ENACOM

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The National Communications Entity (Spanish: Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones, mostly known by its acronym ENACOM) is the national communications and media regulator of Argentina. Created in 2016 by presidential decree, it is in charge of complying with the Law 26,522 on Audiovisual Communication Services and Law 27,078 Argentina Digital —known as the Telecommunications Law—, until then the responsibility of AFSCA and AFTIC.

National Communications Entity
Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones

ENACOM offices in Buenos Aires
Agency overview
Formed5 January 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-05)
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of Argentina
HeadquartersCalle Perú 103, Buenos Aires, Argentina
34°35′42″S 58°22′47″W / 34.59500°S 58.37972°W / -34.59500; -58.37972
Employees360 (2018)
Annual budgetAR$ 5.15 billion (2019)[1]
Agency executives
  • Claudio Ambrosini [2], President
  • Gustavo F. López [2], Vice-president
Websiteenacom.gob.ar

Overview[change | change source]

On December 23, 2015, President Mauricio Macri intervened by decree the Federal Authority for Audiovisual Communication Services (AFSCA) and the Federal Authority for Information and Communication Technologies (AFTIC). The judge in Administrative Litigation of La Plata, Luis Arias, granted a precautionary measure to avoid the intervention of the entities.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Presupuesto 2019" [Budget 2019]. Finance Ministry, Government of Argentina (in Spanish). 2019. Archived from the original on 30 April 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Autoridades Archived 2022-07-04 at the Wayback Machine at ENACOM, 20 Jul 2020

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