Federal Office for Approvals in Telecommunications

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Example of an approval certificate from the BZT

The Federal Office for Approvals in Telecommunications (German: Bundesamt für Zulassungen in der Telekommunikation, BZT) was a federal agency in Germany responsible for approving telecommunication devices. It was seated in Saarbrücken.[1]

History

The BZT was founded in 1982.[2]

PCI ISDN card with BZT approval sticker

Criticism

Because cheap modems from the United States were banned, the Chaos Computer Club published schematics of modems. The Datenklo modem became well known.[3]

References

  1. ^ "5.1.1.2". Handbuch für die Telekommunikation. Springer. 2013. ISBN 978-3642977022.
  2. ^ "Zehn Jahre Bundesamt für Zulassungen in der Telekommunikation: Görts: Endgeräte-Zulassung bleibt Regulierungs-Instrument". Computerwoche (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  3. ^ "25 Jahre Chaos Computer Club". Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-13.