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The Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA) is part of Botswana's Ministry of Transport and Communications.〔(Botswana's Ministry of Transport and Communication, Retrieved May 10, 2010, from http://www.mtc.gov.bw )〕 The Minister appoints all five board members, who serve on a part-time basis. The BTA is mandated to promote the development and provision of efficient telecommunications and broadcasting services in Botswana, under the terms of the Telecommunications Act 15 of 1996. There have been legal disputes between the BTA and licensed operators, springing from issues related to interconnection and pricing. ==History== Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) was established in 1980 to provide, develop, operate and manage Botswana's national and international telecommunications services. The Botswana government holds 100 percent equity in the BTC.〔(BTA Website, Retrieved May 10, 2010, from http://www.bta.org.bw/about.html )〕 Botswana's history of sector reform dates to 1980, when the BTC was created through the Botswana Telecommunications Act. The act established the BTC as a monopoly of telecommunications services and separated it from Posts (which continued to operate as a government department). Following public concerns regarding unsatisfactory telecommunications services during the 1990s (including lack of competition in providing services, limited private-sector participation, lack of transparency in decision-making and lack of a platform for consumer complaints), the government began public consultations to liberalise the telecommunications market. In 1992 the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications was tasked with policy transformation. The consultations culminated in the approval of the 1995 Telecommunications Policy for Botswana: the blueprint for restructuring the telecommunications sector, which embodied principles which guided the form of the government monopoly. The transformation process led to the formation of the BTA under the Telecommunications Act 1996, as passed in the National Assembly on 1 August 1996.〔(McCormick, P, (2001) Telecommunications reform in Botswana: a policy model for African states. Telecommunications Policy 25 (2001) 409–420. )〕 750px 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Botswana Telecommunications Authority」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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