Regulatory Comparator
Compare regulatory frameworks across SADC.
A side-by-side view of how member states approach spectrum, roaming, and postal regulation. Built for policymakers, researchers, and industry stakeholders working across borders.
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Spectrum Management
Frequency licensing, allocation, and assignment frameworks across SADC member states.
4
data points
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Country
|
Mobile Operators Licensed
?
|
Licensing Framework
?
|
5G Spectrum Assigned
?
|
Last Major Spectrum Process
?
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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AO
Angola
INACOM
|
· | · | · | · |
|
BW
Botswana
BOCRA
|
3
|
Auction, Comparative selection
|
Yes
|
2,022 year
|
|
KM
Comoros
ANRTIC
|
· | · | · | · |
|
CD
Democratic Republic of Congo
ARPTC
|
4
|
Comparative selection
|
No
|
2,018 year
|
|
SZ
Eswatini
ESCCOM
|
2
|
Comparative selection
|
No
|
2,020 year
|
|
LS
Lesotho
LCA
|
· | · | · | · |
|
MW
Malawi
MACRA
|
2
|
Auction
|
No
|
2,022 year
|
|
MU
Mauritius
ICTA
|
· | · | · | · |
|
MZ
Mozambique
INCM
|
3
|
Auction, Comparative selection
|
No
|
2,021 year
|
|
NA
Namibia
CRAN
|
2
|
Comparative selection
|
Yes
|
2,023 year
|
|
ZA
South Africa
ICASA
|
6
|
Auction
|
Yes
|
2,022 year
|
|
TZ
Tanzania
TCRA
|
7
|
Auction, First-come-first-served
|
Yes
|
2,022 year
|
|
ZM
Zambia
ZICTA
|
4
|
Comparative selection
|
Yes
|
2,022 year
|
|
ZW
Zimbabwe
POTRAZ
|
3
|
Comparative selection
|
No
|
2,020 year
|
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