The Assembly of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) is being held in Amsterdam from 20 to 21 June 2007. The Assembly, which is the CEPT’s highest body and is being presided over by Holland, should be the launch pad for a debate on the future and the strategy which the CEPT will adopt in its accompaniment of the electronic communications and postal sectors.
Meanwhile, the Dutch presidency has launched a discussion document entitled Unravelling the Knot - CEPT in the near future, made at the request of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. This document sets out the vision of external CEPT observers, raising various questions on the strengths and weaknesses of the organisation and pointing the CEPT to those areas where it needs to direct its efforts of change as it adapts to new technical and institutional developments.
The relationship between the CEPT, which brings together 47 European Administrations and the European Union in the light of the review of new regulatory framework for electronic communications and of the preparations underway for the adoption of the 3rd postal Directive will be a focus of debate. This is an issue that divides opinions between those who see the CEPT as a technical body acting as an advisor to the European Commission and others who argue that the CEPT should continue to have a more ''political'' remit in terms of frequency management.
Further information:
- European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) https://www.cept.org/
Related information on ANACOM's website:
- CEPT - European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=66662
