 The regulatory framework in Namibia has been found to be ineffective due to conflicting interest between the Ministry of Information Communication Technology, ICT and its shareholder role over Telecom Namibia. This conflict of interest has resulted in a lack of competition in the country's electronic communications market, which is contrary to the regulatory purpose of promoting private investment. To address this issue, legislative amendments and a redesign of the regulatory framework are necessary to ensure that the regulatory purpose of improving competitiveness is achieved. This article was authored by Stanish Anapanda.