- Administration of affairs and services concerning construction, extension, improvement, operation and maintenance of communication systems (postal, telephone, telegraph, wireless and satellite communication systems);

- regulation of communication system operations (granting of franchises; assignment of frequencies, specification of markets to be served and tariffs to be charged, etc.);

- production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on communication affairs and services;

- grants, loans or subsidies to support the construction, operation, maintenance or upgrading of communication systems.