Botswana Communication Regulatory Authority

History

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Mandate and purpose

• Core purposes

• Setting industry standards
• Setting tariffs and appropriate guidelines
• Acting as responsible, accountable referee in industry to facilitate
• Investment and universal service
• Facilitating and promoting an environment that ensures protection of end-users
• To ensure compliance with the communication service regulatory framework through the management and monitoring of broadcast content and terms and licence conditions
• To research communications regulation, best practice communications services and industry performance so as to advise government on policy formulation
• Establish communications regulatory policies
• Inform industry and consumers
• To promote and encourage efficient communication services so as to attract investment
• To promote capacity building within communications industry
• To represent Botswana's interests in the international communications arena