

bourgeoisde

Régulation(ILR)

P&TLuxem

bourg

(P&T)(M

obile

brand:

LuxGSM

)

Tango,Orange,

LOL

Mobile

www.ilr.p

ublic.lu

/

Macao,China

Asia(853)

Eastern

Asia

Basic

Telecom

munications

Law

(2001)

Departm

entof

Lands,

Public

Works

and

Transport

Bureauof

Telecom

munications

Regulation/Direcção

dosServiços

deRegulação

deTelecom

unicações

(DSR

T)

Com

panhia

deTelecom

unicaçõesde

Macau

(CTM)

Hutchison

Telephone

(3Macau)Com

pany

Lim

ited,

China

Telecom

(Macau)

Com

pany

Lim

ited,

Smartone—Mobile

Com

munications

(Macau),Lim

ited

http://www.dsrt.g

ov.

mo/web/en

Macedonia

Europe

Southern

Europe

Telecom

munication

Act

(2004),Law

onElectronic

Com

munications

(2005)

and(2014)

Ministerof

Inform

ation

Societyand

Adm

inistration

AgencyforElectronic

Com

munications

(AEK)

MakedonskiTelekom

TMobile

(Deutsche

Telekom

),VIP

Operator,One

(Telekom

Slovenije)

www.aek.m

k/en/

Madagascar

Africa(261)

Eastern

Africa

Law

No.

93-001

(1994),DecreeNo.

°99-143(1999)

Ministere

Des

Telecom

munications,

Des

Postes

EtDeLa

Com

munication

Autorité

deRégulationdes

Technologiesde

Com

munication

(ARTEC)(Earlier

sector

was

regulated

byOMERT)

Telecom

Malagasy

(Telma)

Orange,

Airtel

(Formerly

Celtel)

http://www.omert.m

g/

(con

tinued)

Appendix A 249

http://www.rrt.lt/en

http://www.ilr.public.lu/

http://www.dsrt.gov.mo/web/en

http://www.dsrt.gov.mo/web/en

http://www.aek.mk/en/

http://www.omert.mg/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Malaw

iAfrica(265)

Eastern

Africa

Com

munications

Act

(1998)

Ministryof

Inform

ation

Com

munications

RegulatoryAuthority

(MACRA)

Malaw

iTelecom

munications

Lim

ited(M

TL)

Airtel,Telekom

Networks

Malaw

i(TNM),G-M

obile

(GAIN

),Celcom

Ltd

www.m

acra.org.m

w/

Malaysia

Asia(60)

South-Eastern

Asia

Telecom

munication

Act

(1950),Digital

SignatureAct

(1997),

Com

munications

and

Multim

edia

Act

(1998)

Ministryof

Com

munications

and

Multim

edia/

Kem

enterian

Kom

unikasiDan

Multim

edia

Malaysia

(KKMM)

Malaysian

Com

munications

and

Multim

edia

Com

mission

(MCMC)

Telekom

Malaysia

Celcom

Axiata,

DiGi

Telecom

munications,

Maxis

Com

munications,U

Mobile

www.skm

m.gov.m

y/;

http://www.kkm

m.

gov.my/

Maldives

Asia(960)

Southern

Asia

Telecom

munications

Regulation(2003),

Telecom

munication

Policy(2006–2010),

NationalBroadband

Policy(2014–2018)

Ministerof

Transport

andCom

munications

Com

munications

Authority

ofMaldives

Dhiraagu

Ooredoo

(Previously

know

nas

Wataniya

Telecom

)

www.cam

.gov.m

v/

Mali

Africa(223)

Western

Africa

Telecom

Act

No.

2001-005

(2001)

Ministère

del’Economie

Num

érique,de

l’Inform

ationet

dela

Com

munication

Autorité

Maliennede

Régulationdes

Télécom

munications/

TIC

etdesPo

stes

(AMRTP)

Societedes

Telecom

munications

duMali—

SOTELMA

(Mobile

brand-Malitel)

Orange(France

Telecom

)http://am

rtp-mali.o

rg/

Malta

Europe(356)

Southern

Europe

Electronic

Com

munications

(Regulation)

Act

(1997),

Com

munications

Authority

Act

(2000)

Ministryforthe

Economy,

Investment

andSm

allBusiness

Portfolio

Malta

Com

munications

Authority

(MCA)

Maltacom

(Currently

know

nas

GO

plc)

Mobile

Com

munications

(GO

Mobile),Vodafone,

Melita

Mobile

https://w

ww.m

ca.org.

mt/

MarshallIslands

Oceania

(692)

Micronesia

NTA

Act

(1990),

Radio

Com

municationAct

(1993)

Ministryof

Transportationand

Com

munications

Ministryof

Transportationand

Com

munications

National

Telecom

munications

Authority

(NTA)

Nil

http://www.ntamar.

net/

(con

tinued)

250 Appendix A

http://www.macra.org.mw/

http://www.skmm.gov.my/

http://www.kkmm.gov.my/

http://www.kkmm.gov.my/

http://www.cam.gov.mv/

http://amrtp-mali.org/

https://www.mca.org.mt/

https://www.mca.org.mt/

http://www.ntamar.net/

http://www.ntamar.net/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Martin

ique

Americas

(596)

Caribbean

NA

Ministère

desOutre-M

er(FrenchMinistryof

Overseas)

Autorite

deRegulationdes

Com

munications

Electroniques

etdes

Postes

(Arcep)—

Paris

OrangeCaraïbe

(FranceTelecom

)Digicel,Outremer

Telecom

(SFR

)www.arcep.fr/;http://

www.outre-m

er.gouv.

fr/

Mauritania

Africa(222)

Western

Africa

Telecom

munications

Act

99-019

(1999)

Ministerof

Employment,Vocational

Training,

Inform

ation

Technologyand

Com

munications/

Ministère

del’em

ploi,de

laform

ation

professionnelle

etdes

TIC

Autorite

deRegulation

Mauritel

Chinguitel(Expresso

Telecom

),Mattel

www.are.m

r/

Mauritiu

sAfrica(230)

Eastern

Africa

The

Telecom

munications

Act

(1998)

Ministryof

Technology,

Com

municationand

Innovatio

n

Inform

ationand

Com

munication

Technologies

Authority

(ICT)

Mauritiu

sTelecom

(MT)

Orange(Cellplus),

Emtel,Mahanagar

Telephone

Mauritiu

sLim

ited(M

TML)

https://w

ww.icta.m

u/

Mayotte

Africa

Eastern

Africa

NA

Ministère

desOutre-M

er(FrenchMinistryof

Overseas)

Autorite

deRegulationdes

Com

munications

Electroniques

etdes

Postes

(Arcep)—

Paris

Outremer

Telecom

www.arcep.fr/

Mexico

Americas

(52)

Central

America

Federal

Telecom

munications

Law

(1995),Federal

Telecom

munications

andBroadcastingLaw

(2014)

Secretaría

deCom

unicacionesy

Transportes

(SCT)

Institu

toFederalde

Telecom

unicaciones

(IFT

)

Telmex

(American

Movil)

