Press releases

From September 13th-15th 2012 ANRT welcomed twelve managers from the Senegalese Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts (ARTP) who came to inquire about ANRT’s experience in Universal Service of telecommunications. This delegation consisted of:

As part of its international cooperation activities, from September 10th-14th 2012 ANRT received managers from the Regulatory Authority of Electronic Communications and Posts (ARCEP) of Burkina Faso who came to enquire about ANRT’s experience on the analysis of telecommunications markets and the

From April 27th-29th 2012, ANRT received a delegation from the Mauritanian Regulatory Authority (ARE). Chaired by Mr. Naji Mohamed Mahmoud, a member of the National Regulatory Council (college of ARE) and former Minister, the delegation consisted of:

On August 1st 2012, the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT) signed an agreement standardizing the frequency allocations for broadcasting and mobile services in Morocco with those of neighbour countries.

The prices of telecommunications services continue to decline for the second quarter of 2012. For mobile, ARPM (Average Revenue Per Minute) fell from 0.78% MAD (before tax) per min at the end of June 2011 to 0.62 MAD (before tax) per min at the end of June 2012, a decrease of 21%.

On June 11th 2012 at ANRT headquarters in Rabat, the National Regulatory Authority of Information and Communication Technologies (ANTRIC) –Union of Comores –and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT) –Morocco, signed a memorandum of understanding in the area of telecommunication

The annual survey collecting technology and communication technology indicators from households and businesses in 2011 was completed between January and March 2012 according to international guidelines and by taking into account the specificities of the Moroccan market.

ANRT conducted a study to develop a national action plan for the development of a broadband and ultra-broadband network in the Kingdom of Morocco. 

The main findings of this study include:

In the mobile segment, ARPM fell by 22%, reaching 0.65 MAD (before tax) per min at the end of March 2012 compared to 0.83 MAD (before tax) per min a year previously.

The fixed segment was down 11%. ARPM fell from 0.97 MAD (before tax) per min to 0.86 MAD (BEFORE TAX) in one year.

The Board of Directors of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT) met on May 9th 2012 at Government headquarters under the chairmanship of the Head of Government, Abdelillah BENKIRAN.