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Appendix A
See Table A.1.
© Springer India 2016M.K. Medudula et al., Telecom Management in Emerging Economies,DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-2749-6
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
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
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
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
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,
ScienceandTechnology
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
ScienceandTechnology
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
InternationalTelecom
mun
ications
Satellite
Organization
http://www.itso.in
t/
(con
tinued)
Appendix B 269
Tab
leB.1
(con
tinued)
S. No.
Organization(yearof
establishm
ent)
Com
mittees/subo
rganizations/group
sExp
andedtitle
Weblin
k
26ITU
InternationalTelecom
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
InternationalTelecom
mun
icationAdv
isoryCom
mittee
http://www.usitua.
org/itac.htm
36WTO
World
Trade
Organization
https://w
ww.wto.org/
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