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Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Communication Regulatory Agency (CRA) 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. http://www.cra.ba/

Botswana - Botswana Telecommunications Authority Telecommunication authority for Botswana, Southern Africa. Authority for fixed telephony, mobile telephony, broadcasting, Internet, radio, and satellite communications. http://www.bta.org.bw

Canada - Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission Canada's regulator for telecoms, radio and television services. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/welcome.htm

Denmark - National IT and Telecom Agency A division of the Ministry for Science, Technology and Innovation. http://www.itst.dk/

ECTEL - Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority Telecommunications regulator for the Eastern Caribbean states of Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. http://www.ectel.int/

France - ART French telecom regulator, deals with landline, wireless and internet services. http://www.art-telecom.fr/index.php?id=1&L=1

Germany - Telecoms and Postal Regulator German telecoms and postal regulator, available in both German and English. http://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/enid/4a2febdfce81c30908ba031ee62cf1ae,0/xn.html

Greece - EETT (National Telecommunications and Post Commission) Greek telecoms and postal services regulator, site is available in both Greek and English http://www.eett.gr/eng_pages/index2.htm

Hong Kong - Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) Telecoms regulator for Hong Kong. Available in English and Chinese http://www.ofta.gov.hk/frameset/home_index_eng.html

ICTQatar Regulates telecom and IT in Quatar. Includes a press release page and event schedule. http://www.ict.gov.qa

Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Government department that oversees telecom regulation. Available in Arabic, English, and Farsi. http://www.irib.com/

Israel - Ministry of Communications Israeli telecom regulator - part of the government. Site available in Hebrew and English and deals with both landline and cellular communications. http://www.moc.gov.il/

Italian Communications Authority Laws, rules and market data. Available in English and Italian. http://www.agcom.it/eng/eng_intro.htm

Japan - Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Japan's telecoms regulator. Available in Japanese and English. http://www.soumu.go.jp/

Jordan - Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Telecoms regulator for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. http://www.trc.gov.jo/

Latvia Electronic Communications Office Latvia's radiocommunications regulator. Site available in both Latvian and English. http://www.esd.lv/

Lebanon - Ministry Of Telecommunications Lebanese government department responsible for telecoms regulation. Site is available in Arabic and English. http://www.mpt.gov.lb

Macau - Office for the Development of Telecommunications and Information Technology Telecoms regulator for Macau - available in Chinese, Portuguese and English. http://www.gdtti.gov.mo/

Malta - Malta Communications Authority The Malta Communications Authority is the National Agency responsible to regulate telecommunications. http://www.mca.org.mt

Mauritius - The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications Government department that is responsible for telecoms regulation. http://ncb.intnet.mu/mitt.htm

Nepal - Nepal Telecommunications Authority The Kingdom of Nepal's government telecoms regulator. http://www.nta.gov.np/

Pakistan - Pakistan Telecommunications Authority PTA was formed under the Pakistan Telecommunication Reorganization Act, 1996. http://www.pta.gov.pk

Portugal - Autoridade Nacional de Comunicaç?es (ANACOM) Portugal's telecoms regulator - responsible for both telecoms, television media and postal services. [English and Portuguese] http://www.icp.pt/

Singapore - Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore Telecom regulator for Singapore. http://www.ida.gov.sg/

Slovakia - Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications Government site with information on the country's telecom policies. Available in Slovakian and English. http://www.telecom.gov.sk/

Slovenia - Ministry of Information Slovenian regulator for telecoms. Part of the government, and the site is available in both Slovene and English. http://www2.gov.si/mid/mideng.nsf

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Bahrain - The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority is an independent body, and awards licences to operate, and use radio spectrum. http://www.tra.org.bh