NextelMexico

(Acquiredby

AT&T),

Movistar(Telefón

ica),

Telcel(Telmex),

Iusacell(A

cquiredby

AT&T)

www.ift.o

rg.m

x/

Micronesia

Oceania

(691)

Micronesia

Telecom

munications

Act

(1981),

Radiocommunications

Act

(1991),ICT

Policy(2012)

Departm

entof

Transportation,

Com

munications

and

Infrastructure

(TC&I)

Com

munications

Division,

FSM

TC&I

FederatedStates

ofMicronesia

Telecom

munications

Corporatio

n(FSM

TC)

www.ict.fm/

(con

tinued)

Appendix A 251





http://www.are.mr/

https://www.icta.mu/


http://www.ift.org.mx/

http://www.ict.fm/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Moldova

Europe(373)

Eastern

Europe

Electronic

Com

munications

Act

no.241-XVI(2007)

Ministryof

Inform

ation

Technologyand

Com

munications

NationalRegulatory

AgencyforElectronic

Com

munications

and

Inform

ation

Technology

(ANRCETI)

Moldtelecom

(Mobile

Brand:Unité)

Orange,

Moldcell,

Interdnestrcom

http://en.anrceti.md/

Monaco

Europe(377)

Western

Europe

Ministryof

Public

Works,theEnvironment

andUrban

Development

Directio

ndes

Com

munications

Electroniques

MonacoTelecom

http://www.nic.m

c/

Mongolia

Asia(976)

Eastern

Asia

Com

munications

Act

(2001)

NA

Com

munications

Regulatory

Com

mission

(CRC)

Mongolia

Telecom

Com

pany

(MTC)

G-M

obile,Sk

ytel,

Mobicom

,Unitel

www.crc.gov.m

n/en/

Montenegro

Europe(382)

Southern

Europe

Law

onElectronic

Com

munications

(2013)

MinistryforInform

ation

Societyand

Telecom

munications

AgencyforElectronic

Com

munications

and

Postal

Services

(EKIP)

CrnogorskiTelekom

T-M

obile

(Crnogorski

Telekom

),Mtel,

Telenor

www.ekip.me/eng/

Montserrat

Americas

(1)

Caribbean

Telecom

munications

Act

Revised

(2008),

Info-Com

munications

DevelopmentAct

(2009)

Ministryof

Com

munications,

Works,Energyand

Labour

Montserrat

Info-Com

munications

Authority

(MICA)

Lim

e(Cable

and

Wireless)

Digicel

www.m

ica.ms/

Morocco

Africa(212)

Northern

Africa

Telecom

munication

Act(1997),p

ostaland

telecommunications.

Law

No.

24(1996)

andLaw

No.

55-01

(2004)

Ministère

desPo

stes

etdesTélécom

munications

(MPT

)

AgenceNationale

deRéglementatio

ndes

Telecom

munications

(ANRT)

Maroc

Telecom

/IAM

(Earlierknow

nas

Office

Nationaldes

Postes

etTélécom

munications)

Inwi,Meditel

www.anrt.m

a/en

Mozam

bique

Africa(258)

Eastern

Africa

General

Telecom

munications

Fram

ework—

Lei

No.

8(2004)

Ministeriodos

Transportes

eCom

unicacoes(M

TC)

Institu

toNacionaldas

Com

municacoesde

Mozam

bique/

Mozam

biqueNational

Com

munications

Institu

te(INCM)

Telecom

unicaçõesde

Moçam

bique(TDM)

Vodacom

,Movitel

(ViettelGroup),mcel

(Moçam

bique

Celular)

www.in

cm.gov.m

z/

(con

tinued)

252 Appendix A

http://en.anrceti.md/

http://www.nic.mc/

http://www.crc.gov.mn/en/

http://www.ekip.me/eng/

http://www.mica.ms/

http://www.anrt.ma/en

http://www.incm.gov.mz/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Myanm

arAsia(95)

South-Eastern

Asia

Telecom

Law

(2013)

Ministryof

Com

munications

and

Inform

ationTechnology

(MCIT)

Myanm

arPo

stsand

Telecom

munications

(MPT

)

Myanm

arPo

stsand

Telecom

munications

(MPT

)

Telenor,Ooredoo

(Formerly

Q-Tel),

Digicel

www.m

pt.com

.mm/

en/

Nam

ibia

Africa(264)

Southern

Africa

MIN

ISTRY

OFWORKS,

TRANSP

ORTAND

COMMUNICATIO

N

Ministryof

Inform

ation

andCom

munications

Technology

Com

munications

RegulatoryAuthority

ofNam

ibia

(CRAN)

Telecom

Nam

ibia

(Fixed-line),MTC

(Mobile)

Telecom

Nam

bia(TN

Mobile)

www.cran.na/

Nauru

Oceania

(674)

Micronesia

WirelessTelegraphy

Act

(1974),

Telecom

munications

Act

(2002)

Ministryof

Telecom

munication

Ministryof

Telecom

munication

Digicel

http://www.naurugov.

nr

Nepal

Asia(977)

Southern

Asia

Telecom

munication

Act.2053(1997)

Ministryof

Inform

ation

andCom

munications

Nepal

Telecom

munications

Authority

The

Nepal

Telecom

Com

pany

Ncell(Spice

Nepal)

www.nta.gov.np/

Neth.

Antilles

Americas

(599)

Caribbean

NA

Ministerof

Transportationand

Telecom

munication

Bureau

Telecom

munications

andPo

st(BT&P)

EUTEL(Former

incumbent,now

itis

partof

Netherlands)

Digicel

(Curacao

Telecom

N.V.),

Telcell,

Uts(Setel

Nv),AntiallianoPo

r

www.btnp.org/

Netherlands

Europe(31)

Western

Europe

Telecom

munications

Act

(1988)

Ministryof

Economic

Affairs

Netherlands

Authority

forConsumersand

Markets(A

CM)

Koninklijk

ePT

TNederland

(KPN

/KPN

Mobile)

T-M

obile,Vodafone

https://w

ww.acm

.nl/

en/

New

Zealand

Oceania

(64)

Australasia

The

Com

merce

Act

(1986),

Telecom

munications

Act

(2001)

Ministryof

Business,

Innovatio

nand

Employment

Com

merce

Com

mission

New

Zealand

Lim

ited

(Telecom

NZ)

Vodafone(Formerly

TelstraClear),

2degrees

www.com

com.govt.

nz/

Nicaragua

Americas

(505)

Central

America

General

Law

onTelecom

munications

andPo

stal

Services

No.

200(1995),

Telecom

munications

Decree

No.

128(2004)

Ministryof

Transportationand

Infrastructure

(MTI)

Institu

toNicaragüense

de Telecom

unicacionesy

Correos

(Telcor)

Empresa

Nicaragüensede

Telecom

unicaciones,

S.A.(ENITEL)

(Currently

Operatin

gas

Claro)

Movistar(Telefón

ica

Móv

il)www.telcor.gob.ni/

(con

tinued)

Appendix A 253

http://www.mpt.com.mm/en/

http://www.mpt.com.mm/en/

http://www.cran.na/

http://www.naurugov.nr

http://www.naurugov.nr

http://www.nta.gov.np/

http://www.btnp.org/

https://www.acm.nl/en/

https://www.acm.nl/en/

http://www.comcom.govt.nz/

http://www.comcom.govt.nz/

http://www.telcor.gob.ni/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Niger

Africa(227)

Western

Africa

Ordinance

No.

