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Information Economy Project International Telecommunications Regulators

Country  Regulator  Policy maker 
Australia  Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA), Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC)  Department of Communications and the Arts 
Austria  Telecom Control (TKC)  Federal Ministry for Science and Transport 
Belgium  Belgian Institute for Postal Service and Telecommunications (BIPT)  Ministry of Telecommunications 
Canada  Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)  Industry Canada 
Czech Republic  Czech Telecommunications Office (CTO): as a part of the Ministry of Transport and Communications  Ministry of Transport and Communications 
Denmark  National IT and Telecom Agency (NTA)  Ministry of Research and Information Technology 
Finland  Telecommunications Administration Centre (TAC) renamed Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA) Ministry of Transport and Communications 
France  L’Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications (ART)  Ministère de l’Economie, des finances et de l’Industrie 
Germany  Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts (Reg TP) renamed Bundesnetzagentur ( Federal Network Agency) Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology 
Greece  National Post and Telecommunications Commission (EETT)  Ministry of Transport and Communications 
Hungary  National Communications Authority  Ministry of Transport, Communications and Water Management 
Iceland  Post and Telecommunication Administration (PTA)  Ministry of Communications 
Ireland  Director of Telecommunications Regulation (ODTR)  Ministry of Public Enterprise 
Italy  Autorità Garante nelle Comunicazioni (AGC)  Ministry of Communications 
Japan  Ministry of Posts and Telecom (MPT)  Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Information and Communications Policy
Korea  Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) (Korean) (English), Korea Communications Commission (KCC) as a semi-independent body within the MIC  MIC 
Luxembourg  Institut Luxembourgeois des Télécommunications (ILT)  Ministry of Communications 
Mexico  Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones (Cofetel) within SCT  Secretariat of Communications and Trasportation (SCT) 
Netherlands  Independent Posts and Telecommunications Authority (OPTA)  Ministry of Transport and Public Works and Water Management 
New Zealand  Commerce Commission: Competition Authority and Telecommunications Regulator Ministry of Commerce 
Norway  Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority (NPT)  Ministry of Transport and Communications 
Poland  Ministry of Post and Telecommunications  Ministry of Post and Telecommunications 
Portugal  Instituto das Comunicaçôes de Portugal (ICP)  Ministry of Equipment, Planning and Territorial Administration 
Spain  Comisión del Mercado de Telecomunicaaciones (CMT)  Ministry for Development (Secretaria General de Comunicaciones) 
Sweden  National Post and Telecom Agency (NPTA)  Ministry of Transport and Communications 
Switzerland  Communications Commission (ComCom), Federal Office for Communications (OFCOM)  Federal Council (Confederation’s executive), Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication 
Turkey  Ministry of Transport and Communications  Ministry of Transport and Communications 
United Kingdom  Office of Telecommunications (OFTEL)  Department of Trade and Industry 
United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC)  FCC and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the Department of Commerce 

Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Telecommunications Regulations: Institutional Structures and Responsibilities [PDF], 26 May 2000

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