CONSULTATIONS & DECISIONS
Oct 8th 2021
In September 2021, the MCA published a consultation [1] on the review of GO
plc’s application for funding of the net cost it claimed to have incurred
during 2017 to provide universal service obligations. The assessment of the
claim included an audit carried out by an independent body specifically
engaged to analy...
Jun 23rd 2021
Following formal requests by MaltaPost to review tariffs for certain postal
services, the Malta Communications Authority (MCA) reviewed the proposals and
is publishing its Decision [1].
[1] https://www.mca.org.mt/sites/default/files/Decision%20-%20MaltaPost%20prices%202021.pdf#overlay-context=consultations-decision...
Jun 21st 2021
In August 2020, as part of the review of a fixed connection capable of
supporting functional internet access at a line speed of 4 Mbps, and taking
into consideration the EU Directive 2018/1972, establishing the European
Electronic Communications Code (EECC), the MCA published the consultation
entitled “Broadband ...
Apr 7th 2021
The purpose of this Decision is to establish the assignment process that will
be adopted in respect of spectrum in the 700 MHz, 3.6 GHz and 26 GHz bands
and the conditions that will be attached to the resulting rights of use. The
Malta Communications Authority (‘Authority’), having regard to:
* The laws as adm...
Mar 30th 2021
As the entity responsible for electronic communications universal services in
Maltese islands, the MCA published an updated version of its decision
entitled “Universal Service Obligations on Electronic Communication
Services” which had been last reviewed in 2015. In order to address
pressing evolving market and...
Nov 27th 2020
In October 2020, the MCA published its decision on the Review of GO plc’s
application for the net cost it incurred to provide universal services (US)
during 2016 following that an auditing exercise was undertaken by an
independent body. Following an assessment of the claimed US components, and
auditing of the cal...
Nov 2nd 2020
In accordance with national law, the designated undertaking providing
universal services, GO plc, has the right to seek to receive funds for the
net costs it incurred to provide part or all of the universal services. In
December 2017, the MCA received an application from GO plc claiming funding
for the net costs be...
Oct 5th 2020
In August 2020 the MCA published a consultation and proposed decision on the
review of GO’s application for funding of the net cost claimed to have
incurred during 2016 to provide universal service obligations. During the
assessment of the claim, which including an auditing carried out by an
independent body of t...
Aug 27th 2020
In view of the expiry of the current Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV)
spectrum licence which is due in May 2021, the obligations on all EU
memberstates resulting from Decisions of the European Commission, together
with the goals identified in the National Roadmap for the UHF band between
470 – 790 (MHz (MCA/...
Jun 9th 2020
In an increasingly joined-up, high speed digital environment where take-up of
Cloud-based services, among others, is ramping up steeply, reliance on
always-on, electronic communications networks can no longer be dependent on
best-effort provision. Thus, networks increasingly require a reasonable level
of ongoing re...