99-045

(1999),

Telecom

munications

Sector

Policy(1999)

Ministère

desPo

stes,d

esTélécom

munications

etde

l’Economie

Num

érique

Autorité

deRégulationdes

Télécom

munications

etde

laPo

ste

SociétéNigérienne

des

Télécom

munications

(SONITEL)(M

obile

brand-

Sahelcom

)

Airtel,Orange(France

Telecom

),Telecel

(Moov)

www.arm

niger.o

rg/

Nigeria

Africa(234)

Western

Africa

The

Wireless

TelegraphyAct

(1990),Nigerian

Com

munications

Act

(2003)

FederalMinistryof

Com

munication

Technology

Nigerian

Com

munications

Com

mission

Nigeria

Telecom

munications

(NITEL)(A

cquired

byMtel)

Airtel,Etisalat,Glo,

Globacom,Visafone

(Acquiredby

MTN),

M-Tel,MTN

www.ncc.gov.ng/

Niue

Oceania

(683)

Polynesia

Com

munications

Act

(1989)

Ministryof

Infrastructure

NA

Telecom

Niue

http://www.gov.nu/

Norfolk

Islands

Oceania

Australasia

Telecom

munication

Act

(1992),

Telecom

munications

Amendm

entAct

(2004)

Ministryof

Finance

NA

Norfolk

Telecom

NorthernMarianas

Oceania

(1)

Micronesia

Com

monwealth

Telecom

munications

Act

(2000)

NA

NA

IT&E(M

icronesian

Telecom

munications

Corporatio

n-MTC)

Docom

oPacific

Norway

Europe(47)

Northern

Europe

Electronic

Com

munications

Act

83(2003)

Ministryof

Transport

andCom

munications

NorwegianPo

stand

Telecom

munication

Authority/Nasjonal

kommunikasjons-

myndighet

(Nkom)

Telenor

Group

Netcom,Network

Norway

(Acquiredby

ICE)

www.nkom.no/

Oman

Asia(968)

Western

Asia

The

Telecom

Act

(2002)

Ministryof

Transport

andCom

munications

Sultanate

ofOman

Telecom

munications

RegulatoryAuthority

(TRA)

Oman

Telecom

munications

Com

pany

(Omantel)

Ooredoo

Oman,

Oman

Mobile

(OMTC)

https://w

ww.tra.gov.

om/

Pakistan

Asia(92)

Southern

Asia

The

Pakistan

Telecom

munication

Ordinance

(1994),

Telecom

ReorganizationAct

(1996)

Ministryof

Inform

ation

Technology(M

oIT)

Pakistan

Telecom

munication

Authority

Pakistan

Telecom

munication

Com

pany

Ltd

(PTCL)

(Mobile

Brand-

Ufone)

Mobilink,Telenor,

Warid,Zong(China

Mobile

Pakistan)

www.pta.gov.pk/

(con

tinued)

254 Appendix A

http://www.armniger.org/

http://www.ncc.gov.ng/

http://www.gov.nu/

http://www.nkom.no/

https://www.tra.gov.om/

https://www.tra.gov.om/

http://www.pta.gov.pk/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Palau

Oceania

(680)

Micronesia

The

Telecom

munication

Act(1982)

and(2013)

NA

NA

PalauNational

Com

munications

Corporatio

n(PNCC

Wireless)

PalauMobile

Corporatio

n(PMC)

Palestine

Asia

Western

Asia

NA

Ministryof

Telecom

munications

and

Inform

ationTechnology

(MTIT)

Ministryof

Telecom

munications

andInform

ation

Technology(M

TIT)

Palestinian

Telecom

munication

Com

pany

(PalTel)(M

obile

brand-

Jawwal)

WataniyaTelecom

Panama

Americas

(507)

Central

America

Telecom

Law

No.

31(1996)

Ministryof

Com

munications

and

Inform

ationTechnology

(MCIT)

Autoridad

Nacional

delosServicios

Públicos

(ASE

P)

Cable

andWireless

Panamá(CWP)

Claro

(América

Móvil),Digicel,

Movistar

www.asep.gob.pa/

PapuaNew

Guinea

Oceania

(675)

Melanesia

Telecom

munications

Act

(1996)

Ministryof

Com

municationand

Inform

ationTechnology

NationalInform

ation

andCom

munications

TechnologyAuthority

(NICTA)

Telikom

PNG

Ltd

(Mobile

Brand-

Citifon)

Digicel,Vodafone

(bmobile)

http://www.nicta.gov.

pg/

Paraguay

Americas

(595)

Southern

America

Telecom

munication

Law

No.

642(1995)

Ministryof

Public

Works

and

Com

munications

Com

isiónNacionald

eTelecom

unicaciones

(Conatel)

Corporación

Paraguayade

Com

unicaciones

(Copaco)

Tigo(M

illicom

),Claro

(América

Móvil),Personal

(Núcleo),Vox

(Hola

Paraguay)

www.conatel.gov.py/

Peru

Americas

(51)

Southern

America

NA

Ministeriode

Transportes

yCom

unicaciones(M

TC)

OrganismoSu

pervisor

deInversiónPrivada

en Telecom

unicaciones

(OSIPT

EL)

Telefón

icadelPerú

S.A

(Mobile

brand-

Movistar)

Claro

(América

Móvil),Entel

(formerly

Nextel

Peru),Bitel

https://w

ww.osiptel.

gob.pe/ (c

ontin

ued)

Appendix A 255

http://www.asep.gob.pa/

http://www.nicta.gov.pg/

http://www.nicta.gov.pg/

http://www.conatel.gov.py/

https://www.osiptel.gob.pe/

https://www.osiptel.gob.pe/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Philippines

Asia(63)

South-Eastern

Asia

Public

Telecom

munications

PolicyAct

(Republic

Act

No.

7925)(1995)

Departm

entof

Transportationand

Com

munications

(DOTC)

National

Telecom

munications

Com

mission

(NTC)

PhilippineLong

DistanceTelephone

Com

pany

(PLDT)

(Smart

Com

munications)

Globe

Telecom

(Touch

Mobile),

Express

Telecom

(Exetel),Digital

Telecom

munications/

SunCellular(O

wned

byPL

DT),Bayan

Telecom

munications

(Acquiredby

Globe),

Bell

Telecom

munication

(VegaTelecom

),Now

Telecom

(Formerly

NextMobile)

www.ntc.gov.ph/

Poland

Europe(48)

Eastern

Europe

Telecom

munication

Act

(2004)

Ministryof

Adm

inistrationand

Digitizatio

n

Office

ofElectronic

Com

munications

(UKE)

Telekom

unikacja

Polska

S.A.(Polish

Telecom

)

T-M

obile,Orange

(Formerly

PTK

Centertel),Po

lkom

tel

(PLUS),Play

(P4)

www.en.uke.gov.pl/

Portugal

Europe(351)

Southern

Europe

Telecom

munications

Act

(1989)

Ministerof

Economy

AutoridadeNacional

deCom

unicações

(ANACOM)

Portugal

Telecom

Meo,Optim

us,

Vodafone,

Zon

Mobile

www.anacom.pt/

Puerto

Rico

Americas

(1)

Caribbean

Telecom

munication

Act

(1996)

NA

JuntaReglamentadora

de Telecom

unicaciones

dePu

eroRico

Puerto

Rico

Telephone

Com

pany

(PRTC)

AT&TMobility,

Sprint

PCS,

Open

Mobile,T-M

obile,

Claro

(América

Móv

il)

www.jrtpr.g

obierno.

pr/

Qatar

Asia(974)

Western

Asia

Telecom

munication

Law

No.

