Welcome to the website of the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority

Telecommunications

The JCRA is the licensing and enforcement authority under the Telecommunications (Jersey) Law 2002 (the Law).  A central purpose of the Law was to abolish the formerly exclusive privilege of the States of Jersey in the telecommunications sector, and to introduce competition in both fixed and mobile telephony.  The Law requires providers to hold a licence issued by the JCRA to operate a telecommunications service in Jersey, and currently the JCRA issues three classes of licences, depending on the operator’s market power.  Alternatively, a General Class Licence may apply.

In addition to a JCRA Telecommunications Licence, potential operators may also require spectrum licences which are currently issued by Ofcom, through the authority vested in it by Order in Council under the Communications Act 2003.