A Communications Ministry or Department of Communications is a ministry or other government agency charged with communication. Communications responsibilities includes regulating telecommunications, postal services, broadcasting and print media. The ministry is often headed by the Minister for Communications.

Ministries titled Ministry or Department of Communications

Some countries have such a department literally called Ministry of Communications: * Department of Communications and the Arts **Australian Government Department of Communications (1993–1994) **Australian Government

Department of Communications (1980–1987) The Department of Communications was an Australian government department that existed between November 1980 and July 1987. Scope Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the ...

* Ministry of Communication and Traffic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) * Ministry of Communications (Brazil) *

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Burma) The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology ( my, ဆက်သွယ်ရေးနှင့် သတင်းအချက်အလက် နည်းပညာဝန်ကြီးဌာန; abbreviated MCIT) was the government ...

* Ministry of Communications (Iceland) * Ministry of Communications (Iraq) *

Ministry of Communications (Israel) The Ministry of Communications ( he, מִשְׂרָד הַתִּקְשֹׁרֶת, ''Misrad HaTikshoret'') is the Israeli government ministry responsible for Communications in Israel. It is a relatively minor position in the cabinet. The ministry ...

Ministry of Communications (Japan) The was a Cabinet-level ministry in the Empire of Japan. Its modern successors include the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan Post and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone History Meiji period On December 22, 1885 the Minist ...

Ministry of Transport and Communications (Lithuania) Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania is the main institution in Lithuania, which coordinates the work of road, rail, air, water, transport, postal and electronic communications sector and implements the strategy ...

Ministry of Communications of Morocco Mincom is the Ministry of Communications for the Government of Morocco. See also * Politics of Morocco External links Ministry of Communications official site (English) Government of Morocco Communications in Morocco Morocco Morocco ...

Ministry of Communications of Pakistan The Ministry of Communications ( ur, ; reporting name: MoCom), is a Cabinet of Pakistan, Cabinet-level ministry of the Government of Pakistan, Pakistani Government responsible for analysing, formulating and implementing central policy on comm ...

functions as a central policy making and administrative authority on Communications and Transport Sector in Pakistan. *

Ministry of Communications and Mass Media (Russia) The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation (russian: Министерство цифрового развития, связи и массовых коммуникаций Российской Фед ...

Department of Communications (South Africa) The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (formerly the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services and the Department of Communications) is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for ove ...

Ministry of Communications (Soviet Union) The Ministry of Communications of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (russian: Министерство связи СССР) was the central state administration body on communications in the Soviet Union from 1923 to 1991. During its e ...

, the central state administration body on communications in the Soviet Union from 1946 to 1991 * Ministry of Communications (Trinidad and Tobago) *

Ministry of Communications (India) Ministry of Communications is a Central ministry under the Government of India responsible for telecommunications and postal service. It was carved out of Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India), Ministry of Communications ...

(2016–Present) * Ministry of Communications (Sweden)

Ministries titled Ministry of Information and Communications

A number of countries have designated such a department as a Ministry of Information and Communications: *

Nigerian Federal Ministry of Information and Communications The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture is a Nigerian ministry whose function is to provide Nigerian citizens with "credible and timely information on government activities, programmes and initiatives" and to create the technological environ ...

Ministry of Information and Communications (Rivers State) The Rivers State Ministry of Information and Communications is a ministry within the Government of Rivers State that is entrusted with formulating and implementing strategies to develop and promote the media sector in the state. The ministry is al ...

Ministry of Information and Communication (South Korea) The Ministry of Information and Communication or MIC was a ministry of the government of South Korea. Its headquarters are located in Jongno-gu, central Seoul. The last minister was Rho Jun-hyong, who began serving in March 2006. The ministry was d ...

Ministry of Information and Communications (Kenya) The Ministry of Information Communications, and Technology was created in June 2004 due to a cabinet reshuffle. It is responsible for Information, Broadcasting and Communication policies. Departments The ministry's departments are Administratio ...

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Ministry of Information and Communications (Vietnam) Ministry of Information and Communications ( vi, Bộ Thông tin và Truyền thông) is the government ministry in Vietnam. It is responsible for administration and regulation of newspapers, publishing, the postal service, telecommunications, i ...

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

Ministry of Information and Communication (Fiji) Ministry of Information and Communication or Communications may refer to: *Ministry of Information and Communication (Bhutan) * Ministry of Information and Communication (Cuba), Cuba * Ministry of Information and Communication (Fiji), Fiji * Minis ...