34(2006)

Ministryof

Inform

ation

andCom

munications

Technology

(ictQATAR)

The

Suprem

eCouncil

forCom

munication

andInform

ation

Technology(SCICT)/

Com

munications

RegulatoryAuthority

(CRA-Independent

Regulator)

Qatar

Telecom

(Qtel/O

oredoo)

Vodafone

www.cra.gov.qa;

www.ictqatar.qa/en

(con

tinued)

256 Appendix A

http://www.ntc.gov.ph/

http://www.en.uke.gov.pl/

http://www.anacom.pt/

http://www.jrtpr.gobierno.pr/

http://www.jrtpr.gobierno.pr/

http://www.cra.gov.qa

http://www.ictqatar.qa/en

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Réunion

Africa

Eastern

Africa

NA

NA

Autorite

deRegulationdes

Com

munications

Electroniques

etdes

Postes

(Arcep)—

Paris

Orange,

Outremer

(SFR

)http://www.arcep.fr/

Rom

ania

Europe(40)

Eastern

Europe

Regulatory

Fram

eworkfor

Com

munications

(Ordinance

No.

79)

(2002),Law

no.

239(2005)

Ministryof

Com

munications

and

Inform

ationSo

ciety

The

National

Authority

for

Managem

entand

Regulationin

Com

munications

(ANCOM)

Rom

telecom

(Telekom

Rom

ania)

Vodafone,

RCSand

RDS,

Orange

www.ancom

.org.ro

/en/ancom

_106

Russian

Federatio

nEurope(7)

Eastern

Europe

The

FederalLaw

onCom

munication

(2003)

Ministryof

Telecom

and

MassCom

munications

oftheRussian

Federatio

n(M

INSV

YAZ)

Ministryof

Telecom

andMass

Com

munications

oftheRussian

Federatio

n(M

INSV

YAZ)

Svyazinvest

(Currently

know

nas

Rostelecom)

MTS,

Beelin

e(V

impelCom

),MegaFon,Tele2

http://www.m

insvyaz.

ru/en/

Rwanda

Africa(250)

Eastern

Africa

Telecom

munications

Law

No.

44/2

(2001)

The

Ministerof

Youth

andICT(M

YICT)

Rwanda

Utilities

RegulatoryAuthority

Rwandatel(A

cquired

byLiquidTelecom

)Airtel,MTN,Tigo

www.ru

ra.gov.rw

/

S.Tom

éandPrincipe

Africa(239)

MiddleAfrica

Telecom

munications

Law

No.

3(2004)

Ministère

desTravaux

Publiques,

Infrastructures,

Transportset

Com

munications

Autorité

Généralede

Régulation(A

GER)

Com

panhia

Santom

ense

deTelecom

unicacoes

(CST

)

www.ager-stp.org/

Samoa

Oceania

(685)

Polynesia

Telecom

munications

Act

(2005),

Telecom

munications

Amendm

ent(2008),

BroadcastingAct

(2010)

Ministryof

Com

munications

and

Inform

ationTechnology

Office

ofthe

Regulator

ofSamoa

(OOTR)

Bluesky

Samoa

Lim

ited(Formerly

SamoaTel)

Digicel

http://www.re

gulator.

gov.ws/

SanMarino

Europe(378)

Southern

Europe

NA

Segreteria

diStato

TerritorioeAmbiente

SanMarinoTelecom

(SMT)

www.territo

rio.sm

/

(con

tinued)

Appendix A 257


http://www.ancom.org.ro/en/ancom_106

http://www.ancom.org.ro/en/ancom_106

http://www.minsvyaz.ru/en/

http://www.minsvyaz.ru/en/

http://www.rura.gov.rw/

http://www.ager-stp.org/

http://www.regulator.gov.ws/

http://www.regulator.gov.ws/

http://www.territorio.sm/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

SaudiArabia

Asia(966)

Western

Asia

The

Telecom

munications

Act

(2001)

Ministryof

Com

munications

and

Inform

ationTechnology

Saudi

Com

munications

and

Inform

ation

Technology

Com

mission

(CITC)

SaudiTelecom

Com

pany

(STC

Group)

Mobily

(Etih

adEtisalat),Zain,

Public

Telecom

munications

Com

pany

(BRAVO,

PTC)

www.citc.gov.sa/

Senegal

Africa(221)

Western

Africa

Law

onTelecom

munications

No.

96-03,

No.

2001-15and

No.

2011-01

Ministere

DeLa

Com

munication

Autorité

deRégulationdes

Télécom

munications

etdesPo

stes

(ARTP)

Sonatel(O

range)

Expresso(Sudatel),

Alizé,

Tigo(Sentel

GSM

),HayoTelecom

www.artpsenegal.net/

Serbia

Europe(381)

Southern

Europe

Telecom

munications

Law

(2007),

Electronic

Com

munications

Law

(2010)

Ministryof

Trade,

Tourism

and

Telecom

munications

Republic

Agencyfor

Electronic

Com

munication

(RATEL)

Telekom

Srbija

(MTS)

Telnor,VIP

Mobile

(Mobilk

omAustria

Group)

http://www.ra

tel.rs/

home.136.html

Seychelles

Africa(248)

Eastern

Africa

Broadcastingand

Telecom

munication

Act

(2000)

Ministryof

Inform

ation

Technology

andCom

munication

(MITC)

Departm

entof

Inform

ation

Com

munications

Technology

AirtelSeychelles,

Cable

andWireless

(Seychelles)

Ltd

www.ict.g

ov.sc/

Sierra

Leone

Africa(232)

Western

Africa

The

Telecom

munications

Act

(2006)

Ministerof

Inform

ation

andCom

munications

National

Telecom

munications

Com

mission

(NATCOM)

Sierra

Leone

Telecom

munications

Com

pany

(Sierratel)

BhartiA

irtel,Ambitel,

Com

ium,Africell,

Sierratel,Datatel,

Cellcom

,Sm

art

Mobile

(InterGroup

Telecom

)

www.natcom.gov.sl/

Singapore

Asia(65)

South-Eastern

Asia

Telecom

munications

Act

43(1999)

Ministryof

Com

munications

and

Inform

ation(M

CI)

Infocomm

Development

Authority

ofSingapore(IDA)

Singapore

Telecom

munications

(SingT

el)

MobileOne

(M1),

StarHub

https://w

ww.id

a.gov.

sg/

Slovakia

Europe(421)

Eastern

Europe

Electronic

Com

munications

Act

No.

