The Czech Telecommunication Office (hereinafterthe “Office” or the “CTU”) was established by the Act No. 127/2005 Coll., on Electronic Communications andon Amendments to certain related Acts (the Electronic Communications Act), as amended, effective as of May1, 2005, as the central administrative authority for the performance of State administration in the matters specified by this Act, including the regulation of the market and specification of conditions for conducting business in the sphere of electronic communications and postal services.

 

The Office has its headquarters in Prague. It performs its competencies through its units, i.e. sections, departments and independent divisions. The departments for the South Bohemian, West Bohemian, North Bohemian, East Bohemian, South Moravian and North Moravian regions are detached units of the Office located outside Prague.

 

Mission

The Czech Telecommunication Office exercises state administration in the area of electronic communications and postal services, including market regulation and the determination of business conditions to substitute for the missing effects of economic competition and to provide conditions for appropriate functioning of economic competition and for the protection of users and other market actors until a fully competitive environment is achieved. The Office also provides protection of certain services in the area of audio and television broadcasting and information society services.

 

International Activities

With the goal to promote the interests of the Czech Republic, the Office representatives take part in the major sessions of the European Union (EU), the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT), the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and Universal Postal Union (UPU).

 

Apart from taking part in events held by European and world telecommunication organisations, the representatives of the Office attend bilateral and multilateral meetings, seminars to the other problems related with the activities of the Office. In addition, the Office participates in organising international meetings and seminars held in the Czech Republic.