This article is a list of the legal
regulatory bodies that govern
telecommunications
Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that ...
systems in different countries.
This list contains bodies ensuring effective regulatory role in a territory which is not necessarily a state, but is listed as "territory" or "economy" in the statistics of international institutions, in particular the
International Telecommunication Union
The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It was established on 17 May 1865 as the International Telegraph Unio ...
(ITU).
By country
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Office fédéral de la communicationOFCOM
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National Communications Commission
The National Communications Commission (NCC; ) is an independent statutory agency of Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for regulating the development of the telecommunication and broadcasting industries, promoting compe ...
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Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority
The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), established by the TCRA Act No. 12 of 2003, is an independent Authority for the postal, broadcasting and electronic communications industries in the United Republic of Tanzania. It merged th ...
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Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des PostesARCEP
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Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago is the organisation that regulates telecommunications and broadcasting services in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the ...
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Telecommunications CommissionTCITC
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Instance Nationale des Télécommunications de TunisieINTT
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Information And Communication Technologies Authority
The Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) ( tr, Bilgi Teknolojileri ve İletişim Kurumu (BTK)), is a national telecommunications regulatory and inspection authority of Turkey. It was formerly known as the Telecommunications ...
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Uganda Communications Commission
The Uganda Communications Commission ''(UCC)'' is the government regulatory body of the communications sector in Uganda. Although owned by the Ugandan government, it acts independently. Its mandated responsibilities include licensing, regulatio ...
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National Commission for the State Regulation of Communications and InformatizationNCCIR
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Telecommunications Regulatory AuthorityTRA
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Ofcom
The Office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom.
Ofcom has wide-ranging powers acros ...
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Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdicti ...
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CTIA – The Wireless Association
CTIA is a trade association representing the wireless communications industry in the United States. The association was established in 1984 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. It is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit membership organization, and repre ...
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National Cable & Telecommunications Association
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association (formerly the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, and commonly known as the NCTA) is the principal trade association for the U.S. broadband and pay television industries. It represents ...
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National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (regulators of individual states)NARUC
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Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de TelecomunicacionesURSEC
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Telecommunications Radiocommunications and Broadcasting RegulatorTRBR
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Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones
The National Commission of Telecommunications (Conatel) is an agency of the government of Venezuela that exercises the regulation, supervision and control over telecommunications in Venezuela.
History
The Telecommunications Act, enacted on June ...
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Vietnam Telecommunication AuthorityVNTA
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Zambia Information & Communications Technology AuthorityZICTA
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Postal & Telecommunications Regulatory AuthorityPOTRAZ
International
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African Telecommunications Union
Caribbean Association of National Telecommunication Organisations(CANTO)
Caribbean Telecommunications Union*
Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association
CTIA is a trade association representing the wireless communications industry in the United States. The association was established in 1984 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. It is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit membership organization, and repre ...
Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority(ECTEL)
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International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) is an intergovernmental organization charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat, which was privatized in 2001.
It incorporates the principle set forth ...
Notes
References
Cellular News - Regulators.* National Telecommunications Regulatory Authorities (NRAs), (source: OFCOM
* Indicators Useful Sites and Links (source: ITU
* Websites of regulators in West and Central Africa West and Central African media and telecommunications regulation authorities’ website
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