351(2011)

Ministryof

Transport,

Postsand

Telecom

munications

oftheSlovak

Republic

(MDPT

)

RegulatoryAuthority

forElectronic

Com

munications

and

Postal

Services

(RegulatoryAuthority

—RÚ)

Slovak

Telekom

(T-M

obile)

OrangeSlovensko,

Telefón

icaO2

http://www.teleoff.

gov.sk/in

dex.php?ID

=9

(con

tinued)

258 Appendix A

http://www.citc.gov.sa/

http://www.artpsenegal.net/

http://www.ratel.rs/home.136.html

http://www.ratel.rs/home.136.html

http://www.ict.gov.sc/

http://www.natcom.gov.sl/

https://www.ida.gov.sg/

https://www.ida.gov.sg/

http://www.teleoff.gov.sk/index.php?ID=9



Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Slovenia

Europe(386)

Southern

Europe

Law

onTelecom

munications

(1997),Electronic

Com

munications

Act

(2011)

NA

Agencyfor

communication

networks

andservices

oftheRepublic

ofSlovenia

Telekom

Slovenije

Mobitel,Si.M

obil,

Tušmobil,

T-2

www.akos-rs.si/akos-

ang

Solomon

Islands

Oceania

(677)

Melanesia

Telecom

munications

Act

(2009)

Ministryof

Com

munications

and

Aviation

Telecom

munications

Com

mission

ofSo

lomon

Islands

Solomon

Telekom

(OurrTelekom

)bm

obile-V

odafone

http://www.tcsi.org.

sb/

Somalia

Africa(252)

Eastern

Africa

National

Com

munications

Act

(2012)

Ministryof

Postsand

Com

munication

Ministryof

Postsand

Com

munication(N

oindependentregulator

exist)

HormuudTelecom

(Hortel),Nationlink,

Telesom

,So

mali

Telecom

Group,

Somafone,

Golis,

Somtel

www.m

opc.

somaligov.net/

SouthAfrica

Africa(27)

Southern

Africa

Telecom

munications

Act

(1996and2000),

Independent

BroadcastingAct

(1993),Electronic

Com

munications

Act

(2005and2014)

Ministryof

Telecom

munications

and

Postal

Services

Independent

Com

munications

Authority

ofSo

uth

Africa(ICASA

)

Telkom

SA(Telkom

Mobile/8ta)

Vodacom

,MTN,Cell

Chttps://w

ww.icasa.org.

za/

SouthSu

dan

Africa(211)

Southern

Africa

National

Com

munications

Act

No.

24(2012)

Ministryof

Telecom

munications

and

Postal

Services

Ministryof

Telecom

munications

andPo

stal

Services

Sudatel

MTN,Gem

tel(G

reen

Netwroks),Zain,

Vivacell

www.m

otps.goss.org/

Spain

Europe(34)

Southern

Europe

General

Telecom

munications

Act

No.

9(2014)

Ministeriode

Industria,

Energía

yTurismo

Spain’sNational

Authority

forMarkets

andCom

petition

(CNMC)/Com

isión

Nacionalde

los

Mercadosyla

Com

petencia

Telefonica

Orange,

Vodafone,

Movistar,Yogio

www.cnm

c.es/

(con

tinued)

Appendix A 259

http://www.akos-rs.si/akos-ang

http://www.akos-rs.si/akos-ang

http://www.tcsi.org.sb/

http://www.tcsi.org.sb/

http://www.mopc.somaligov.net/

http://www.mopc.somaligov.net/

https://www.icasa.org.za/

https://www.icasa.org.za/

http://www.motps.goss.org/

http://www.cnmc.es/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

SriLanka

Asia(94)

Southern

Asia

Telecom

munications

Act

No.

25(1991),

Telecom

munication

LevyAct

No.

21(2011)

Ministryof

Telecom

municationand

Inform

ationTechnology

Telecom

munications

Regulatory

Com

mission

ofSri

Lanka

(TRCSL

)

SriLanka

Telecom

(SLT)

Mobitel(SLT),Airtel,

Hutch,Etisalat

(Celltel),Dialog

(AxiataGroup)

www.trc.gov.lk/

St.KittsandNevis

Americas

(1)

Caribbean

Telecom

munications

Act

2(2000)

Ministryof

International

Trade,Labour,So

cial

Security,CARICOM

Affairs,and

Telecom

munications

and

Technology

The

National

Telecom

munications

Regulatory

Com

mission

(NTRC)

Cable

andWireless

(LIM

E)

Digicel

http://ntrc.kn/

St.Lucia

Americas

(1)

Caribbean

Telecom

munications

ACT27

(2000)

Ministryof

Infrastructure,Po

rtServices

andTransport

The

National

Telecom

munications

Regulatory

Com

mission

(NTRC)

Cable

andWireless

(LIM

E)

Digicel

www.ntrc.org.lc/

St.M

aarten

Americas

(1)

Caribbean

NA

Ministryof

Tourism

,Economic

Affairs,

Telecom

munications

and

Transport(M

inistry

TEATT)

Bureau

Telecom

munications

andPo

st

http://www.

sxmregulator.sx/

St.Pierre

and

Miquelon

Americas

(508)

Northern

America

NA

NA

Autorite

deRegulationdes

Com

munications

Electroniques

etdes

Postes

(Arcep)—

Paris

SPM

Telecom

(Ameris)

www.arcep.fr/

St.Vincent

andthe

Grenadines

Americas

(1)

Caribbean

Telecom

munications

ACT1(2001)

The

Ministryof

Foreign

Affairs,Fo

reignTrade,

Com

merce

and

Inform

ationTechnology

The

National

Telecom

munications

Regulatory

Com

mission

(NTRC)

Cable

andWireless

(LIM

E)

Digicel

www.ntrc.vc/

Sudan

Africa(249)

Northern

Africa

The

Telecom

munication

Act

(2001)

Ministryof

Inform

ation

andCom

munications

National

Telecom

munications

Corporatio

n(N

TC)

SudanTelecom

Com

pany

(Sudatel)

Canartel,MTN,Zain

Sudan

www.ntc.gov.sd/

index.php/en/

(con

tinued)

260 Appendix A

http://www.trc.gov.lk/

http://ntrc.kn/

http://www.ntrc.org.lc/

http://www.sxmregulator.sx/

http://www.sxmregulator.sx/


http://www.ntrc.vc/

http://www.ntc.gov.sd/index.php/en/

http://www.ntc.gov.sd/index.php/en/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Suriname

Americas

(597)

Southern

America

Telecom

munication

Act

(2004)

Ministerievan

Transport,

Com

municatie

enToerism

e—TAS

Telecom

municatie

AutoriteitSu

riname

(TAS)

Telesur

(TeleG

)Uniqa

(IntelsurUTA),

Digicel

www.tas.sr/

Swaziland

Africa(268)

Southern

Africa

Postand

Telecom

munications

Corporatio

nAct

No.

