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Bureau of Post & Telecommunications
The Bureau of Post and Telecommunications is part of the Ministry of Culture.
The Bureau of Post & Telecommunications is a bureau of the Ministry of Culture responsible for policy, administration and operation of postal services and telecommunications infrastructure in Vekllei. Through its departments and constituent corporations, it encompasses all functions necessary for the provision of postal delivery, telephone networks, telegraph services, and emerging telecommunications technologies. This includes the operation of post offices and telephone exchanges, optical network infrastructure, training and employment of postal workers and telecommunications engineers, and provision of emergency communications services.
The bureau has a significant role in the development and maintenance of Vekllei’s communications infrastructure through its constituent corporations and commissions. In addition, the bureau manages and regulates telecommunications frequencies and postal routes as part of the National Communications System, and licenses radio operators and telecommunications providers through the Communications Register.
Constituents
- Commonwealth Post: National postal service and mail carrier of Vekllei.
- Cosma: Primary telecommunications provider and network operator.
- Veletia Broadcasting Service: National radio and television broadcasting service.
- Radio Atlantic: National radio broadcaster.
- School Broadcasting Service: Specialised educational radio and television programming.
- Commonwealth Telegraph & Cable Company: International telegraph and submarine cable services.
- Lucayan Telephone Exchange Corporation: Telephone network and exchange services headquartered in Caicos.
- Summers Transatlantic Exchange Corporation: Telephone network and exchange services headquartered in Summers.
- Volcanic Telephone Exchange Corporation: Telephone network and exchange services headquartered in Oslola.
- Commonwealth Radio Frequency Register: Radio spectrum management and licensing authority.
- Commonwealth Broadcast Register: Licensing of radio operators and telecommunications providers.
- Commonwealth Postal Banking Commission: Money exchange for foreign transfers, facilitated by the bureau directly.
- Saint Gabriel Telegraph Training College: Training facility associated with Atlantic College in Oslola. Historically trained telegraph operators but now specialises in optical-electric communications.
Departments
- Department of the Postal System: Oversees all national and international postal operations, including logistics and financial services.
- Office of Revenues & Customs
- Office of International Post
- Office of Express & Priority Services
- Office of Postal Rail & Aviation
- Office of Postal Banking & Finance
- Department of Telecommunications Infrastructure: Manages the development and maintenance of national telecommunications networks, including telephone, telegraph and cable services.
- Office of Telephone Networks
- Office of Telegraph Services
- Office of Cables & Lines
- Office of Rural Communications
- National Emergency Telecommunications Committee
- Department of Broadcasting & Radio: Regulates broadcast licensing, manages radio frequencies and oversees emergency broadcasting systems.
- Office of Radio Licensing
- Office of Frequency Management
- Office of Emergency Broadcasting
- Department of Industrial Security: Provides internal inspection and security for postal and telecommunications infrastructure and operations.
- Postal Inspection Branch
- Electrics Inspection Branch
- Service Branches: Regional bodies responsible for the administration of postal and telecommunications services.
- Arctic & Volcanic Section
- Verde & African Section
- Atlantic Section
- Antarctic Section
- Kalina & Lucayan Section
- International Telegraph Section