Sri Lanka

Geographic Region (ITU/UN)

ISO 3166 Code

LK

M49 Code

144

MCC

413

ITU Member

Yes

ITU-R Region

Overview

Sri Lanka (ශ්‍රී ලංකා), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country located southeast of India and northeast of the Maldives.

Sri Lanka 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 Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure, and the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka is charged with regulating the country's radio frequency spectrum activities such as planning, allocations, and licencing.