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The ministry of postal services, telecommunications and space has responsibility for five sectors. That is to say that the minister establishes and puts into practice the policies of the French government for these sectors on a national, European Community and international level.

Telecommunications
legal, economic and technical regulations
following up all the companies involved in the sector on an economic and social level
budgetary supervision of France Telecom

Information technologies
information highways and services (regulations, trials)
telematics, multimedia services, on-line information services (regulations, trials)
trusteeship of the National Institute for Information Technology and Robotics Research (INRIA), jointly with the Ministry for Research.

Audio-visual broadcasting media and techniques
digital television and radio
broadcasting media: Hertzian, cable, satellite

Space
civil space policies and following up the industry sector
trusteeship of the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES)

Postal sector
legal, economic and technical regulations
following up all the companies involved in the sector on an economic and social level
budgetary supervision of the Post Office

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