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Icelandic telecoms regulator changes name, overhauls set-up

Thursday 1 July 2021 | 13:20 CET | News
Iceland's communication regulator said it has changed its name from the Post and Telecom Administration (PTA, or Post & Fjarskiptastofnun/PTS in Icelandic) to Fjarskiptastofa, with effect from 01 July. As well as the new name, the regulator has new remits concerning network security, civil protection, telecoms network status analysis, broadband network forecasting, and R&D, among other things.

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