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      Legislation 
    The page contains the main Telecommunications Laws (and other acts) on any countries  
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 Africa
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 Republic of Angola Basic Telecommunication Law        | 
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    69 | 
       
  
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 Botswana Telecommunication Law        | 
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    64 | 
    
  
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 Botswana Broadcasting Act        | 
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    230 | 
    
  
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 Nigeria Communication Act 2003        | 
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    195 | 
   
  
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 Uganda Communication Act 1997        | 
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    718 | 
    
  
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 Ethiopia Telecommunication Act        | 
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    718 | 
    
 
	
  
    
 Asia
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 United Arab Emirates Federal Law - Telecom Law        | 
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    161 | 
       
 
	
  
     Australia | 
     
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 Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010        | 
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    420 | 
     
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 Telecommunications Act 1997(2011)        | 
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    4 200 | 
       
  
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 Radiocommunications Act 1992(2012)        | 
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    1 880 | 
   
  
	
  
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 Republic of Armenia Telecommunictions Law        | 
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    133 | 
       
 
	
  
     EU | 
     
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 2002/21 
    
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 European Communities - Framework Directive        | 
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    170 | 
   
  
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 2002/22 
    
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 European Communities - Universal Service Directive         | 
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    200 | 
   
  
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 2002/20 
    
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 European Communities - Authorisation Directive        | 
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    140 | 
   
  
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 2002/19 
    
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 European Communities - Access Directive        | 
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    140 | 
   
  
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 2000/31 
    
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 European Communities - Directive on electronic commerce        | 
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    105 | 
   
  
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 2002/58 
    
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 European Communities - Directive on privacy and electronic communications        | 
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    160 | 
   
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 Austrian Telecommunicationa Law - TKG         | 
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    176 | 
    
 
	
  
     NZ | 
     
	
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 103 
    
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 Telecommunications Act 2001(2010)        | 
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    3 915 | 
       
 
	
  
     Latin America | 
     
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 Federative Republic of Brazil - General Telecommunications Law        | 
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    104 | 
	 
	 
	
  
     Russia | 
     
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 8-FZ 
    
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 About providing of access to the information on activity of the state bodies and institutions of local government        | 
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    54 | 
    
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 126-FZ 
    
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 On communication [On connection]        | 
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    183 | 
   
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 262-FZ 
      
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 About providing of access to the information on activity of courts in the Russian Federation        | 
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    52 | 
    
  
	
  
     USA | 
     
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 Communications Act of 1934         | 
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    995 | 
       
 
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 Telecommunications Act of 1996        | 
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    352 | 
       
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 E-Government Act        | 
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    210 | 
       
 
 
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