Telecommunications & ICT

CST's telecom and ICT regime: the Telecommunications and IT Act and its Implementing Regulations, CST's Organisation, licensing, the CRF, and the spam, user rights, digital content, IoT and infrastructure regulations.

11 instruments in this framework.

Primary law: niẓām (Royal Decree M/…)

Telecommunications and Information Technology Act · Royal Decree M/106 (02/11/1443H); in force since 2022
Organisation of the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (as amended) · Amended by CoM Resolution 430 (23/06/1446H, 24 December 2024); Umm Al-Qura 17 January 2025

Cabinet instruments: CoM Resolution

Implementing Regulations of the Telecommunications and IT Act · MCIT Ministerial Decision 13 (14/05/1444H); Umm Al-Qura 16 December 2022

Implementing & executive regulation

Regulations for Curbing Spam Messages and Calls (RC01 v3) · CST decision 493/1444, 17 October 2022; in force
Regulations of User Rights Protection Rules · CST decision 552/1445, 8 February 2024; in force
Regulations for Providing Digital Content Platform Services · CST decision 505/1445, 8 October 2023; compliance by 8 October 2024
Internet of Things Regulations (RT18 v3) · CST decision 556/1446, 31 July 2024; in force
Telecom Infrastructure Risk Management Regulations (v2) · CST decision 525/1445, 8 February 2024; in force
Space Sector Regulations and Guidelines (draft) (Draft) · Consultation closed 24 March 2026; no final text as at 20 October 2026

Rules, controls & standards

CST licensing and registration (index) · Index of CST market-entry regimes, as at 20 October 2026
Cybersecurity Regulatory Framework (CRF) for ICT Service Providers (Second Version) · Second Version, October 2023; replaces the 2020 first edition (decision 424/1442)

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