Section 5

to promote the efficiency, competitiveness (including internationally) and development of the information, communications and media industry in Singapore;

to promote and maintain fair and efficient market conduct and effective competition between persons engaged in commercial activities in connection with media services or telecommunication systems and services in Singapore or, in the absence of a competitive market, to prevent the misuse of monopoly or market power;

to regulate the provision and use of telecommunication systems, and equipment and software in connection with such systems, and telecommunication services, in Singapore, including by —

ensuring that telecommunication services are reasonably accessible to all persons in Singapore, and are supplied as efficiently and economically as practicable and at performance standards that reasonably meet the social, industrial and commercial needs of Singapore; and

determining or approving prices, tariffs and charges for the provision of telecommunication systems and services;

to regulate the provision and use of media services, and equipment and facilities used in connection with media services, in Singapore, including by —

facilitating the provision of an adequate range of media services that serves the interests of the general public;

ensuring that media services are provided at a high standard in all respects, particularly in respect of the quality, balance and range of subject matter of their content; and

ensuring that the content of media services is not against public interest, public order or national harmony, and does not offend against good taste or decency;

to promote the use of the Internet and electronic commerce in Singapore and to establish regulatory frameworks for that purpose;

to regulate and manage domain names of Internet websites in Singapore;

to promote the use of information and communications technology in Singapore and, where necessary, to collaborate with the Government Technology Agency (established by section 3 of the Government Technology Agency Act 2016) in respect of that;

to promote, where suitable, self‑regulation in the information, communications and media industry in Singapore;

to advise the Government on matters relating to the information, communications and media industry and the functions of the Authority;

to represent Singapore and advance Singapore’s interest internationally in matters relating to the information, communications and media industry;

to promote research and development into technological matters relating to the information, communications and media industry;

to promote and set standards for the training, and the upgrading of the competencies, of persons for the purposes of the information, communications and media industry in Singapore;

to provide consultancy services in or outside Singapore relating to the information, communications and media industry;

to perform such other functions as may be conferred on the Authority by any other Act.

efficiency and economy;

the social, industrial and commercial needs of Singapore for information and communications services and media services; and

the convergence of information and communications services and media services, and the need to accommodate technological changes, in and outside Singapore.

the Authority is deemed to be fulfilling the purposes of this Act; and

the provisions of this Act apply to the Authority in respect of those other functions.