CONSULTATIONS & DECISIONS

Modalities of Payment for Authorisations under the Postal Services Act - Consultation on proposed amendment to the Directive
Dec 10th 2021 Closed
In 2005 the Malta Communications Authority (MCA) issued a Directive No.1 of 2005 entitled the “Directive on the Modalities of Payment for Authorisations under Postal Act” (the ‘Directive’). This Directive was in 2017 amended by Directive No. 1 of 2017 entitled “Amendments to the Modalities of Payment for ...
Source of Funding for the net cost incurred in providing universal service obligations during 2017
Nov 2nd 2021 Closed
In accordance with national law, the designated undertaking providing universal services in the electronic communications sector, GO plc, has the right to request compensation for the net costs it considers to have incurred in providing part or all of the universal services. In 2018, the MCA received an application...
Consultation on proposed amendments to the general authorisation regime for radiocommunications apparatus
Oct 29th 2021 Closed
The General Authorisations (Radiocommunications Apparatus) Regulations (S.L. 399.40) is a light-licensing framework for radiocommunications apparatus that does not need to be licensed individually due to limited risks of causing harmful interference. Apparatus which shall be used without any regulatory barriers in ...
Modalities of Payment for General Authorisations and Rights of Use under the Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act
Oct 26th 2021 Closed
On the 4th of November 2004, the Malta Communications Authority (MCA) issued a Directive No.1 on the Modalities of Payment for General Authorisations and Rights of Use (the  ‘Directive’). The purpose of the Directive was to regulate the manner in which fees established  under the (then) Eleventh Schedule of t...
Consultation and Proposed Decision on GO plc's application for funding relating to universal service obligations on electronic communications services during 2017
Sep 2nd 2021 Closed
In accordance with national law, an undertaking designated with the obligation to provide universal services has the right to request compensation for the net costs it considers to have incurred to provide part or all of the universal services. The MCA received an application from GO plc, as the designated undertak...
Consultation on the assignment process of radio spectrum in the VHF band for Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting Services in Malta
Aug 20th 2021 Closed
The licence awarding the rights of use of spectrum suitable to set up Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting will expire in March 2022. In addition, more spectrum suitable for T-DAB will be made available in July 2022.  Therefore, the Malta Communications Authority is publishing a consultation paper putting forwar...

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