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Commonwealth Communications Authority
The Commonwealth Communications Authority is a constituent organisation of the Ministry of Culture.
The Commonwealth Media Authority is an independent regulatory authority under the Ministry of Culture responsible for broadcasting regulation, spectrum management and cinema and television standards in Vekllei. The Authority ensures fair access to broadcasting frequencies and maintains content regulations across all all public broadcast platforms (primarily through the National Cinema Network).
The Authority licenses radio and television broadcasters, prosecutes standards compliance and manages the allocation of electromagnetic spectrum for broadcasting purposes. It also oversees the technical standards for broadcasting equipment and coordinates with international broadcasting organisations.
Constituents
- Broadcast Standards Council: Content regulation and licensing for radio and television.
- Technical Standards Council: Equipment certification and broadcast quality control.
- Communications Offences Tribunal: Independent adjudicator of broadcasting complaints.
Departments
- Department of Broadcast Standards: Establishes and enforces content regulations, licensing and compliance for all broadcast media.
- Office of Content Regulation
- Office of Licensing & Compliance
- Department of Spectrum Management: Manages the allocation, licensing and international coordination of broadcasting frequencies.
- Office of Frequencies & Wavelengths
- Office of International Standards
- Spectrum Intelligence Commission
- Department of Electrics & Transmission: Oversees the technical standards for broadcasting equipment and the national cinema network.
- Office of Electrics & Equipment
- Office of the National Cinema Network
- Office of Signals