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  • Annual savings of up to €120 compared to the minimum price you would pay with an incumbent operator thanks to the comparison of mobile service tariffs
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    In its latest study based on its tariff simulator bestetarief.be/meilleurtarif.be, the BIPT highlights the consumer-friendly developments observed over the last twelve months on the mobile market, particularly with significant increases in data and the emergence of new formulas.

  • The BIPT publishes the results of its 2023 survey of the consumers’ perception of the electronic communications market
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    In a context of inflation, satisfaction with the tariffs of electronic communications operators is logically declining.

  • Telenet Group’s appeal against RDs on radio spectrum auctions ruled inadmissible
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    This Council of State judgement puts a definitive end to the challenge to the 5G auction rules.

  • 5 million fixed broadband Internet lines milestone reached
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    Belgians use more and more data via fixed internet, 251 GB/month on average, and are increasingly using a fixed broadband line for that.

  • The BIPT’s competence regarding network security measures confirmed by the Market Court
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    Safety of the operators’ electronic communications networks and services: the BIPT can require a failing operator to take appropriate measures and it can also impose fines.

  • Despite a low European ranking the quality and coverage of fixed and mobile broadband Internet in Belgium remain good
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    In general, both fixed and mobile networks in Belgium still have good to excellent coverage.
  • 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 (€59,92) as well as a yearly fee (€59,92).
    • 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.

  • 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 €59,92 except for a station without an operator, for which it amounts to €119,85. A yearly fee of €59,92 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 (€59,92) as well as a yearly fee (€59,92).

  • FAQ

    A form is available. The operator’s certificate is valid for 5 years and is charged: €29,96 in 2023. 

    • If you have passed an exam and are asking you first operator’s certificate (or if you have passed a superior exam and enter a higher class), it will be included in the examination price.
    • If you were a radio amateur in the past and you wish to resume the hobby, please send us your certificate of achievement. A certificate will be issued at the above-mentioned price.
    • If you hold a certificate issued by another CEPT country and now live in Belgium, you can, based on that certificate, get a Belgian operator’s certificate at the above-mentioned price.
    • If you hold a certificate issued by a non-CEPT country and now live in Belgium, you must provide BIPT, in addition to the copy of the certificate of achievement, with the detailed subject matter of the examination you took in that country. This matter has to be provided in French, Dutch or English through either an official translation (sworn translator) or an official website. BIPT will, according to this information, determine the level of the licence.

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