Federal Office for Approvals in Telecommunications

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]

Example of an approval certificate from the BZT

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 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.


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