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MACRA
Promoting Universal ICT Access
THE MALAWI COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY (MACRA) WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE
COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2016 TO REGULATE THE COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR IN THE AREAS OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, BROADCASTING AND POSTAL SERVICES. MACRA ALSO MANAGES SPECTRUM.
DUTIES
• Grant licenses for the provision of communica琀ons services;
• Protect the interests of consumers, purchasers and other users of communica琀ons services;
• Encourage the introduc琀on of new technology and communica琀on services in accordance with recognized
interna琀onal standards and applicable interna琀onal law;
• Promote research and development in the communica琀ons sector;
• Establish a Type approval regime for terminal or any other electronic equipment; and
• Undertake projects to promote the development of the communica琀ons sector.
PROJECTS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION
Projects being implemented include the following:
1. Connect a School (CAS) project involves the renova琀on of exis琀ng computer labs and installa琀on of ICT
equipment in public schools.
2. Na琀onal Addressing System (NAS) aimed at introducing residen琀al addresses and postal codes na琀on-wide
3. Smart City Project is focused on improving service delivery of city councils;
4. Forensic Laboratory established to boost Malawi Police Service evidence gathering capacity;
5. E-Waste Management System is aimed at improving disposal of ICT hardware implements;
6. Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) established for the improvement of na琀onal cyber security;
7. Connect a Library project aims at improving capacity for Malawi Library Service.
For more informa琀on contact:
The Director General
MACRA House, 9 Salmin Amour Road. I Private Bag 261, Blantyre, Malawi
Tel: +265 (0) 1 810497/+265 (0) 1 810924
dg-macra@macra.org.mw or info@macra.org.mw I www.macra.org.mw
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