CONSULTATIONS & DECISIONS
Aug 28th 2020 Closed
The availability of an adequate and reliable broadband internet access
service is today a crucial enabler for participation in the digital economy
and society. The coronavirus pandemic is a clear reminder on how dependent we
are on the internet and, by implication, on the underlying high-speed
broadband infrastruct...
Aug 28th 2020 Closed
The MCA has today published a consultation paper on the review of the
universal service obligations in the electronic communications sector. This
consultation aims to examine the scope of the universal service, in
particular in relation to the obligation/s to be met by the designated
undertaking. The current univer...
Aug 25th 2020 Closed
In accordance with national law, the designated undertaking providing
universal services has the right to seek to receive funds for the net costs
it believes to have incurred to provide part or all of the universal
services. In November 2017, the MCA received an application from GO plc , as
the designated undertaki...
Jun 5th 2020 Closed
In view of the expiry of the current spectrum licence in May 2021, the
obligations arising from the decisions published by the European Commission
concerning the harmonisation of spectrum in the 700MHz band for the use of
wireless mobile broadband services, together with the goals identified in the
National Roadm...
May 22nd 2020 Closed
The MCA is hereby initiating a consultation exercise on its market analysis
concerning the provision of wholesale fixed broadband access in Malta.
Interested parties are invited to submit their feedback on the MCA's findings
within the period ending 24th July 2020. Arrangements for submitting comments
are explained...
Dec 5th 2019 Closed
In an increasingly joined-up, high speed digital environment where take-up of
Cloud-based services, among others, is ramping up steeply, reliance on
always-on, electronic communications networks can no longer be dependent on
best-effort provision. Thus, networks increasingly require a reasonable level
of ongoing re...