Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority

Botswana Communication Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) is a government agency founded under the Communications Regulatory Authority Act, 2012 (CRA Act) on the 1st of April 2013.^[1][2] BOCRA is responsible for regulating all matters related to telecommunications (wire, cellular, satellite and cable), postal services of Botswana.^[3][4]

Botswana Communication Regulatory Authority

Agency overview
Formed	1 April 2013 (2013-04-01)
Preceding agency	Botswana Telecommunications Authority
Jurisdiction	Botswana
Headquarters	Plot 50671 Independence Avenue, Gaborone
Agency executives	Martin Mokgware, Chief Executive Tshoganetso Kepaletswe, Chief Technology Officer Thapelo M. Mogopa, Director Strategy and Projects
Parent department	Ministry of Transport and Communications (Botswana)
Parent agency	Government of Botswana
Website	www.bocra.org.bw

History

BOCRA was established in 2013 to replace Botswana Telecommunications Authority by the Government of Botswana Parliament when the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was amended and revised to create the Communications Regulatory Authority.

Country code top level domain

During the formation of BOCRA, it was given to administer and manage the .bw country TLD.^[5][6]

See also

• List of telecommunications regulatory bodies
• List of Operators in Botswana
• Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation