Abbreviation AGCOM | Formation July 31, 1997 | |
Legal status Created by law 249 of July 31, 1997 Purpose Regulator and competition authority for broadcasting, telecommunications and radiocommunications spectrum Headquarters Centro Direzionale, Naples, Italy | ||
Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM) (English: Authority for Communications Guarantees) is the regulator and competition authority for the communication industries in Italy.
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Administrative leadership
The 4 members of Agcom board are elected by the Parliament (2 by the Senate, 2 by the Chamber of Deputies) and consequently the Parliament establish its powers and define its statutes.
Responsibilities
Functional branch of the authority are the Regional Committees for Communications (Corecom).
References
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