Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Comunicaciones
Source Passport
UY-R-00002-9
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- Legal name
- Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Comunicaciones
- Country
- Uruguay
- Type
- Regulator
- Founded
- 2001
- Head
- Ing. Vicente Iglesias (interim Presidente del Directorio; designated March 2025)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
0 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
5 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name on record, not yet checked
- Who leads it on record, not yet checked
- How it is funded on record, not yet checked
- Legal basis or parent body on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- Public body
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- URSEC
- Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Comunicaciones
- Registration number Pending check
- (Created by Ley N° 17.296 of 21 February 2001, art. 70; Servicio Descentralizado since Ley N° 19.889 of 9 July 2020, arts. 256 and 262)
- Registered address Pending check
- Avda. Uruguay 988
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
3 sources
- URSEC, Creación y evolución histórica (gub.uy), read 2026-10-20 (created by Ley N° 17.296 of 21 Feb 2001 as an 'órgano desconcentrado del Poder Ejecutivo'; since Ley N° 19.889 of 9 Jul 2020 (arts. 256 and 262) a 'persona jurídica estatal descentralizada' (Servicio Descentralizado); led by three members designated under art. 187 of the Constitución for six-year terms; seat Avda. Uruguay 988; official Twitter and LinkedIn)
- Ley N° 17.296, articles on URSEC (PDF on gub.uy/URSEC), read 2026-10-20 (art. 70 creates URSEC as órgano desconcentrado del Poder Ejecutivo; art. 74 functions within the ambit of the Comisión de Planeamiento y Presupuesto with technical autonomy, link to the Executive set by the Executive in Consejo de Ministros; art. 75 three members designated by the President of the Republic acting in Consejo de Ministros, six-year terms; art. 76 removal by the President in Consejo de Ministros; art. 91 resources: tasas y precios charged to operators, fines, budget allocations, bequests and donations, other)
- Presidencia de la República, resolución del Consejo de Ministros (dated 20 Mar 2025 per OCR), read 2026-10-20 (designates Ing. Vicente Iglesias, member of the ANCAP board, as interim President of the URSEC Directorio while the board is partly vacant, ending the interim appointment of Silvana Olivera; legal basis art. 187 Constitución, art. 75 Ley 17.296 as amended by art. 262 Ley 19.889)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owner or founding authority Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Poder Ejecutivo - President of the Republic acting in Consejo de Ministros (designates and may remove the three Directorio members, art. 187 Constitución) Direct State or public body - State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Answers to Pending check
- Poder Ejecutivo (Servicio Descentralizado since 2020; originally an órgano desconcentrado within the ambit of the Comisión de Planeamiento y Presupuesto)
3 sources
- Ley N° 17.296, articles on URSEC (PDF on gub.uy/URSEC), read 2026-10-20 (art. 70 creates URSEC as órgano desconcentrado del Poder Ejecutivo; art. 74 functions within the ambit of the Comisión de Planeamiento y Presupuesto with technical autonomy, link to the Executive set by the Executive in Consejo de Ministros; art. 75 three members designated by the President of the Republic acting in Consejo de Ministros, six-year terms; art. 76 removal by the President in Consejo de Ministros; art. 91 resources: tasas y precios charged to operators, fines, budget allocations, bequests and donations, other)
- URSEC, Creación y evolución histórica (gub.uy), read 2026-10-20 (created by Ley N° 17.296 of 21 Feb 2001 as an 'órgano desconcentrado del Poder Ejecutivo'; since Ley N° 19.889 of 9 Jul 2020 (arts. 256 and 262) a 'persona jurídica estatal descentralizada' (Servicio Descentralizado); led by three members designated under art. 187 of the Constitución for six-year terms; seat Avda. Uruguay 988; official Twitter and LinkedIn)
- Presidencia de la República, resolución del Consejo de Ministros (dated 20 Mar 2025 per OCR), read 2026-10-20 (designates Ing. Vicente Iglesias, member of the ANCAP board, as interim President of the URSEC Directorio while the board is partly vacant, ending the interim appointment of Silvana Olivera; legal basis art. 187 Constitución, art. 75 Ley 17.296 as amended by art. 262 Ley 19.889)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- How it is funded Pending check
Source Fees, levies and own income State budget - Budget and funding bodies Pending check
Funder Type Note Licensed communications operators Other tasas y precios and fines (art. 91 Ley 17.296) Presupuesto Nacional Government or public body budget allocations (art. 91 c)
Where does it appear?
Channels
Partly verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link X (Twitter) twitter.com/Ursec_oficial LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/ursec/
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Agencies and funds under it
- Not disclosed
- Public-office or party roles of board members
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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