Saint Vincent & Grenadines

Geographic Region (ITU/UN)

ISO 3166 Code

VC

M49 Code

670

MCC

360

ITU Member

Yes

ITU-R Region

Overview

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, or simply Saint Vincent, is a sovereign state in the Lesser Antilles island arc, in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean. The territory consists of the main island of Saint Vincent and the northern two-thirds of the Grenadines, which are a chain of smaller islands stretching south from Saint Vincent Island to Grenada.

Saint Vincent & Grenadines is a member of the ITU and as such follows radio frequency harmonisation principles according to ITU-R Region-2. The regulatory body governing communications policy is the Ministry of Economic Planning, Sustainable Development, Industry, Information and Labour, and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission is charged with regulating the country's radio frequency spectrum activities such as planning, allocations, and licencing.