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 the former Tanzania Communications Commission and the Tanzania Broadcasting Commission. Its role include licensing and regulating the Postal services, Broadcasting services and Electronic Communications sectors in the United Republic of Tanzania.
Transportation and communications are basic necessities of daily life and the foundation of national competitiveness. Taiwan’s transportation and communications have developed to the extent that, in general, all major trunk facilities are in place and the emphasis of construction has gradually evolved from the implementation of massive projects to a more mature concern for service quality. Besides continuing to “fill in the gaps” and reinforce key links in the overall network, in the future we must focus our efforts on coordination and integration of the complementation function of the different transportation systems. At the same time, we must use modern information and communications technology to boost the efficiency of Taiwan’s transportation systems, and thus optimize the quality of our lives, by making them “smarter.”
The Federal Office of Communication (OFCOM) handles questions related to telecommunications and broadcasting (radio and television). In this sphere, OFCOM fulfils all sovereign and regulatory tasks. The Office prepares the decisions of the Swiss government (the Federal Council), the Swiss Federal Department for the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) and the Swiss Federal Communications Commission (ComCom). OFCOM is also developing important international activities.
The Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) monitors the electronic communications and postal sectors in Sweden. The term ‘electronic communications’ includes telephony, the Internet and radio. The Agency works with consumer and competition issues, efficient utilisation of resources and secure communications.
The Department of Broadcasting and Information is responsible for disseminating news and information aimed at educating, informing and entertainment the Swazi nation effectively and impartially for purposes of development and social welfare through radio broadcast and publication.
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) of St.Vincent and the Grenadines was established by the Telecommunications Act of 2001 to efficiently regulate the telecommunications sector in collaboration with the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL).
The Telecommunications Market Commission, an independent Public Body that regulates national electronic communications and audiovisual services markets, was created by Royal Decree-Act 6/1996, of June 7, 1996 (Liberalisation of Telecommunications). That Royal Decree-Act was homologated through Act 12/1997, of April 24, 1997 (Liberalisation of Telecommunications) by which the functions originally attributed to the Telecommunications Market Commission were extended and defined, and a new composition of the Council was determined to exercise those functions.
The Independent Communication Authority of South Africa is a product of statute, The Independent Communication Authority of South Africa Amendment Act of 2000, later amended in 2005. ICASA was established in July 2000, as a merger of telecoms regulator (Telecommunications Regulators Association of Southern Africa) and the broadcasting regulator (Independent Broadcasting Authority). The ICASA Amendment Act 2005 also provided for the incorporation of the Postal Regulator into ICASA the Amendment Act 2005 also increasing ICASA’s council complement from seven to nine councilor. ICASA derives its mandate from four statutes. These are the ICASA Act of 2005, The Independent Broadcasting Act, the Broadcasting Act and the Telecommunications Authority Act and the ICASA Amendment Act. The Electronic Communications Act which substantially amended the IBA Act of 1993 and the Broadcasting Act of 1999.
The Department of Communications was reconstituted into its present form and with its current mandate on the passing of the Telecommunications Act No 103 of 1996. Previously, the Department was known as the Department of Post, Telecommunications and Broadcasting. Since its new mandate, the Department has strived create a favourable environment that ensures that South Africa has the capacity to advances its socio-economic development goals, and support the renewal of Africa and contributes to the building of a better world. This mandate places the Department at the forefront of Government initiatives to bridge the digital divide and providing universal access to Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) for all South Africans. The commencement of the Electronic Communications ACT and the Icasa Amendment Act in 2006 ushered a new ear in the ICT sector in South Africa. The two pieces of legislation are part of the new converged regulatory framework for the ICt sector, aimed at lowering costs of access to ICT and increasing the efficiency of telecommunications services provisioning in the country.
The mission of the Post and Electronic Communications Agency of the Republic of Slovenia is to regulate the electronic communications and postal market in order to ensure competitiveness and thus make it possible to choose high-quality, modern and affordable services and a variety of radio and television programmes.
