The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority ( sv, Post- och telestyrelsen, abbreviated PTS) is a
government authority under the
Ministry of Infrastructure (Sweden)
The Ministry of Infrastructure ( Swedish: ''Infrastrukturdepartementet'') is a ministry within the government of Sweden responsible for matters regarding transport and infrastructure, digitization, mail and energy.Förordning om ändring i förordn ...
and is managed by a board of directors appointed by the Swedish government. The Director-General is the chief executive officer of the organisation. Dan Sjöblom has served as Director General since February 2017.
PTS is the sector authority within the field of
electronic communications and postal services. Their area of responsibility is to monitor competition and consumer issues in this field; ensuring efficient utilisation of resources and secure communications in
mail
The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels. A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems. Since the mid-19th century, national postal sys ...
,
telephony
Telephony ( ) is the field of technology involving the development, application, and deployment of telecommunication services for the purpose of electronic transmission of voice, fax, or data, between distant parties. The history of telephony is i ...
, the
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...
and
radio
Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmi ...
.
See also
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Spectrum auction
A spectrum auction is a process whereby a government uses an auction system to sell the rights to transmit signals over specific bands of the electromagnetic spectrum and to assign scarce spectrum resources. Depending on the specific auction form ...
References
External links
The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority – Official website(English)
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Government agencies of Sweden
Telecommunications regulatory authorities
Regulation in Sweden