The Inter-American Telecommunication Commission endeavors to make telecommunications a catalyst for the dynamic development of the Americas by working with governments and the private sector. Under the auspices of the Organization of American States, it resides in Washington, DC, USA. It has 35 Member States and over 200 Associate Members. It has been entrusted by the Heads of State at the Summits of the Americas with specific mandates to intensify its activities in key areas.
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, through the mass communication media consisting of radio, television, films, the press, publications, advertising and traditional mode of dance and drama plays a significant part in helping the people to have access to free flow of information. It also caters to the dissemination of knowledge and entertainment to all sections of society, striking a careful balance between public interest and commercial needs, in its delivery of services. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to information, broadcasting, the press and films. This Ministry is responsible for international co-operation in the field of mass media, films and broadcasting and interacts with its foreign counterparts on behalf of Government of India.
Ríkisútvarpið RUV - The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service - is an independent public service broadcaster, formally owned by the Icelandic state. It started operation in 1930. RUV is financially independent, its principal sources of income being the licence fee and revenues from advertisements. RUV's income can only be allocated for broadcasting purposes. RUV operates one television channel and two radio channels that cover the whole of Iceland.
The Ministry of Communications deals with matters concerning:
* Planning of land, air and sea transport operations.
* Roads and road construction.
* Surface transportation and vehicle monitoring.
* Aviation and airports.
* Navigation and legal registration of seamen and their occupational rights.
* Lighthouses, harbours and breakwaters.
* Safety in transportation and accident inspection.
* Telecommunications.
* Postal services.
* Municipal affairs.
* Equalization Fund.
* Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) activities at Keflavík Airport.
* Leifur Eiríksson Air Terminal LTD.
The National Communications Authority, Hungary (NCAH) is an entity of public administration directed by the Government and supervised by the Minister of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy. The legal status of the NCAH is defined in the Electronic Communications Act (Act 100 of 2003).
The Broadcasting Authority serves the people of Hong Kong in its capacity as an independent regulator of broadcasting services to promote Hong Kong as a regional broadcasting and communications hub.
EETT is the National Regulatory Authority, which supervises and regulates the telecommunications as well as the postal services market. EETT's institutional purpose is to promote the development of the two sectors, to ensure the proper operation of the relevant market in the context of sound competition and to provide for the protection of the interests of the end-users. EETT is an independent self- funded decision-making body. stablished in 1992 by Act 2075 under the name The National Telecommunications Commission (EET), EET actually commenced its operation in summer 1995. It was primarily responsible for the supervision of the liberalized telecommunications market. Moreover, since the adoption of Act 2668/98, which provides for the organization and operation of the postal services sector, EET was entrusted with the supervision and regulation of the postal services market and was renamed as National Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT). EETT's supervising and regulatory role was further enforced by Act 2867/2000.
The Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway is a separate higher federal authority within the scope of business of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, and has its headquarters in Bonn. On 13 July 2005 the Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts which superseded the Federal Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (BMPT) and the Federal Office for Posts and Telecommunications (BAPT), was renamed Federal Network Agency. Moreover, it acts as the root certification authority as provided for by the Electronic Signatures Act.
Georgian National Communications Commission, established on the 1st July 2000, consists of five members. The members are appointed by the order of the President for the period of six years. Mr. Giorgi Arveladze is the Chairman of the Georgian National Communications Commission and Mr.George Fruidze, Mr. Zurab Nonikashvili and Mr. Karlo Kvitaishvili are the members. Nine structural units form the structure of the GNCC.
Autorité de Regulation des Telecommunications (ART) was created by the law of 1996 to regulate the telecommunications sector. In 2005, Parliament decided to also assign to it the regulation of postal activities. That is how ART became ARCEP: Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes.
