FICORA
| Finnish: Viestintävirasto Swedish: Kommunikationsverket | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1988 (as THK) 2001 (as FICORA) |
| Dissolved | 1 January 2019 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Parent department | Ministry of Transport and Communications |
| Website | www |
The Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority, abbreviated to FICORA (
public authority responsible for communication regulations in Finland.[1] FICORA regulated radio frequencies and television broadcast permits, supervised the operation of Internet service providers, and managed the .fi domain zone. FICORA was headquartered in Helsinki.[2]
FICORA acted as the national telecommunications regulatory body, representing Finland in
Yleisradio
(YLE) into a single agency, and adopted its name in 2001.
FICORA, the Finnish Transport Safety Agency (Trafi), and certain functions of the Finnish Transport Agency were merged to form the new Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) on 1 January 2019.[4]
External links
References
- ^ "Presentation and duties". www.viestintavirasto.fi (in Finnish). salmesar. 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Viestintävirasto. "Contact details". www.viestintavirasto.fi. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
- ^ "Standardointi luo pohjan tekniselle ohjaukselle" (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Information about Traficom". www.traficom.fi. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
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