Décret-Loi n° 1/011 du 4 septembre 1997 portant dispositions organiques sur les télécommunications; Décret n° 100/112 du 05 avril 2012 portant réorganisation et fonctionnement de l'ARCT (both listed on arct.gov.bi)
Burundi's telecommunications regulator, which licenses operators and certifies electronic communications equipment.
What they do
Sets rules on SIM-card registration (ministerial order n° 540/906/2026) and quality of service, and manages import and removal authorisations for electronic communications equipment. It publishes quarterly market reports that include mobile financial services and warns users about mobile-money scams. On 26 June 2026 it called on e-commerce platforms and online marketplaces to declare their conformity. Its site also hosts the cybercrime, data protection and electronic communications laws.
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