Middle Eastern and North African Regulators

[Updated September 2008]

Legislation, Communication, Annual Reports

Statistical and other Reports

Algeria
Autorité de Régulation de la Poste et des Télécommunications (ARPT)
www.arpt.dz
Rapport Annuel 2006.pdf

Rapport Annuel 2005 (pdf, 74 kb, 11 pp.)

Rapport d’activités Annuel (from 2001 to 2005)

Lois N° 2000-03: Fixant les règles générales relatives à la Poste et aux Télécommunications (2005) (pdf)

Rapport Annuel: Opérateurs Courriers Accélérés International “Année 2006″ (pdf)

Etudes et Enquêtes

Bulletin trimestriel (also in English)

Armenia

Public Services Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Armenia

http://www.psrc.am/en/

Electronic Communications Law of the Republic of Armenia - 2005 (pdf, 221 k, 42 pp.)

Annual Reports 1997 - 2007 (only in Armenian)

Bahrain

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)

http://www.tra.org.bh

The Telecommunications Law, as issued through Legislative Decree No.48 on October 2002 (pdf) (in Arabic)

Annual Reports 2003 - 2007

Online Statistics

Report on Telecommunications Services Indicators of 13 February 2008 (in English)

The National Communication Plan

Egypt
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)
http://www.tra.gov.eg/
Egypt Telecommunication Regulation Law No. 10 (2003) (pdf, 34 pp.) Internet on the Nile: Egypt Case Study - ITU (pdf, 2709 kb, 59 pp.)

Indicators Q2 2008

Telecom Tariffs

Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
http://www.irib.ir/

Iraq

National Committee for Media & Communication

www.ncmc-iraq.org

Israel

Ministry of Communications

http://www.moc.gov.il/130-en/MOC.aspx

Telecommunication in Israel 2006 (pdf)

The Telecommunications Order 5757-1997 (Translation Issued on August 11, 2004; pdf)

The Telecommunication Act (Amendment 25 to the Bezeq Act; pdf)

Jordan

Telecommunication Regulatory Comisión (TRC)

http://www.trc.gov.jo/

TRC Annual Report 2006 (pdf) (only Arabic)

TRC Annual Report 2006 (pdf) english

TRC Annual Reports from 2002 to 2006

Telecommunications Law No. (13) 1995 & It’s Amendments (pdf)

Kuwait

Ministry of Communications

www.mockw.net (in Arabic)

Lebanon

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority

www.tra.gov.lb

Telecom Law 431 / 2002 (Eng) (pdf)

Annual Report 2007 (pdf)

TRA Strategic Plan (Eng) (pdf)

SMP Regulation in English 2007 (pdf)

Market Indicators

Morocco
Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT)
http://www.anrt.net.ma/
Rapports Annuel 2001-2007

Loi consolidée relative à la poste et aux télécommunications (19/11/2004)

Paysage télécoms : Espace téléchargement - L’environnement Telecoms au Maroc (pdf)

Etude sur le développement de l’activité des centres d’appel au Maroc (Juin/2007) (pdf)

Etude du marché des Services de Télécommunications auprès des Entreprises présentes au Maroc (Juin/2004) (pdf)

Shaping the Future Mobile Information Society: The Case of Morocco (2004) - ITU (pdf, 279 kb, 31 pp.)

Effective Regulation - Case Study: Morocco 2001 - ITU (pdf, 705 kb, 50 pp.)

Enquêtes de collecte des indicateurs TIC

Online Statistics

Oman

Telecommunication Regulatory Authority

http://www.tra.gov.om

Annual Report 2007 (pdf)

Annual Report 2006 (pdf)

Annual Report 2005 (pdf)

Telecom Act No. 30 2002 (pdf)

Executive Regulations (pdf)

Telecom Sector Indicators
Palestine

Ministry of Telecom & IT

www.mtit.gov.ps (in Arabic)

Qatar

Supreme Council for Information and Communications Technology (ictQATAR)

www.ict.gov.qa

Telecommunication Law 2006 Telecom Sector Overview (pdf)
Saudi Arabia

Communication and Information TechnologyCommission (CITC)

http://www.citc.gov.sa

Annual Report 2007 (pdf)

Annual Report 2006 (pdf)

Annual Report 2005 (pdf)

Telecom Bylaws, issued by the of the Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone resolution No. 11 - 2002

Telecom Act, issued under the Council of Ministers resolution No. 74 - 2001

Liberalization Strategy for Saudi Arabia ICT Market, 2005 (pdf)

Telecom Sector Reform in Saudi Arabia 2007 (pdf)

Syria

Syrian Telecom

www.ste.gov.sy (in Arabic)

Tunisia

Instance Nationale Des Telecomunications

http://www.intt.tn

Loi n°2008-1 du 8 janvier 2008, modifiant et complètant le code des télécommunications promulgué par la loi n°2001-1 du 15 janvier 2001

Rapports D´activities de Línt: 2003-2006

United Arab Emirates

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) http://www.tra.ae/

Annual Report 2006 (zip)

Telecommunications Law (pdf)

Online Statistics
Yemen

Ministry of Telecommunications & Information Technology

www.mtit.gov.ye (in Arabic)

Other Resources:

World Bank

Benchmarking Regulators: Making Telecom Regulators More Effective in the Middle East, by Mohammad A. Mustafa (2002) (pdf)

Corporate Governance Economy reports (by country)

Network Dynamics Associates

Arab Regulator Network

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