Timor-Leste (East Timor)

Geographic Region (ITU/UN)

ISO 3166 Code

TL

M49 Code

626

MCC

514

ITU Member

Yes

ITU-R Region

Overview

East Timor or Timor-Leste (Timór Lorosa'e), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is a sovereign state in Maritime Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island surrounded by Indonesian West Timor.

Timor-Leste (East Timor) is a member of the ITU and as such follows radio frequency harmonisation principles according to ITU-R Region-3. The regulatory body governing communications policy is the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications (MOPTC), and the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications (MOPTC) is charged with regulating the country's radio frequency spectrum activities such as planning, allocations, and licencing.