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Regulator Directory
Afghanistan |
Telecom Regularity Board Ministry of Communication Afghanistan |
Web site is available in English |
Albania |
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Australia |
Australia telecoms regulator - regulates cellular, land-line and cable telecoms providers |
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Argentina |
Argentinean telecoms regulator, site is only available in Spanish |
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Austria |
Austrian telecoms regulator, site is available in English and German |
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Bahrain |
Site in English only |
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Belarus |
Government department responsible for telecoms - site in Russian and English |
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Belgium |
Belgium's telecoms and postal services regulator. Available in French, English and Dutch |
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Bolivia |
Bolivia's telecoms regulator, the site is only available in Spanish |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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. |
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Botswana |
Telecommunication authority for Botswana, Southern Africa. Authority for fixed telephony, mobile telephony, broadcasting, Internet, radio, and satellite communications. |
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Brazil |
Brazils' telecoms regulator press releases, English version. |
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Brunei |
Telecoms regulator for Brunei Darussalam. Is currently part of the state owned land line network, but is due to be separated prior to privatisation. |
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Bulgaria |
Site also available in English |
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Burkia Faso |
Direction générale de l'Office National des télécommunications (ONATEL) |
State regulator - also operates the telecoms networks - site in French only |
Canada |
Canada's regulator for telecoms, radio and television services - available in French and English. |
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Chad |
Government regulator, very little information on the site. Site in French only |
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Chile |
Chile's telecoms regulator |
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Colombia |
Colombia telecoms regulator, only available in Spanish |
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Croatia |
Croatian telecoms regulator, only available in the local language |
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Czech Republic |
Front page is in Czech only, but is also available in English. |
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Denmark |
A division of the Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation. Available in English and Danish |
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Dominica |
Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority is the telecommunications regulator for five Eastern Caribbean states. |
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El Salvador |
Superintendencia General de Electricidad y Telecommunicaciones |
El Salvador's telecoms regulator. Site available in Spanish only. |
Egypt |
Local regulator - site in both Arabic and English |
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Estonia |
A division of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication - website in Estonian and English |
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Finland |
Available in Finnish and English |
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France |
French telecoms regulator, deals with landline, wireless and internet services - available in French and the latest news in English |
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Georgia |
Georgia's telecoms regulator - given independence from the government in 2000. Site available in English, Georgian and Russian. |
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Germany |
German telecoms and postal regulator, available in both German and English |
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Greece |
Greek telecoms and postal services regulator, site is available in both Greek and English |
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Grenada |
Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority is the telecommunications regulator for five Eastern Caribbean states. |
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Hong Kong |
Telecoms regulator for Hong Kong - available in English and Chinese |
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Hungary |
Government department responsible for telecoms regulation - site available in both Hungarian and English |
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Iceland |
Government department responsible for telecoms regulation. Site is only available in Icelandic. |
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India |
Government department, responsible for landline and wireless telecoms. Site in English only |
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Iran |
Government department that oversees telecoms regulation. Site is available in Farsi with some English news |
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Ireland |
Office of the Director of Telecommunications Regulation (ODTR) |
Landline and wireless telecoms regulator - site only in English |
Israel |
Israeli telecoms regulator - part of the government. The site is available in Hebrew and English and deals with both landline and cellular communications. |
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Italy |
Laws, rules and market data. Available in English and Italian. |
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Japan |
Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications |
Japan's telecoms regulator. Available in Japanese and English. |
Jordan |
Telecoms regulator for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. |
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Kenya |
Established in 1998 - site in English only. |
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Korea |
South Korean government department. Responsible for all digital communications and media. Site in Korean, Chinese and English |
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Latvia |
Latvia's telecoms regulator - site is available in both Latvian and English |
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Lebanon |
Site is available in Arabic and English |
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Lithuania |
Site also available in English |
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Luxembourg |
Government department, responsible for telecoms, as well as utility services and media - site only in French |
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Macau |
Office for the Development of Telecommunications and Information Technology |
Telecoms regulator for Macau - available in Chinese, Portuguese and English. |
Malaysia |
Government linked department responsible for telecommunications - site mainly in English |
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Mali |
National operator - site availability is erratic |
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Malta |
The Malta Communications Authority is the National Agency responsible to regulate telecommunications. |
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Mauritania |
National regulator - site in French only |
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Mauritius |
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications |
Government department that is responsible for telecoms regulation. |
Mexico |
Mexican federal telecoms regulator. Site is available in Spanish with press releases in English (click on the email type icon at the bottom of the page) |
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Morocco |
National Agency for the Regulation of Telecommunications (ANRT) |
Recently created independent telecoms regulator in Morocco. Site is mainly in French and Arabic, but some English also. |
Nepal |
The Kingdom of Nepal's government telecoms regulator. The site is only available in English, no local language content. |
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Netherlands |
Dutch regulator for telecoms and posts. Site mainly in Dutch but with press releases in English |
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New Zealand |
Government department that also manages telecoms |
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Nigeria |
Government regulator - site in English only with some pages still under construction |
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Norway |
Norwegian telecoms regulator - site in Norwegian only |
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Oman |
Site available in both English and Arabic |
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Pakistan |
PTA was formed under the Pakistan Telecommunication Reorganization Act, 1996 - site only available in English |
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Papua New Guinea |
Papua New Guinea telecoms regulator - looks after telecoms, radio, tv, and amateur radio hams |
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Paraguay |
Paraguayan telecoms regulator - only available in Spanish |
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Philippines |
Government controlled telecoms regulator - site in English only. Attached to the Dept. of Transportation and Communication |
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Poland |
Mainly in Polish, with a little background information in English |
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Portugal |
Portugal's telecoms regulator - responsible for both telecoms, television media and postal services. Site in English and Portuguese. |
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Romania |
Site in both Romanian and English |
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Russia |
Ministry for Communications and Informatization of the Russian Federation |
Site in both Russian and English |
Saint Christopher and Nevis |
Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority is the telecommunications regulator for five Eastern Caribbean states. |
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Saint Lucia |
Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority is the telecommunications regulator for five Eastern Caribbean states. |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority is the telecommunications regulator for five Eastern Caribbean states. |
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Saudi Arabia |
Available in both Arabic and English |
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San Marino |
San Marino's telecoms regulator. Site in Italian only |
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Singapore |
Telecoms regulator for Singapore. |
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Slovakia |
Government site with information on the country's telecom policies. Available in Slovakian and English. |
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Slovenia |
Slovenian regulator for telecoms. Part of the government, and the site is available in both Slovene and English |
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South Africa |
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa was established in July 2000. It took over the functions of the South African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (SATRA) |
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Spain |
Spanish telecoms commission - site in Spanish only |
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Sri Lanka |
Government regulator - site in English, Tamil and Sinhula. |
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Sweden |
Swedish regulator, responsible for radio, telecom and datacom areas. Site in Swedish with some content in English |
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Switzerland |
Telecoms, radio and media regulator - site only in German |
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
Independent telecoms regulator. Site available in English and Arab |
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UK |
Independent telecoms regulator. Site in English |
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USA |
USA telecoms regulator - responsible for both telecoms and radio/television media. |
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Taiwan |
Site available in both Chinese and English |
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Trinidad & Tobago (Republic of) |
Set up in 2004, covers telecoms and broadcasting |
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Turkey |
Mainly in Turkish - limited information in English |
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Zambia |
Independent regulator set up in 1994 - site in English |
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