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Speakers from the postal and telecom sectors explained their vision of the evolution of innovation in these sectors.

Minister Alexander De Croo, BIPT and the SPF Economy launch a campaign to promote mobile Internet in Belgium Brussels, 18 June 2015 – As a consumer, how do you use mobile Internet while avoiding unpleasant surprises? This question is central to the campaign of BIPT (Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications) and the SPF Economy, launched today by Vice-premier and Minister of Digital Agenda and Telecom Alexander De Croo. A key element of the campaign is www.surfmobile.be, a website where, as a consumer, you can, among other things discover which mobile data profile suits you.

BIPT publishes a comparison of the cheapest telecom tariffs on the Belgian residential market - 2015

For the third consecutive year, BIPT publishes a national price comparison. In total, no less than 252 tariff plans of the Belgian residential market have been analysed in order to enable consumers to compare telecommunications products available on the Belgian residential market in full transparency through 20 pre-established consumer profiles. This year, the study makes it possible to consider the results with and without the effect of promotions. The services analysed are fixed telephony, (prepaid and postpaid) mobile telephony, fixed Internet and fixed triple play.

To render the process of changing ofixed telecom perators more smoothly, BIPT identified the obstacles consumers may encounter and lists a series of suggestions to facilitate the process.

Volume discounts applied by bpost were non-discriminating according to the European Court of Justice

Benchmark study of the prices for telecom products in Belgium and our neighbouring countries

BIPT publishes for the third time a benchmark study of the prices for telecom products in Belgium and our neighbouring countries (the Netherlands, France, Germany and the United Kingdom). That study shows average results for Belgium. Below you will find a survey of the main results from the study.

BIPT (the regulator for the electronic communications sector in Belgium) adopted a decision laying down certain tariffs that Belgacom may invoice to operators wishing to provide Internet and television services through Belgacom's network.

In its observatory, BIPT publishes the economic key figures of the postal sector for 2013. They reveal a surprising trend: in spite of a decrease of the volumes and revenue in 2013, investments in the postal sector have increased. Bpost has raised the letter post tariffs by 2.6% and has consolidated its market share in the competitive parcel and express mail segment.