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Established in 1961, the Broadcasting Authority monitors and regulates all Radio and Television broadcasts originating from the Maltese Islands. It is an independent statutory body consisting of a Chairman and four other members appointed by the President of Malta acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister given after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition. The Broadcasting Authority supervises all local broadcasting stations and ensures their compliance with legal and licence obligations as well as the preservation of due impartiality; in respect of matters of political or industrial controversy or relating to current public policy; while fairly apportioning broadcasting facilities and time between persons who belong to different political parties. The Broadcasting Authority ensures that local broadcasting services consist of public, private and community broadcasts that offer varied and comprehensive programming to cater for all interests and tastes. The Broadcasting Authority’s aim is to help the Maltese public better understand how its values and diversities shape our unique personality by regulating local broadcasting services in open flexible ways fostering creativity and better programming.

The Nigerian Communications Commission is the independent National Regulatory Authority for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria. The Commission is responsible for creating an enabling environment for competition among operators in the industry as well as ensuring the provision of qualitative and efficient telecommunications services throughout the country.

The Pakistan Telecommunication Ordinance 1994, established the primary regulatory framework for the telecommunication industry including the establishment of an authority. Thereafter, Telecommunication (Re-Organization) Act no XVII was promulgated in 1996 that aimed to reorganize the telecom sector of Pakistan. Under Telecom Reorganization Act 1996, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) was established to regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of telecommunication systems, and the provision of telecom services. PTA has its headquarters at Islamabad and zonal offices located at Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi and Muzaffarabad.

Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic transferred SKK 494,6 million to the state budget in 2007. Revenues for the administration of the frequency spectrum - at SKK 435,4 million - represented the biggest portion of its total revenues last year.

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 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 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.

The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago is an independent regulatory body, established by the Telecommunications Act 2001 and an act to amend the Telecommunications Act, 2001, with responsibility for the liberalization and regulation of the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors. The Authority became operational on 5 th July 2004.

Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is the regulator of the communications industry in Uganda. UCC regulates and promotes the developments in the communications industry. A Uganda in which sustainable national development is facilitated through availability and access to reliable, cost effective, and affordable communications services largely delivered through an enabled private sector. To facilitate sustainable development of communication services that are universally accessible through effective regulation.

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