Groundbreaking Telecommunications Law: Secondary Legislation So Far

1 Introduction

As mentioned in our article "Groundbreaking telecom law to come into effect in May 2009" (which was published in the Last Quarter 2008 Edition of The Turkish Update), some of the changes considered by the groundbreaking Electronic Communication Law No.5809 (the Law) which was published in the Official Gazette on 10 November 2008 need implementation through secondary legislation. This article looks at some of the secondary legislation which has been drafted by the new Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) so far.

2 Regulation on Authorisations on Electronic Communication Sector published on 28 May 2009

As previously mentioned, the Law clarified and simplified the previous system of regulatory authorisation for electronic communication providers. It did this by requiring companies looking to launch electronic communication services, networks and infrastructures to get ITCA authorisation either by prior notice or by gaining a