11(1983),The

Electronic

Com

munications

Act

(2013)

Ministryof

Tourism

,Environmentand

Com

munications

Swaziland

Postand

Telecom

munications

Corporatio

n(SPT

C)

Swaziland

Postand

Telecom

munications

Corporatio

n(SPT

C)

MTN

Swaziland

www.sptc.co.sz/

Sweden

Europe(46)

Northern

Europe

Electronic

Com

munications

Act

(2003)

Ministryof

Enterprise

andInnovatio

nSw

edishPo

stand

Telecom

Authority

(PTS)

Telia

Sonera

Telenor,Tele2,Hi3G

www.pts.se/en-G

B/

Switzerland

Europe(41)

Western

Europe

Telecom

munications

Act

No.

784.10

(1997)

FederalDepartm

entof

Environment,Transport,

Energyand

Com

munications

(DETEC)

FederalOffice

for

Com

munications

(OFC

OM/BAKOM),

The

Federal

Com

munications

Com

mission

(Com

Com

)-Independent

Regulator

Swisscom

AG

Sunrise,

Orange

www.ofcom

.adm

in.

ch/

Syria

Asia(963)

Western

Asia

Syrian

Telecom

munication

RegulatoryAuthority

Ministryof

Com

munications

and

Technology

Syrian

Telecom

munication

RegulatoryAuthority

(SYTRA)

Syrian

Telecom

MTN,Sy

riatel

http://www.m

oct.g

ov.

sy/

Taiwan,Province

ofChina

Asia(886)

Eastern

Asia

Telecom

munications

Act

(1996),

Fundam

ental

Com

munications

Act

(2004

Ministryof

Transportationand

Com

munications

ofthe

Republic

ofChina

National

Com

munications

Com

mission

Chunghw

aTelecom

Ambit,Asia-Pacific

Telecom

,FarEasTone,

Taiwan

Mobile,Taiwan

Star

Telecom

,vibo

Telecom

www.ncc.gov.tw

/english/

(con

tinued)

Appendix A 261

http://www.tas.sr/

http://www.sptc.co.sz/

http://www.pts.se/en-GB/

http://www.ofcom.admin.ch/

http://www.ofcom.admin.ch/

http://www.moct.gov.sy/

http://www.moct.gov.sy/

http://www.ncc.gov.tw/english/

http://www.ncc.gov.tw/english/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Tajikistan

Asia(992)

Central

Asia

NA

Ministryof

Com

munications

The

Com

munications

RegulatoryAgency

(CRA)

Tajiktelecom

Babilo

nMobile,

Tcell,

Beelin

e(Tacom

),TK

Mobile,

MegaFon

(TT

Mobile)

Tanzania

Africa(255)

Eastern

Africa

Tanzania

Com

munications

Act

No.

18(1993),T

CRA

Act

No.

2(2003),

ElectronicandPo

stal

Com

munications

Act

No.

3(2010)

Ministryof

Com

munication,

Science

andTechnology

Tanzania

Com

munications

RegulatoryAuthority

—TCRA

Tanzania

Telecom

munications

Com

pany

Lim

ited

(TTCL)

Zantel(Fixed-line),

Vodacom

,Airtel,

Tigo,

SmartTelecom

,BensonInform

atics

Lim

ited

https://w

ww.tcra.go.

tz/

TFY

RMacedonia

Europe(389)

Southern

Europe

Electronic

Com

munications

Law

(2005)

Ministryof

inform

ation

societyand

administration

AgencyforElectronic

Com

munications

MakedonskiTelekom

(T-Mobile)

Vip

(Telekom

Austria),One

(Telekom

Slovenije)

http://www.aek.m

k/en/?lang=en

Thailand

Asia(66)

South-Eastern

Asia

Telecom

munications

BusinessAct,B.E.

2544

(2001),

Telecom

munications

Act

(1996)

The

Ministryof

Inform

ationand

Com

munication

Technology

NationalBroadcasting

and

Telecom

munications

Com

mission

(NBTC)

Telephone

Organizationof

Thailand

(TOT)and

Com

munication

Authority

ofThailand

(CAT)

AIS,DTAC,

TrueM

oveH,True

Corporatio

n(Fixed-line),TT&T

(Fixed-line)

www.nbtc.go.th

/wps/

portal/Eng

Tim

or-Leste

Asia

South-Eastern

Asia

Telecom

munication

Decree-Law

no.

15/2012(2012)

Ministryof

Transport

andCom

munication

The

National

Com

munications

Authority

Tim

orTelecom

Telin

(Telkomcel)

http://anc.tl/

Togo

Africa(228)

Western

Africa

Electronic

Com

munications

Law

No.

2012-018

(2012)

Ministryof

Postsand

Telecom

munications

Autorite

deReglementatio

ndes

Secteurs

dePo

stes

etTelecom

munications

(ART&P)

TogoTelecom

/Togo

Cellulaire

Atlantique

Telecom

(Moov)

www.artp.tg/

Tonga

Oceania

(676)

Polynesia

COMMUNICATIONS

ACT(2000)

Ministryof

Inform

ation

andCom

munications

ofTonga

Ministryfor

Inform

ationand

Com

munications

ofTonga

Tonga

Com

munications

Corporatio

n

Digicel

http://www.m

ic.gov.

to/

(con

tinued)

262 Appendix A

https://www.tcra.go.tz/

https://www.tcra.go.tz/

http://www.aek.mk/en/?lang=en

http://www.aek.mk/en/?lang=en

http://www.nbtc.go.th/wps/portal/Eng

http://www.nbtc.go.th/wps/portal/Eng

http://anc.tl/

http://www.artp.tg/

http://www.mic.gov.to/

http://www.mic.gov.to/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

TrinidadandTobago

Americas

(1)

Caribbean

Telecom

munications

Act

2001

Ministryof

Trade,

Industry,Investm

enta

ndCom

munications

Telecom

munications

Authority

ofTrinidad

andTobago

Telecom

munications

Services

ofTrinidad

andTobago(TST

T)

(B-M

obile)

Digicel

www.tatt.org.tt/

Tunisia

Africa(216)

Northern

Africa

Telecom

munication

Code(Law

No.

2001-1)

Ministredes

Technologiesde

l’Inform

ationet

des

Com

munications

Instance

Nationaledes

Télécom

munications

(Accueil)

Tunisie

Telecom

(Tunicell)

Ooredoo

(Qtel),

Orange(France

Telecom

)

www.in

tt.tn/

Turkey

Asia(90)

Western

Asia

Telegram

and

Telephone

Law

No.

406(1924),and

Telecom

munications

Law

No.

4502

(2000),

Telecom

munications

Law

No.

4673

(2001),

Electronic

Com

munications

Law

(2008)

Ministryof

Transport,

Maritimeand

Com

munication

Inform

ationAnd

Com

munication

Technologies

Authority

(ICTA)/

Bilg

iTeknolojilerive

İletişim

Kurum

u(BTK)

TürkTelekom

Vodafone,

Avea

www.btk.gov.tr/en-

US/

Turkm

enistan

Asia(993)

Central

Asia

NA

Ministryof

Com

munications

Ministryof

Com

munications

Turkm

enTelecom

/Alty

nAsyr

(TM

Cell)

MTSTurkm

enistan

http://www.m

incom.

gov.tm

/tk

Turks

andCaicosIs.

