History

Background

Founded in 1842 as an administration, P&TLuxembourg has been a public company since 1992.

Before 1900

1842
creation of the Postal Administration

1852
issue of the first postage stamp

1861
creation of the Telegraph Administration

1874
Luxembourg is a founder member of the Universal Postal Union

1880 and following years
installation of the first telephones

1884
law on the telegraphic and telephonic service

1898
first telephone connections with abroad (Belgium)

Beginning of the 20th century

1908
creation of the 'Association des fonctionnaires moyens de la Poste' (Association of mid-level civil servants in the Postal service)

1909
creation of the 'Association des facteurs' (Association of Postmen)

1911
creation of the postal transfers and cheques service

1922
the City of Luxembourg's network is equipped with an automatic switchboard

1928
first airmail service

1929
law on radio stations

Post-war years

1972
dawn of the satellite communication era

1972
the Postal Centre at Luxembourg's railway station comes into service

1974
introduction of radiotelephony

1977
beginning of digital transmission and switching

1980
implementation of the postcode system

1982
the first Postomat comes into service

1983
the coaxial cable between Luxembourg and Esch-s-Alzette is put into service

1988
the fibre-optic cable between Luxembourg and the Federal Republic of Germany is put into service
creation of the 'Syndicat des P&T' (Union of Postal and Telecommunications Workers)
launch of the postal courier service

1989
introduction of the Postal Cheques VISA card

1991
first card-operated telephone boxes

1992
law founding the 'Entreprise des Postes et Télécommunications' (Postal and Telecommunications Company)

1993
the LUXGSM mobile telephone network comes into service
launch of the Business Post service

1994
first ISDN connections

1995
first Internet access and presentation of first Internet services to the general public
P&T is a partner for the Year of Culture

1996
launch of Cube Internet
first Postlaf charity run takes place

1997
law on telecommunications
launch of I-Mail
P&T is a partner for the Luxembourgish Presidency of the EU (second half of the year)

1998
launch of the prepaid TIPTOP card
launch of the PostEnveloppe

1999
first miniCASH telephone boxes

2000
law on postal services and financial postal services
first self-adhesive postage stamp
launch of the CCP Connect e-banking service
postal alliance with TPG/TNT

2001
commercial launch of LuxDSL
first postage stamps marked solely in euros
commercial launch of the LUXGSM GPRS service

2002
150th anniversary of the first Luxembourg postage stamp

2003
first call and launch of the UMTS network

2004
nouvelle version plus ergonomique du service e-banking CCP Connect

2005
P&T is a partner for the Luxembourgish Presidency of the EU (first half of the year)
launch of the “All in one” INTEGRAL package
launch of Vodafone's BlackBerry service - first WiFi hotspots
inauguration of the regional postal distribution centre in Remich

2006
LUXGSM merger
launch of the “meng.post.lu” service (personalised cards and stamps) - inauguration of the sorting centre in Bettembourg
launch of the TERALINK international broadband network - launch of the new postal courier service

2007
inauguration of the third eBRC data centre in Windhof
launch of the Hosted Exchange service with Microsoft
launch of the new LUXGSM Relax plan for mobile phones
launch of the collection service for Pack Up parcels
launch of the My Cash withdrawal card
launch of the IPTV pilot project (Tële vun der Post)

2008
commercial launch of the digital IPTV television service ‘Tële vun der Post’ 
introduction of the LuxTrust certificate to access CCP Connect, P&T’s e-banking service
launch of the ‘Video on Demand’ functionality of the ‘Tële vun der Post’ service 
P&T subsidiary LUXGSM begins marketing the iPhone3G

2009
launch of LU-CIX, Luxembourg’s new commercial Internet exchange point, with the participation of P&T
P&T signs a partnership agreement with a major French car manufacturer for the development of ‘e-call’ car telematic services in Europe
P&T and the University of Luxembourg sign a partnership agreement in the new technology field

2010
TERALINK, P&T’s very high-speed international network for businesses, sets up the fastest existing link between Luxembourg and Frankfurt
P&T and its subsidiary ebrc inaugurat the 4th datacentre in Kayl
P&T now sells postal stamps via its cash dispensers – this is a European first
With Sky 3D, Tële vun der Post offers the first channel broadcast in 3D

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