The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is the communications
regulatory authority
A regulatory agency (regulatory body, regulator) or independent agency (independent regulatory agency) is a government authority that is responsible for exercising autonomous dominion over some area of human activity in a licensing and regulatin ...
in
Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...
. It was established as an independent regulatory organization in 1998 as part of the Communications Act.
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority
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/ref> It oversees Malawi's Telecommunications, Broadcasting, Postal Services, and Internet.
History
MACRA is among the three institutions established after the dissolution of Malawi Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (MPTC). MACRA was under Malawi Telecommunications Limited until 1998 when it began to be the authority on communications in Malawi.
External links
MACRA Site
References
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Regulation in Malawi
Telecommunications in Malawi
Organizations established in 1998
1998 establishments in Malawi
Communications authorities