| Country |
Regulator |
Created |
Reports to |
Financed by |
| Haiti |
Organe Executif du Conseil National des Télécommunications |
Began 1969. |
Ministry of Public Work, Transport and Communications |
State budget and contributions from operators |
| Honduras |
Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones |
1995 Telecommunication Law. Began 1996. |
Ministry of Finance |
Government appropriation |
| Jamaica |
Office of utilities Regulation |
1995 |
Ministry of Commerce and Technology |
Public Utilities companies |
| Mexico |
Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones |
Federal Telecom Law. Began 1996. |
Secretary of Communication and Transport |
Government appropriation |
| Nicaragua |
Instituto Nicaragüense de Telecomunic. y Correos |
1995 General Telecom Law. Began 1996. |
President of the Republic |
Licence and spectrum fees |
| Panama |
Ente Regulador de los Servicios Públicos |
Law 26. Began 1996. |
President of the Republic |
Regulatory fees and government appropriation |
| Paraguay |
Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones |
Telecom Law 642/95. Began 1995. |
Ministry of Public Works and Communications |
Licence and spectrum fees |
| Peru |
Organismo Supervisor de Inversión Privada en Telecomunicaciones |
Law 262685. Began operation in 1994. |
Functional dependence to the President of the Council of Ministers |
Provision of regulated services |
| United States |
Federal Communications Commission |
The Communications Act. Began operation in 1934. |
Independent with congressional oversight |
Licence / regulatory fees, government appropriation |
| Venezuela |
Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones |
Decree 1826. Began 1991. |
Ministry of Transport and Communications |
Government appropriation, fees and taxes on operators |
