• Sale of fibre connections on the rise but cable remains market leader

    Publications › Press release -
    The annual statistics report on the electronic communications and television market reveals that in 2024 the sale of fixed broadband via optical fibre climbed to over a half a million lines.
  • The situation of the electronic communications and television market (2024)

    Publications › Communication -
    Communication of 10 July 202n on the situation of the electronic communications and television market (2024)
  • Economic situation of the telecoms sector 2024: presentation

    Publications › Statistics -
    Economic situation of the telecoms sector 2024: presentation
  • Economic situation of the telecoms sector 2024 : data

    Publications › Statistics -
    Economic situation of the telecoms sector 2024 : data
  • Mobile data usage has more than tripled in five years

    Publications › Press release -
    The demand for mobile data connectivity is still rising.
  • 5G covers more than 95% of Belgian households depending on the mobile operator

    Publications › Press release -
    5G is currently available to more than 95% of Belgian households outdoors, covers more than 86% of Belgian households indoors and also provides very good coverage to 69% of them, depending on the mobile operator.
  • FAQ

    Send an e-mail to examen@bipt.be with your last name, first name, postal details (address), your phone number, a copy of both sides of your ID card and a passport-sized photograph (with a white background).

    For the year 2025, the registration fee is €38.79 and is non-refundable.

    In case of an annulment more than one week before the exam or upon presentation of a medical certificate, the registration fee can be moved once to another date.

    For the SRC exam, you must also enclose an SRC training certificate issued by an approved training centre. Attention, it is only valid for one year. After that, the certificate will not be accepted.

    Our department will contact you to propose examination dates. Once your application is registered, you will receive a conformation e-mail mentioning the payment information as well as other information.

    Registration is possible up to two weeks before the examination date, as long as places are available.

  • FAQ

    You can use the form.  Each application for a station authorisation (including a fixed, a mobile and a portable station) entails an application fee of €62,06 except for a station without an operator, for which it amounts to €124,13. A yearly fee of €62,06 is also charged for each type of station.  You can also apply for an additional station authorisation at the same price.

    Except for the automatic packet reporting system (APRS), the application can not relate to a radio amateur station without an operator which is a fixed station ensuring the retransmission of a received signal or transmitting a continuous signal, without the physical presence of a user.

  • FAQ

    If you hold a class A certificate, you can, in addition to your main call sign, be granted a short call sign (only one) via the form.

    Extra series of OO to OT call signs, in the format of OOxA, where x=0 to 9 and A= A to Z can be applied for.

    Each additional call sign entails an application fee (€62,06) as well as a yearly fee (€62,06).

  • FAQ

    Radio amateurs can choose their call signs according to the following rules:

    • The call sign has to be available.
    • Regarding the class A operator’s certificate, you can choose a prefix starting with ON1, ON4, ON5, ON6, ON7, ON8 and ON9.
      For the class B operator’s certificate, the prefix will be ON2.
      For the class C operator’s certificate, the prefix will be ON3.
    • The choice of the call sign is limited to the last 2 or 3 letters.
    • A radio amateur can apply for as many call signs as he/she desires, within his/her class. Each additional call sign entails an application fee (€62,06) as well as a yearly fee (€62,06).
    • Call signs can not be reserved and are granted in order of request.
    • If a radio amateur stops his/her activities, his/her call sign (primary only) can not be granted to a third party for 5 years.

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