Regional regulatory bodies play a pivotal role in fostering collaboration, coordination standardisation, and regulatory convergence among member states. This allows them to address common challenges and promote harmonisation of regulations across borders, thereby playing a crucial role in shaping the regulatory environment and fostering industry growth within their regions.
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Key
Communications Regulators’ Association of Southern Africa (CRASA) Member NRAs
West Africa Telecommunicatoins Regulations Assembly (WATRA) Member NRAs
East Africa Communications Organisations (EACO) Member NRAs
Assembly of Telecommunications Regulators of Central Africa (ARTAC) Member NRA’s
History
Communications Regulators’ Association of Southern Africa (CRASA) is a specialized agency of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) established in 1997 under the auspices of the SADC Protocol on Transport, Communications, and Meteorology (1995). CRASA consists of four institutions: the Annual General Meeting (AGM), the Executive Committee (EC), the Specialized Committees, and the Secretariat.
Role
CRASA is responsible for harmonizing the regulatory setting for postal and ICT in the SADC region to strengthen postal and ICT business structures and the investment climate.
Members
CRASA membership comprises the National Regulatory Authorities of 14 states from the SADC Region.
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History
The West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), founded in 2002, is a consultative and collaborative body of Telecommunications Regulators in the West African sub-region to aid and advance the development of telecommunications in the sub-region and, ultimately, in Africa.
Role
WATRA works with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to enhance the West African telecoms environment.
WATRA collaborates and cooperates with other regional and international organizations to attain its mission of ensuring the rapid development of telecommunications in the sub-region.
Members
WATRA membership comprises the National Regulatory Authorities of 16 West African states.
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History
The East African Communications Organization (EACO) was established in 2012 as a regional autonomous organization with international legal personality and is headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda.
Role
EACO brings together national ICT regulators, operators, services providers (in the telecommunication, broadcasting and postal sub-sectors), ICT training institutions and other stakeholders in the communication sector.
Members
EACO membership comprises the National Regulatory Authorities of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
Members list:
| Country | Organisation |
| Burundi | Agence de Régulation et de Contrôle des Télécommunications |
| Kenya | Communications Authority of Kenya |
| Rwanda | Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority |
| South Sudan | National Communication Authority |
| Tanzania | Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority |
| Uganda | Uganda Communications Commission |
History
The Assembly of Telecommunications Regulators of Central Africa (ARTAC) was established in 2004 at the plenary assembly of the Conference of Posts and Telecommunications of Central Africa (COPTAC). ARTAC is an intergovernmental organization that unites telecom regulators from the CEMAC-ECCAS-COPTAC sub-regions.
Role
ARTAC was set up to provide a platform for exchanges with a view to harmonising points of view in the Central African sub-region, and for training and mutual support in the face of the challenges encountered.
Members
ARTAC membership comprises the National Regulatory Authorities of 8 Central African states.
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