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The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) was established pursuant to Section 3 of the Communications Act, 1998 of the Laws of Malawi to assume the regulatory functions of the communications sector which had been performed by the Malawi Telecommunications Corporation Limited. MACRA is among the three institutions established following the dissolution of the former Malawi Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (MPTC) with responsibilities for licensing telecommunications, postal and broadcasting operators, settling disputes among operators, approving tariffs, promoting and monitoring free and fair competition, allocating and managing the radio frequency spectrum, managing the numbering plan, type approving terminal equipment and protecting the consumers.
To be a catalyst model regulator that facilitates the rapid development of the communications sector, that enables accessibility of a full range of modern services by the whole population in Malawi at affordable prices and sees that the historically disadvantaged groups or individuals have the opportunities of being communications service providers.



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