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telecoms Link
About
Profile
A Word From The Chief Executive
History Of Communication Regulation
Organogram
Board of Directors
Executive Management
Careers
Mandate
Legislation
Telecommunications
National Radio Frequency Plan
Radio Spectrum Planning
The Numbering Plan
Type Approval
Broadcasting
Postal
Internet
bw ccTLD
bw CIRT
Electronic Evidence
Electronic Communications Transactions
Licensing
Projects
Documents
Draft Documents And Legislation
ICT Licencing Framework
ITU Capacity Building Workshop
Complaints
Consumer Education And Advice
Registering Complaints
File A Complaint
Media
News & Events
Speeches
Tenders
ASMS-WebCP
Licence Verification
Type Approval
Register BW
Welcome to Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority
Together We Can Beat
COVID 19
The communications sector provides essential services required to enable the fight against Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic.  The sector enables dissemination of critical public health information countrywide. The sector also provides online tools and platforms that enable continued, albeit restricted functioning of businesses as well as tracking of the extent and impact of the virus on the population and the economy. In line with this role, BOCRA supports Government public education efforts aimed at arresting the possible damage that the virus could inflict on the country.
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Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) was established through the Communications Regulatory Authority Act, 2012 (CRA Act) on the 1st of April 2013 to regulate the communications sector in Botswana, comprising telecommunications, Internet and Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), radio communications, broadcasting, postal services and related matters.The CRA Act replaced the Broadcasting Act [Cap 72:04], the Telecommunications Act [Cap 72:03], and caused the amendment of the Postal Services Act to create a converged or an integrated regulatory authority for the communications industry.
Internet
Broadcasting
Postal
Telecommunications
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Section 38(1) of the Communications and Regulatory Act No.19 of 2012(CRA) mandates Botswana Commu…
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The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) developed the National Cybersecurity Strategy…
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Electronic Evidence
The Electronic Records (Evidence) Act No. 13 of 2014 allows for the admissibility and authenticat…
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Electronic Communications Transactions
Under the Electronic Communications and Transaction Act the Authority has the responsibility of a…
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The CRA Act mandates BOCRA to regulate all broadcasting; subscription management services and re-broadcasting activities save for the state broadcasting. It is in this light that BOCRA regulates
Yarona FM
,
Duma FM
,
Gabz FM
and
eBotswana
.
Commercial radio stations namely Yarona, Duma, Gabz FM are all available in most of major towns and villages in Botswana. The stations have extended access to their services through online broadcasting transmission which makes them accessible worldwide.
eBotswana television station is currently available in Gaborone and surrounding villages within a 60km radius of Gaborone through terrestrial broadcasting. eBotswana will in future introduce a satellite broadcast service in order to achieve national coverage.
Broadcasters are required to promote music tracks by local artists.  Broadcasters’ licences specify a certain percentage of local content to be complied with.
Click the link for
National Broadcasting Board Audience Survey
for the Broadcasting Sector in Botswana.
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The
CRA Act, 2012
ushered in a new dawn of regulation for the postal sector as BOCRA assumed the mandate of supervising the provision of postal services in Botswana. The CRA Act prohibits any person to provide postal services without a valid licence issued by BOCRA. The Authority is also mandated to ensure that there is provision of safe, reliable, efficient and affordable postal services throughout Botswana.
In line with this, the Authority has prepared the ground for regulation of postal services by putting in place regulatory instruments and tools that allows ease of market entry and supports innovation for the provision of varied postal service offerings. These regulatory instruments include among others, the
Postal Sector Licensing Framework
to guide the provision of postal services in the country and…
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Type Approval
BOCRA is mandated by Sec 84 of the CRA Act to Type Approve communications equipment that may be c…
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Radio Spectrum Planning
In line with the …
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The Numbering Plan
The Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) commissioned an independent study of the…
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National Radio Frequency Plan
The basis for the Botswana Radio Frequency Band Plan is Section 47 of the Communications Regulato…
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News & Events
PUBLIC NOTICE - BOCRA WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT HACKATHON
Press Release - BOTSWANA COLLABORATES WITH FIVE SADC MEMBER STATES TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE AND HARMONISE INTERNATIONAL ROAMING TARIFFS
MEDIA RELEASE - BOCRA Approves Reduced Data Prices for Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC)
PUBLIC NOTICE - EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR INCLUSION IN THE BOTSWANA COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY’S SUPPLIER DATABASE
PUBLIC NOTICE - ITA Commercial Broadcasting Radio Station Licence
Documents & Legislation
Media Release
Cost Modelling Project Interim report
Enforcement Guidelines
Understand Broadband Connectivity
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Equipment Approval Database
BOCRA is mandated by Sec 84 of the CRA Act to Type Approve communications equipment that may be connected, used or operated to provide broadcasting or telecommunications services in Botswana.  In addition, BOCRA is mandated to ensure consumer protection.The purpose of Type Approval procedure is to ensure that all radio communication and telecommunication equipment used in Botswana comply with international standards that are applicable in Botswana as a member of the ITU Region…
Complaints Process
BOCRA will investigate a consumer complaint against a service provider if there is sufficient evidence to establish. Prima facie case on possible breaches of any provisions under
Tools
In the discharge of its mandate, BOCRA, in consultation with various stakeholders periodically develops regulatory tools to establish minimum regulatory requirements and guide licensees, consumers and other stakeholders on regulatory expectations.
Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority
Plot 50671 Independence Avenue
Gaborone, Botswana
T : +267 395 7755
F : +267 395 7976
E :
info@bocra.org.bw