The Office des postes et télécommunications de Polynésie française (OPT, lit. 'Office of Posts and Telecommunications of French Polynesia' or 'French Polynesia Post and Telecommunications Office') is an établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial responsible for providing postal, telecommunications, and basic financial services in French Polynesia. Its head office is located at the Hôtel des Postes in Papeete.
Postal and telecommunications services were originally provided by the Office d’État des postes et télécommunications de la Polynésie française, created in 1962 after the arrival of the Pacific Experimentation Center.[2] Following the granting of internal autonomy to French Polynesia in 1984, the Assembly of French Polynesia created an EPIC to provide those services instead.[3]
As of 2023 the company has five major subsidiaries:[4]
- ONATi for fixed and mobile telephony and broadband
- Fare Rata for postal services
- Tahiti Nui Telecom for satellite, cable, and cloud computing services
- Pacific Cash Services for cash transport within the OPT group
- MARARA Payment for financial services
The OPT is part of the International Telecommunication Union,[5] the Universal Postal Union,[6] the Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association (PITA),[7] and the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC).[8]
References
- ^ a b c d 2019 Rapport d’activité
- ^ "Décret n° 62-745 du 30 juin 1962 relatif à l'office des postes et télécommunications de la Polynésie française (Arrêté de promulgation n° 1518 AA du 18 juillet 1962)". Lexpol. 30 June 1962. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Délibération n° 85-1023 AT du 8 mars 1985 portant création d'un établissement public territorial (Office des postes et télécommunications)". LexPol. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Le Groupe OPT". OPT. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "List of Sector Members". ITU. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "French Polynesia (including Clipperton Island)". UPU. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Full Members". PITA. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "PTC Member Listing". PTC. Retrieved 9 July 2023.