, Fiji *

Ministry of Information and Communications (Nepal) The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology( ne, सूचना तथा सञ्चार प्रविधि मन्त्रालय) is governmental body of Nepal that manages postal services, telecommunications, broadc ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

Ministry of Information and Communication (Bhutan) The Ministry of Information and Communication is a government ministry of Bhutan responsible for promoting the development of reliable and sustainable information, communications and transport networks and systems and facilitating the provision of ...

Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainou ...

* Ministry of Information and Communication (Cuba),

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

Ministries titled Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

A number of countries have designated such a department as a Ministry of Communications and Information Technology: *

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Afghanistan) ps, د مخابراتو او معلوماتي ټکنالوجۍ وزارت) , nativename_a = , nativename_r = , logo = Logo of The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Afghanistan).png , logo_width = 100px , logo_caption ...

* Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Egypt) * Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India) * Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Indonesia) * Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Saudi Arabia) *

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Iran) The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, or Ministry of ICT ( fa, وزارت ارتباطات و فناوری اطلاعات) established in 1908, is responsible for postal services, telephones and information technology in ...

* Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications (Colombia) * Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications (Yemen) * Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (Thailand) * Department of Information and Communications Technology (Philippines)

Ministries with other names having authority over communications

Many countries have such a department, but under some other name: *

Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology The Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology ( bn, ডাক, টেলিযোগাযোগ ও তথ্য প্রযুক্তি বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়) is a Bangladeshi governmen ...

(

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

), since 2014 *

Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications The Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications (MTIC; ms, Kementerian Pengangkutan dan Infokomunikasi), formerly known as the Ministry of Communications (), is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei The Government of Brunei ...

(Brunei), renamed from Ministry of Communications since 2018 *

Department of Canadian Heritage The Department of Canadian Heritage, or simply Canadian Heritage (french: Patrimoine canadien), is the department of the Government of Canada that has roles and responsibilities related to initiatives that promote and support "Canadian identity ...

, formerly a part of the Department of Communications and Industry Canada which regulates the Telecommunications Act *

Ministry of Transport and Communications (East Timor) The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC; pt, Ministério dos Transportes e Comunicações, tet, Ministériu Transportes no Komunikasoins) is the government department of East Timor accountable for transport, communications, and rela ...

* Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications (Estonia) *

Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (german: Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr, ), abbreviated BMDV, is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its main office is located in Berlin, while the majority ...

(Germany), since 2013 * Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Ireland), a department of the Government of Ireland that is responsible for the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors and regulates, protects and develops the natural resources of the Republic of Ireland *

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications The is a cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Japan. Its English name was Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications (MPHPT) prior to 2004. It is housed in the 2nd Building of the Central Common Government Of ...

(Japan), a cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Japan * Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (North Korea) *

Korea Communications Commission Korea Communications Commission () is a South Korean media regulation agency modeled after the Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America. It was established on February 29, 2008, combining the former ''Korean Broadcasting ...

and Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (South Korea) *

Ministry of Communications and Digital (Malaysia) The Ministry of Communications and Digital ( ms, Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital), is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for digitalisation, communications, multimedia, broadcasting, information, personal data protecti ...

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (Abbreviation: MCMC; ms, Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia) is a regulatory body whose key role is the regulation of the communications and multimedia industry based on the po ...

(Malaysia) *

Ministry of Economic Development (New Zealand) The Ministry of Economic Development ( mi, Manatū Ōhanga) was a New Zealand public sector organisation tasked with promoting development of New Zealand's economy. Known as the Ministry of Commerce until 2000, it was renamed in 2000 under the ...

, including Communications and Information Technology Portfolio * Ministry of Transport and Communications (North Macedonia) * Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, established in March 2008, is the state agency of the People's Republic of China responsible for regulation and development of the postal service, Internet, wireless, broadcasting, communications, production of electronic and information goods, software industry and the promotion of the national knowledge economy *

Ministry of Communications and Information The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI; ms, Kementerian Perhubungan dan Penerangan; zh, 通讯及新闻部; ta, தொடர்பு, தகவல் அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore respo ...

(Singapore), a ministry of the Government of Singapore. It is in charge of the creative industries, library, media, info-communications and government public relations. *

is responsible for overseeing the South African communications, telecommunications and broadcasting industries. * Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan) * Ministry of Information, Communications, Transport and Tourism Development,

Kiribati Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),Kiribati
''The Wor ...

* Office of Communications (United Kingdom) *

Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdicti ...

(United States), an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute (see 47 U.S.C. § 151 and 47 U.S.C. § 154), and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President

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Communications Communication (from la, communicare, meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term may also refer to the message communicated through such transmissions or the field of inquir ...