Conference Européenne des Administrations des Postes et des Télécommunications
The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) ( German European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications , English European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations ) is an umbrella organization for cooperation between the regulatory authorities of 48 European countries with a main office in Copenhagen , Denmark .
history
The CEPT was founded in 1959 by 19 state postal and telecommunications companies (PTTs). In the 1980s, the CEPT gained general notoriety because of the sign standard adopted in 1981 for the widespread video text .
In 1988, the CEPT members decided to found the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
In 2004 a declaration of intent ( MoU ) between CEPT, ECC (Electronic Communications Committee, a committee of the CEPT) and ETSI was renewed with the purpose of cooperation within the framework of the European process between standardization and regulation for radio communication devices and systems. Among other things, the MoU is intended to contribute to the consistent implementation of the results from the corresponding technical compatibility studies of the ECC in European harmonized standards of the ETSI.
aims
As a forum for regulatory issues in the postal and telecommunications sector, the CEPT pursues the goal of supporting its members and promoting cooperation on a European level. Fundamental questions should also be clarified across the EU . This includes the efficient use of radio frequencies and the electromagnetic compatibility of radio services . Furthermore, the relationships between the individual national regulatory authorities in Europe, for example the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) in Germany, the Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (BMLRT) in Austria or the Federal Office for Communications (OFCOM) in Switzerland, with the European Union as well as to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The aim is to work towards a long-term harmonization of the national regulations in the postal and telecommunications sector on a European and international level.
structure
The CEPT is divided into the following committees:
- Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) and
- European Committee for Postal Regulation (CERP)
In addition, the CEPT has set up the ITU working group (WG-ITU) at the same level as the ECC and CERP.
The European Communications Office (ECO) in Copenhagen, which until June 30, 2009 was called the European Radiocommunications Office (ERO), is the office of the ECC. The European Telecommunications Office (ETO) had already taken over this in 2001. It thus has the necessary expertise to develop plans and advise the ECC. It also carries out consultations, acts as the interface with the national regulatory authorities and takes care of the publications of the ECC.
The working groups WG FM (Working Group Frequency Management) and WG SE (Working Group Spectrum Engineering), which are based at the ECC and deal with the planning of efficient use of radio frequencies and the technical compatibility of radio services, are important for the regulatory requirements in radio communications .
The decisions, recommendations and reports (Decisions, Recommendations and Reports) adopted by the ECC, which are prepared by the working groups mentioned, are freely available in the ERO's document database (see web links).
Members
As of 2019, the regulatory authorities from 48 countries are united in the CEPT. These are 45 of the 46 countries that are wholly or partly in Europe . Except in Europe is Kazakhstan :
Albania , Andorra , Austria , Belarus , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Croatia , Czech Republic , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Georgia , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iceland , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , Moldova , Monaco , Montenegro , Netherlands , North Macedonia , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Russia , San Marino , Serbia , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Turkey , Ukraine , United Kingdom , Vatican City .
Furthermore, CEPT comprises three member states from Asia :
Republic of Cyprus , Georgia and Azerbaijan
The German regulatory authority for postal services and telecommunications is the Federal Network Agency .
In Switzerland , the postal regulatory authority ( PostReg ) is a professionally independent authority in the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication (DETEC). PostReg works with the CERP, while Switzerland is represented in the ECC by the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM).
The regulatory authority in Austria for the postal and telecommunications sector has been with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (BMLRT) since 2020 , which uses the instruction-bound “Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs GmbH (RTR-GmbH)”.
The German Post AG , the Swiss Post and the Austrian Post AG as postal operators members of PostEurop and not the CEPT.
literature
- Manual dictionary of electrical telecommunications : 2nd edition (1970); Part 1; P. 234
- Concise dictionary of the postal system : 3rd edition (1971); Part 1; Pp. 650-659
- A. Geerling: The post and telecommunications system in European integration . In: Yearbook of the postal system . Volume 8 (1958), pp. 174-217.
- F. Koller: The history of the origins of the European Conference of Administrations for Post and Telecommunications . In: Archives for the postal and telecommunications system . Volume 12 (1960), pp. 237–275.
- L. Kämmerer: The idea of integration and the European postal and telecommunications system . In: Archives for the postal and telecommunications system. Volume 15 (1963), pp. 39–50.
- Recueil des renseignements généraux sur la CEPT et des recommandations adoptées par la Conférence, Volume I "Postes" and Volume II "Télécommunications", published by the Federal Post Office , Bonn
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ European process of standardization and regulation for radiocommunications devices and systems - cooperation between CEPT and ETSI ( Memento of the original dated February 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . CEPT website, November 9, 2010 (pdf).
- ^ CEPT members, units and admission year. European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations, accessed January 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Homepage of the PostReg
- ↑ OFCOM homepage
- ↑ New responsibilities of the Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Regions and Tourism Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Regions and Tourism January 29, 2020
- ↑ Homepage of RTR-GmbH
