Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) was established as a Statutory Corporation in June 2000 under the Communications Act Number 41 of 1998. The Act mandates MPC to provide postal and financial services and any other services incidental to transmission of postal articles. The Corporation is regulated by Malawi Regulatory Authority (MACRA) under a license which came into operation in 2003. MPC has a wide network of 180 Post Offices throughout the country. The postal network is further enhanced by 154 postal agencies countrywide which fall under the jurisdiction of District Assemblies.