Americas

(1)

Caribbean

Telecom

munications

Policy(2003),

Telecom

munications

Ordinance

(2004)

NA

Telecom

munications

Com

mission

NA

Cable

andWireless

WestIndiesLtd

Turks

andCaicos

Digicel

(Turks

and

Caicos)

Lim

ited

Islandcom

Telecom

munications

www.telecommission.

tc/

Tuvalu

Oceania

(688)

Polynesia

Telecom

munications

Corporatio

nAct

(1993)

Ministryof

Works

Com

munications

and

Transport

NA

NA

Uganda

Africa(256)

Eastern

Africa

Com

munications

Act

(1997,

2000,2013)

Ministryof

Inform

ation

andCom

munications

Technology

Uganda

Com

munications

Com

mission

UgandaTelecom

MTN,Airtel,Sm

ile,

Warid,S

mart,Africell

(AcquiredOrange),

Vodafone

www.ucc.co.ug/

(con

tinued)

Appendix A 263

http://www.tatt.org.tt/

http://www.intt.tn/

http://www.btk.gov.tr/en-US/

http://www.btk.gov.tr/en-US/

http://www.mincom.gov.tm/tk

http://www.mincom.gov.tm/tk

http://www.telecommission.tc/

http://www.telecommission.tc/

http://www.ucc.co.ug/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Ukraine

Europe(380)

Eastern

Europe

Telecom

munications

Act

No.

1280-IV

(2003)

Ministryof

Infrastructure

NationalCom

mission

fortheState

Regulationof

Com

munications

and

Inform

atization

Ukrtelecom

Kyivstar,MTS,

life:)

www.nkrzi.gov.ua

UnitedArabEmirates

Asia(971)

Western

Asia

FederalTelecom

Law

No.

3(2003)

Ministryof

Interior

MOI

—E-Servicesand

Telecom

Telecom

munications

RegulatoryAuthority

(TRA)

Etisalat

Group

Du

www.tra.gov.ae/en

UnitedKingdom

Europe(44)

Northern

Europe

Telecom

munication

Act

(1981,

1984),

Com

municationAct

(2003)

MinisterforCulture,

Com

munications

and

CreativeIndustries

Office

ofCom

munications

(Ofcom

)

BritishTelecom

(BT)

Cellnet,o2

(Telefón

ica),

Vodafone,

Everything

Everywhere(EE),

Hutchison

www.ofcom

.org.uk/

UnitedStates

Americas

(1)

Northern

America

Com

munications

Act

(1934),

Telecom

munications

Act

(1996)

Ministryof

Com

munications

Federal

Com

munications

Com

mission

(FCC)

Verizon,AT&T,

Sprint,USCellular,

T-Mobile

etc.

https://w

ww.fc

c.gov/

Uruguay

Americas

(598)

Southern

America

NA

Ministryof

Industry,

EnergyandMining

UnidadReguladorade

Serviciosde

Telecom

unicaciones

(URSE

C)

Adm

inistración

Nacionalde

Telecom

unicaciones

(ANTEL)

Claro

(América

Móv

il),Movistar

https://w

ww.ursec.

gub.uy/

Uzbekistan

Asia(998)

Central

Asia

NA

Ministryof

Developmentof

Inform

ation

Technologiesand

Com

munications

Ministryof

Developmentof

Inform

ation

Technologiesand

Com

munications

Uzbektelecom

(UzT

elecom

)Beelin

e,Ucell

(COSC

OM),CDMA

Uzbekistan

(Perfectum

Mobile)

https://m

y.gov.uz/en/

authority

/48

Vanuatu

Oceania

(678)

Melanesia

Telecom

munication

Act

(1989),

Telecom

munication

Act

Amendm

ent

(1993)

Ministryof

Infrastructure

andPu

blic

Works

Utilities

Telecom

munications

and

Radiocommunications

Regulator

(TRR)

Telecom

Vanuatu

Ltd

Digicel

www.trr.v

u/

(con

tinued)

264 Appendix A

http://www.nkrzi.gov.ua

http://www.tra.gov.ae/en

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/

https://www.fcc.gov/

https://www.ursec.gub.uy/

https://www.ursec.gub.uy/

https://my.gov.uz/en/authority/48

https://my.gov.uz/en/authority/48

http://www.trr.vu/

Tab

leA.1

(con

tinued)

Country

Region

(country

code)

Subregion

Law

s/policies/

acts/events(in

chronologicalorder)

Governm

ent/m

inistry/

department

Regulator

Incumbent

operator

Other

operators

(MNOs/fixed-lin

e)So

urces(W

eblin

k)

Vatican

NA

Vatican

City

State

Departm

entof

Telecom

munications

NA

Telecom

Italia,

Omnitel—

Vodafone,

Wind(Italy)

Venezuela

Americas

(58)

Southern

America

Ley

Orgánicade

Telecom

unicaciones/

Telecom

munications

Act

(2011)

MinisteriodelPo

der

Popularpara

laCom

unicaciónyla

Inform

ación(M

inci)

Com

isiónNacionald

eTelecom

unicaciones

(CONATEL)

Com

pañíaAnónima

Nacionald

eTeléfonos

deVenezuela(Cantv)-

Moviln

et

Movistar,Digitel,

Telecom

Venezuela

www.conatel.gob.ve/

VietNam

Asia(84)

South-Eastern

Asia

Law

onTelecom

munications

(2009)

Ministryof

Inform

ation

andCom

munications

Vietnam

Telecom

munication

Authority

(VNTA)

ViettelGroup

Vinaphone,

MobiFone(V

NPT

),Vietnam

obile,

Gmobile,S-Fo

ne(SK

Telecom

)

www.vnta.gov.vn

Yem

enAsia(967)

Western

Asia

NA

The

Ministryof

Telecom

munications

and

Inform

ationTechnology

(MoT

IT)

The

Ministryof

Telecom

munications

andInform

ation

Technology(M

oTIT)

Public

Telecom

Corporatio

n(PTC)

MTN,Sabafon,

Hits-U

nitel(Y

-Tel),

Yem

enTelecom

Zam

bia

Africa(260)

Eastern

Africa

Electronic

Com

munications

and

Transactio

nsAct

No.

21(2009),

Inform

ationand

Com

munications

Technologies

(ICT)Act

No.

15(2009)

Ministryof

Transport,

Works,Su

pply

and

Com

munications

Zam

biaInform

ation

andCom

munications

TechnologyAuthority

(ZITCA)

Zam

bia

Telecom

munications

Com

pany

(Zam

tel)

MTN,Airtel

www.zicta.zm/

Appendix A 265

http://www.conatel.gob.ve/

http://www.vnta.gov.vn

http://www.zicta.zm/

Appendix B

See Table B.1.

