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Title
Botswana Telecommunications Authority
Description
Since its independence in 1966, Botswana has encouraged private sector provision of goods and services and this led Botswana to liberalise telecommunications. The separation of Posts and Telecom occurred in 1980 with the formation of Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC), which is state-owned.
The Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA), is an independent regulatory authority for the telecommunications industry. It was established in December 1996, under the Telecommunications Act, (No. 15 of 1996). The BTA is vested with authority to regulate and supervise all aspects of telecommunication common carriers and service providers that fall under its jurisdiction.
In order to effectively handle issues relating to compliance, enforcement and consumer protection, the Authority has had to create the department of Compliance and Consumer Affairs.
