Top: Business: Telecommunications: Regulation: Agencies:

» Australia - Australian Communications Authority (ACA) - Australia telecoms regulator - regulates cellular, land-line and cable telecoms providers




» Austria - Telekom-Control - Austrian telecoms regulator, site is available in English and German




» Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Communication Regulatory Agency (CRA) - Telecoms and broadcast regulator for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Was set up by the UN High Representative in the country. The site is available in English, Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian.




» Botswana - Botswana Telecommunications Authority - Telecommunication authority for Botswana, Southern Africa. Authority for fixed telephony, mobile telephony, broadcasting, Internet, radio, and satellite communications.




» Brazil - ANATEL - Brazils' telecoms regulator.




» Canada - Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission - Canada's regulator for telecoms, radio and television services.




» Denmark - National IT and Telecom Agency - A division of the Ministry for Science, Technology and Innovation.




» ECTEL - Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority - Telecommunications regulator for the Eastern Caribbean states of Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.




» Europe - Independent Regulators Group - A group of European national telecommunications regulation agencies sharing information and points of view. With link list of members and some downloadable documents on regulation issues.




» France - ART - French telecom regulator, deals with landline, wireless and internet services.




» Germany - Telecoms and Postal Regulator - German telecoms and postal regulator, available in both German and English.




» Greece - EETT (National Telecommunications and Post Commission) - Greek telecoms and postal services regulator, site is available in both Greek and English




» Hong Kong - Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) - Telecoms regulator for Hong Kong. Available in English and Chinese




» ICTQatar - Regulates telecom and IT in Quatar. Includes a press release page and event schedule.




» Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting - Government department that oversees telecom regulation. Available in Arabic, English, and Farsi.




» Israel - Ministry of Communications - Israeli telecom regulator - part of the government. Site available in Hebrew and English and deals with both landline and cellular communications.




» Italian Communications Authority - Laws, rules and market data. Available in English and Italian.




» Jabatan Telekom Brunei - Telecoms regulator for Brunei Darussalam. Features information on services and regulations as well as forms and contact information.




» Japan - Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications - Japan's telecoms regulator. Available in Japanese and English.




» Jordan - Telecommunication Regulatory Commission - Telecoms regulator for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.




» Latvia Electronic Communications Office - Latvia's radiocommunications regulator. Site available in both Latvian and English.




» Lebanon - Ministry Of Telecommunications - Lebanese government department responsible for telecoms regulation. Site is available in Arabic and English.




» Lesotho - Telecommunications Authority - Governmental regulatory agency: provides information on its activities.




» Macau - Office for the Development of Telecommunications and Information Technology - Telecoms regulator for Macau - available in Chinese, Portuguese and English.




» Malta - Malta Communications Authority - The Malta Communications Authority is the National Agency responsible to regulate telecommunications.




» Mauritius - The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications - Government department that is responsible for telecoms regulation.




» Nepal - Nepal Telecommunications Authority - The Kingdom of Nepal's government telecoms regulator.




» Pakistan - Pakistan Telecommunications Authority - PTA was formed under the Pakistan Telecommunication Reorganization Act, 1996.




» Portugal - Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM) - Portugals telecoms regulator - reponsible for both telecoms, television media and postal services. Site in English and Portuguese.




» Romania - National Regulatory Authority for Communications - Public institution in the structure of the Government.




» Singapore - Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore - Telecom regulator for Singapore.




» Slovakia - Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications - Government site with information on the country's telecom policies. Available in Slovakian and English.




» Slovenia - Ministry of Information - Slovenian regulator for telecoms. Part of the government, and the site is available in both Slovene and English.




» Telecommunications Regulatory Authority - Bahrain - The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority is an independent body, and awards licences to operate, and use radio spectrum.