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Tab

leB.1

Intergov

ernm

entalorganizatio

ns/telecom

unions/associatio

nsandagencies

S. No.

Organization(yearof

establishm

ent)

Com

mittees/subo

rganizations/group

sExp

andedtitle

Weblin

k

1AMTA

AustralianMob

ileTelecom

mun

ications

Associatio

nhttp://www.amta.org.

au/

2ANSI

American

NationalStandardsInstitu

tehttp://www.ansi.o

rg/

3APE

CAsia-PacificEcono

mic

Coo

peratio

nhttp://www.apec.org/

APE

CTEL

APE

CTelecom

mun

ications

andInform

ationWorking

Group

http://www.

apectelwg.org/

4APT

(197

9)Asia-PacificTelecom

mun

ityhttp://www.apt.in

t/

AWG

APT

WirelessGroup

http://www.apt.in

t/APT

AWG

5ARIB

Associatio

nof

Radio

Indu

stries

andBusinesses

http://www.arib.or.jp

/english/

6ATIS

Alliance

forTelecom

mun

ications

Indu

stry

Solutio

nswww.atis.org/

7ATU

African

Telecom

mun

ications

Union

www.atu-uat.org/

8BEREC

The

Bod

yof

Europ

eanRegulatorsforElectronic

Com

mun

ications

http://berec.europa.

eu/

9BIS

Bureauof

Indian

Standards

www.bis.org.in

/

10CCSA

China

Com

mun

ications

StandardsAssociatio

nwww.ccsa.org.cn/

english/

11CENELEC

(197

3)The

Europ

eanCom

mittee

forElectrotechnical

Standardization

http://www.cenelec.

eu/

12CEPT

(195

9)The

Europ

eanCon

ferenceof

Postal

and

Telecom

mun

ications

Adm

inistrations

www.cept.o

rg

ECC

ElectronicCom

mun

ications

Com

mittee

www.cept.o

rg/ecc

ECO

Europ

eanCom

mun

ications

Office

www.cept.o

rg/eco

(con

tinued)

268 Appendix B

http://www.amta.org.au/

http://www.amta.org.au/

http://www.ansi.org/

http://www.apec.org/

http://www.apectelwg.org/

http://www.apectelwg.org/

http://www.apt.int/

http://www.apt.int/APTAWG

http://www.apt.int/APTAWG

http://www.arib.or.jp/english/

http://www.arib.or.jp/english/

http://www.atis.org/

http://www.atu-uat.org/

http://berec.europa.eu/

http://berec.europa.eu/

http://www.bis.org.in/

http://www.ccsa.org.cn/english/

http://www.ccsa.org.cn/english/

http://www.cenelec.eu/

http://www.cenelec.eu/

http://www.cept.org

http://www.cept.org/ecc

http://www.cept.org/eco

Tab

leB.1

(con

tinued)

S. No.

Organization(yearof

establishm

ent)

Com

mittees/subo

rganizations/group

sExp

andedtitle

Weblin

k

Com

-ITU

Com

mittee

forITU

Policy

http://www.cept.o

rg/

com-itu

13CITEL

Inter-American

Telecom

mun

icationCom

mission

https://w

ww.citel.o

as.

org

14COAI

CellularOperators

Associatio

nof

India

www.coai.com

/

15CTO

Com

mon

wealth

Telecom

mun

ications

Organisation

http://www.cto.in

t/

16CTU

(198

9)Caribbean

Telecom

mun

ications

Union

http://ctu.int/

17EU

Europ

eanUnion

http://europa.eu/

index_

en.htm

ENISA

Europ

eanNetworkandInform

ationSecurity

Agency

https://w

ww.enisa.

europa.eu/

18FIRST

Forum

ofIncident

Respo

nseandSecurity

Teams

http://www.first.o

rg/

19GSM

AGSM

Associatio

nhttp://www.gsm

a.com/

20IEC

(190

6)InternationalElectrotechnicalCom

mission

www.iec.ch/

CISPR

InternationalSp

ecialCom

mittee

onRadio

Interference

www.iec.ch/cispr

21IEEE

Institu

teof

ElectricalandElectronics

Eng

ineers

http://www.ieee.org/

index.html

22IM

PACT

InternationalMultilateral

PartnershipAgainstCyb

erThreats

http://www.im

pact-

alliance.org/

23IN

TUG

InternationalTelecom

mun

ications

Users

Group

http://intug.org/

24ISO

InternationalOrganizationforStandardization

http://www.iso.org/

25ITSO


mun

ications

Satellite

Organization

http://www.itso.in

t/

(con

tinued)

Appendix B 269

http://www.cept.org/com-itu

http://www.cept.org/com-itu

https://www.citel.oas.org

https://www.citel.oas.org

http://www.coai.com/

http://www.cto.int/

http://ctu.int/

http://europa.eu/index_en.htm

http://europa.eu/index_en.htm

https://www.enisa.europa.eu/

https://www.enisa.europa.eu/

http://www.first.org/

http://www.gsma.com/

http://www.gsma.com/

http://www.iec.ch/

http://www.iec.ch/cispr

http://www.ieee.org/index.html

http://www.ieee.org/index.html

http://www.impact-alliance.org/

http://www.impact-alliance.org/

http://intug.org/

http://www.iso.org/

http://www.itso.int/

Tab

leB.1

(con

tinued)

S. No.

Organization(yearof

establishm

ent)

Com

mittees/subo

rganizations/group

sExp

andedtitle

Weblin

k

26ITU


mun

icationUnion

http://www.itu.int

ITU-T

ITU

Telecom

mun

icationStandardizationSector

www.itu.int/en/ITU-

T/

ITU-R

ITU

Radiocommun

icationstandards

www.itu.int/en/ITU-

R/

ITU-D

ITU

Telecom

mun

icationDevelop

mentSector

www.itu.int/en/ITU-

D/

27NIST

NationalInstitu

teof

StandardsandTechn

olog

yhttp://www.nist.g

ov/

28OMA

OpenMob

ileAlliance

http://

openmob

ilealliance.

org/

29RCC

(199

1)RegionalCom

mon

wealth

inthefieldof

Com

mun

ications

http://www.en.rcc.

org.ru/

30TEC

Telecom

Eng

ineering

Centre(TEC)

www.tec.go

v.in/

31TIA

Telecom

mun

ications

Indu

stry

Associatio

nwww.tiaonline.org/

32TSD

SITelecom

mun

ications

StandardsDevelop

mentSo

ciety

www.tsdsi.o

rg/

33TTA

Telecom

mun

ications

Techn

olog

yAssociatio

nwww.tta.or.kr/

Eng

lish/

34TTC

Telecom

mun

ications

Techn

olog

yCom

mittee

www.ttc.or.jp

/e/

35USITUA

The

UnitedStates

ITU

Associatio

nhttp://www.usitua.

org/

ITAC


mun

icationAdv

isoryCom

mittee

http://www.usitua.

org/itac.htm

36WTO

World

Trade

Organization

https://w

ww.wto.org/

270 Appendix B

http://www.itu.int

http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/

http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/

http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-R/

http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-R/

http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/

http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/

http://www.nist.gov/

http://openmobilealliance.org/



http://www.en.rcc.org.ru/

http://www.en.rcc.org.ru/

http://www.tec.gov.in/

http://www.tiaonline.org/

http://www.tsdsi.org/

http://www.tta.or.kr/English/

http://www.tta.or.kr/English/

http://www.ttc.or.jp/e/

http://www.usitua.org/

http://www.usitua.org/

http://www.usitua.org/itac.htm

http://www.usitua.org/itac.htm

https://www.wto.org/

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