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 |
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LicensingIssuing authoritiesMMSIIssuing authorities Argentina (AR): Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones |
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Australia (AU): Australian Communications and Media Authority |
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Austria (AT): Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications |
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Belgium (BE): Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications (BIPT) |
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Brazil (BR): Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes |
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Bulgaria (BG): Communications Regulation Commission |
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Canada (CA): Industry Canada |
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China (ZH): Ministry of Information Industry |
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Costa Rica (CR): Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones |
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Croatia (HR): Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency |
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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 |
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Denmark (DK): Danish Energy Agency |
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Estonia (EE): Estonian Competition Authority |
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Finland (FI): Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority |
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France (FR): Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes |
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Germany (DE): Bundesnetzagentur |
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Greece (EL): Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission |
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Holland (NL): Autoriteit Consument & Markt |
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Hong Kong (HK): Office of Communications Authority |
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Hungary (HU): National Media and Infocommunication Authority |
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Iceland (IS): Post and Telecom Administration |
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Indonesia (ID): Indonesian Telecommunications Regulatory Authority |
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Ireland (IE): Commission for Communications Regulation |
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Isle of Man (IM): Communications Commission |
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Italy (IT): Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni |
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Jamaica (JM): Spectrum Management Authority |
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Japan (JP): Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications |
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Korea, South (KR): Korea Communications Commission |
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Lichtenstein (LI): Office for Communications |
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Lithuania (LT): Communications Regulatory Authority |
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Luxembourg (LU): Institut luxembourgeois de régulation |
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Latvia (LV): Elektronisko sakaru direkcija |
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Malaysia (MY): Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission |
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Malta (MT): Malta Communications Authority |
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Mexico (MX): Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones |
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New Zealand (NZ): Commerce Commission of New Zealand |
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Norway (NO): Norwegian Communications Authority |
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Panama (PA): Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Públicos |
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Poland (PL): Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej |
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Portugal (PT): Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações |
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Romania (RO): National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania |
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Russia (RU): Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation |
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Saudi Arabia (SA): Communications and Information Technology Commission (Saudi Arabia) |
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Singapore (SG): Info-communications Media Development Authority of Singapore |
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Slovenia (SI): Agency for communication networks and services of the Republic of Slovenia |
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Slovakia (SK): Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic |
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South Africa (ZA): Independent Communications Authority of South Africa |
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Spain (ES): Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia |
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Sweden (SE): Swedish Post and Telecom Authority |
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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 |
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Thailand (TH): National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission |
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Turkey (TR): Information And Communication Technologies Authority |
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United Arab Emirates (AE): Telecommunications Regulatory Authority |
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United Kingdom and Northern Ireland (UK (NI)): OFCOM |
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United States (US): FCC |
https://www.fcc.gov/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/ship-radio-stations#block-menu-block-4 |