title: National Communication Authority of Somalia
text: # National Communication Authority of Somalia
  
  The National Communications Authority of Somalia (NCA) is the regulatory body for the communications sector in Somalia. NCA was established through the Communications Act of 2017 and its mandate is to regulate the communications sector including telecommunications, internet, broadcasting, information and communications technology (ICT) and e-commerce.
  
  The NCA is responsible for facilitating the development of the ICT sector, enabling and ensuring fair and sustainable competition, carrier interconnection, transparency in the implementation of the Communication Law, protecting consumer interest and rights, and maintaining its role as an independent regulator.
  
  On 19 November 2022, the Prime Minister of Somalia Hamza Abdi Barre appointed Mustafa Sheik as the General Manager of the NCA
  
  ## Interconnection Agreement
  
  On 5 December 2022, NCA General Manager Mustafa Sheik and the Somali telecommunication companies signed an interconnection agreement, allowing customers of the various telecom operators in the country to call each other across different networks.
  
  