Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority

Botswana Communication Regulatory Authority
Agency overview
Formed1 April 2013 (2013-04-01)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionBotswana
HeadquartersPlot 50671 Independence Avenue, Gaborone
Agency executives
  • Martin Mokgware, Chief Executive
  • Tshoganetso Kepaletswe, Chief Technology Officer
  • Thapelo M. Mogopa, Director Strategy and Projects
Parent departmentMinistry of Transport and Communications (Botswana)
Parent agencyGovernment of Botswana
Websitewww.bocra.org.bw

Botswana Communication Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) is a government agency founded under the Communications Regulatory Authority Act, 2012 (CRA Act) on the 1st of April 2013.[1][2] BOCRA is responsible for regulating all matters related to telecommunications (wire, cellular, satellite and cable), postal services of Botswana.[3][4]

History

BOCRA was established in 2013 to replace Botswana Telecommunications Authority by the Government of Botswana Parliament when the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was amended and revised to create the Communications Regulatory Authority.

Country code top level domain

During the formation of BOCRA, it was given to administer and manage the .bw country TLD.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY | Principal Legislation". botswanalaws.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) >> globalEDGE: Your source for Global Business Knowledge". globaledge.msu.edu. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Legislation | Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority". www.bocra.org.bw. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Botswana". www.itu.int. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Country Code Top Level Domain | Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority". www.bocra.org.bw. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  6. ^ "About | switch to .bw". nic.net.bw. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

External links

  • Official website


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