Swedish_Post_and_Telecom_Authority

Swedish Post and Telecom Authority

Swedish Post and Telecom Authority

Swedish regulatory authority for telecommunication

The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (Swedish: Post- och telestyrelsen, abbreviated PTS) is a government authority under the Ministry of Infrastructure (Sweden) 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.[1]

Headquarters at Valhallavägen in Stockholm

It was formed on 1 July 1992 (as Telestyrelsen [sv]) 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 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, telephony, the Internet and radio.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Fact Sheet About PTS" (PDF).
  2. [2]
    "About". PTS. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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