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About Telecommunications Regulatory Consulting - Africa |
Telecommunications Regulatory Consulting is a portal for regulatory authorities, policy makers, local standardisation bodies, network operators and service providers in Africa. We provide a range of consulting, professional services, research and information services in the following areas:
- Organisational structures/institutional frameworks (setting up regulatory authorities and locating them in the national policy frameworks)
- Universal service access regulation and policy
- Convergence regulation and policy
- Licencing policy and processes
- Access regulation (interconnection, facilities, leasing)
- Consumer Protection policies
- Competition policy and regulation
- Numbering policy and regulation
- Preparation of national policies for government departments
- Preparation of regulatory policies for regulators
- Drafting of legislation and/or regulations
- Preparation of position papers and submissions for operators
Our team has worked as regulatory advisors to mobile operators, and we have also consulted for various African regulators, independently and on behalf of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Previous regulatory and policy work in Africa, with a focus on the SADC region and projects relating to universal service in the ECOWAS region (West Africa) gives us an unrivalled experience of the African Telecommunications Regulatory environment.
We offer vast and varied experience in the field of communications regulation, inter-connect standardisation/agreements and national policy fomulation. Some of our work for regulatory bodies includes
- the development and implementation of universal service regulations and policies,
- participation in key licensing projects,
- the evaluation of licensee compliance, and
- tariff & competition policy matters.
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