The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (, abbreviated PTS) is a
government authority under the
Ministry of Infrastructure (Sweden)
The Ministry of Infrastructure ( Swedish: ''Infrastrukturdepartementet''), was a ministry within the Government of Sweden. It operated between 2019 and 2022.
A new ministry under the name Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure was created ...
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.
It was formed on 1 July 1992 (as ) from a split of the regulatory functions of the former state-owned telecommunications operator
Televerket ahead of its corporatisation into
Telia the following year. The agency adopted its current name on 1 March 1994.
PTS is the sector authority within the field of
electronic communications
Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information over a distance using electronic means, typically through cables, radio waves, or other communication technologies. These means of ...
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, letter (message), letters, and parcel (package), parcels. A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems. Since the mid ...
,
telephony
Telephony ( ) is the field of technology involving the development, application, and deployment of telecommunications services for the purpose of electronic transmission of voice, fax, or data, between distant parties. The history of telephony is ...
, the
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the Global network, global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a internetworking, network of networks ...
and
radio
Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 3 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connec ...
.
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 for ...
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