Licensing issuing authorities

The following table lists the relevant issuing authority for licences in each region, along with a link to the relevant website. Many authorities allow you to apply for a license online.

Country & regulatory authority Website

LicensingIssuing authoritiesMMSIIssuing authorities

Argentina (AR):

Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones

http://www.enacom.gob.ar

Australia (AU):

Australian Communications and Media Authority

http://www.acma.gov.au/

Austria (AT):

Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications

http://www.rtr.at

Belgium (BE):

Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications (BIPT)

http://www.bipt.be

Brazil (BR):

Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes

http://www.anatel.gov.br

Bulgaria (BG):

Communications Regulation Commission

http://www.crc.bg

Canada (CA):

Industry Canada

https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/home

China (ZH):

Ministry of Information Industry

http://www.mii.gov.cn

Costa Rica (CR):

Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones

http://sutel.go.cr

Croatia (HR):

Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency

http://www.hakom.hr/default.aspx?id=7

Cyprus (CY):

Office of Electronic Communications & Postal Regulation

http://www.ocecpr.org.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=767&tt=ocecpr&lang=gr

Czech Republic (CZ):

The Czech Telecommunication Office

http://www.ctu.eu/main.php?pageid=178

Denmark (DK):

Danish Energy Agency

https://ens.dk/en

Estonia (EE):

Estonian Competition Authority

http://www.konkurentsiamet.ee/?lang=en

Finland (FI):

Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority

http://www.ficora.fi/en

France (FR):

Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes

http://www.arcep.fr

Germany (DE):

Bundesnetzagentur

http://www.bundesnetzagentur.de

Greece (EL):

Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission

http://www.eett.gr/opencms/opencms/EETT_EN/index.html

Holland (NL):

Autoriteit Consument & Markt

https://www.acm.nl/nl

Hong Kong (HK):

Office of Communications Authority

http://www.ofca.gov.hk

Hungary (HU):

National Media and Infocommunication Authority

http://www.nmhh.hu

Iceland (IS):

Post and Telecom Administration

http://www.pfs.is/default.aspx?cat_id=101

Indonesia (ID):

Indonesian Telecommunications Regulatory Authority

http://www.brti.or.id

Ireland (IE):

Commission for Communications Regulation

http://www.comreg.ie

Isle of Man (IM):

Communications Commission

http://www.gov.im/government/boards/cc.xml

Italy (IT):

Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni

http://www.agcom.it

Jamaica (JM):

Spectrum Management Authority

http://www.sma.gov.jm

Japan (JP):

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

http://www.soumu.go.jp/english/index.html

Korea, South (KR):

Korea Communications Commission

http://eng.kcc.go.kr

Lichtenstein (LI):

Office for Communications

http://www.llv.li/amtsstellen/llv-ak-english-page.htm

Lithuania (LT):

Communications Regulatory Authority

http://www.rrt.lt/en/home.html

Luxembourg (LU):

Institut luxembourgeois de régulation

http://www.ilr.public.lu

Latvia (LV):

Elektronisko sakaru direkcija

https://www.vases.lv/lv/content/juras-sakaru-atlaujas

Malaysia (MY):

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission

http://www.mcmc.gov.my

Malta (MT):

Malta Communications Authority

http://www.mca.org.mt

Mexico (MX):

Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones

http://www.ift.org.mx

New Zealand (NZ):

Commerce Commission of New Zealand

http://www.comcom.govt.nz

Norway (NO):

Norwegian Communications Authority

http://www.nkom.no

Panama (PA):

Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Públicos

http://www.asep.gob.pa/default.asp

Poland (PL):

Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej

http://www.uke.gov.pl

Portugal (PT):

Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações

https://www.anacom.pt

Romania (RO):

National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania

http://www.ancom.org.ro/en

Russia (RU):

Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation

https://minsvyaz.ru/en

Saudi Arabia (SA):

Communications and Information Technology Commission (Saudi Arabia)

http://www.citc.gov.sa

Singapore (SG):

Info-communications Media Development Authority of Singapore

https://www.imda.gov.sg

Slovenia (SI):

Agency for communication networks and services of the Republic of Slovenia

http://www.akos-rs.si/akos-ang

Slovakia (SK):

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic

http://www.teleoff.gov.sk/index.php?ID=9

South Africa (ZA):

Independent Communications Authority of South Africa

http://www.icasa.org.za

Spain (ES):

Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia

https://www.cnmc.es/en

Sweden (SE):

Swedish Post and Telecom Authority

http://www.pts.se

Switzerland (CH):

Office fédéral de la communication

http://www.bakom.admin.ch/themen/frequenzen/00689/01563/index.html?lang=fr

Taiwan (TW):

National Communications Commission

http://www.ncc.gov.tw/english/index.aspx

Thailand (TH):

National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission

http://nbtc.go.th/wps/portal/NTC/eng

Turkey (TR):

Information And Communication Technologies Authority

http://eng.btk.gov.tr

United Arab Emirates (AE):

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority

http://www.tra.ae

United Kingdom and Northern Ireland (UK (NI)):

OFCOM

http://www.ofcom.org.uk

United States (US):

FCC

https://www.fcc.gov/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/ship-radio-stations#block-menu-block-4