Historically the sector was remotely regulated by the Ministry of Information and Communications Infrastructure. Subsequently, through enactment and enforcement of the PURA Act 2001 and the Information Communications Act in 2009, PURA became mandated to regulate the sector in 2005. PURA is entrusted to ensure that service providers compete fairly, and businesses / customers benefit from the choice of a broad range of telecommunication services...
Directorate of Legal, Licensing and Enforcement (DLLE) is an important support structure for the Authority in terms of legal matters, including law modifications, drafting of official documents, processing licence applications and any other legal cases that may arise periodically.