Acknowledgements This study was made possible thanks to the support of the Research ICT Africa (RIA) network and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada, to whom we would like to extend a word of thanks. The CEFRED would like to thank the President of the Autorité Transitoire de Régulation des Postes et des Télécommunications (ATRPT) (Transitional Posts and Telecommunication Regulation Authority) and the researchers at CEFRED. The author of this report would like to thank the executives of ATRPT, and in particular Mr Marcelin Oloubade, Executive Secretary of the ATRPT, and Mr Luc Boco, Head of the Study Division of the ATRPT, for their availability and open collaboration. The author would like to thank the researchers at CEFRED whose contribution has made the current report possible. He would also like to thank the interns, Mesdames Inès Mouwanou and Nadège Djossou, for their contributions to the completion of the report. The interviewers who administered the TRE questionnaire are not forgotten. The author’s thanks also goes to the commentators whose comments have enabled us to improve this report. Finally, the author thanks the respondents who partook in the questionnaire on the evaluation of the ICT regulatory environment (TRE) as well as all the other people who have helped in the drafting of this report. However, the author alone is responsible for shortcomings. The original French versions of the reports in the French-speaking member countries were examined by Laura Recuerovirto and Jean Paul Simon. The author and the publishers of the series are grateful for their generous contribution of time and expertise.