A pioneer regulator in economies of the future, ensuring
customer protection, enabling robust market growth,
fostering fair competition in Space and digital economy
CST, Saudi Arabia's ICT and Space regulator, focuses on boosting innovation and a sustainable digital future. We aim to foster investment, competition, and user protection, enhancing a holistic service ecosystem and enabling digital technologies for all sectors. This aligns with our vision of a connected, thriving digital economy.
Our Valuess
The Commission was established to regulate and empower the communications & IT sector as it is one of the most prominent sectors which support the development and prosperity of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Notable Numbers in the Kingdom
166 Billion SAR
is the size of the telecommunications
and technology market in the
Kingdom for 2023
First Globally
in the indicator of the number of internet users per thousand
inhabitants, according to the
IMD World Competitiveness
Yearbook 2024 report.
Ranks Second
among G20 countries in the ICT Development Index 2024,
issued by the International Telecommunication
Union (ITU).
Background & History
Communications, Space & Technology Commission was established under the name of (Saudi Communications Commission) pursuant to the Council of Ministers Decision No. (74) Dated 5/3/1422H.
The name was changed after the Commission was entrusted with new tasks related to information technology to become (Communications and Information Technology Commission) under the Council of Ministers Decision No. (133) dated 21/5/1424H.
The Commission enjoys the juridical personality and financial independence to achieve its objectives stipulated in the Telecommunications Act, its Bylaw and the Ordinance of the the Communications, Space &Technology Commission.
The Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques has understood the importance of keeping pace with the huge developments in the field of telecommunications on international level which leads to regulatory changes in the competitive and investment environment of this sector, and how these developments create fundamental changes in the infrastructure and regulation of the telecommunications sector in the Kingdom.
We build a
thriving digital economy for a connected nation