ARPCE, Posts and Electronic Communications Regulatory Authority

Overview

ARPCE, Posts and Electronic Communications Regulatory Authority is the supervisory authority for 12 activity codes of the 2026 CNRC nomenclature. This perimeter accounts for 0.6% of the 2134 codes in the CNRC nomenclature. Those activities span 1 sectors: Services (12 codes). The codes covered run from 605007 to 610009. The activity groups most represented in this perimeter are 607, cabinet conseil (8 codes) and 605, agence de publicité (2 codes).

Out of these 12 activities, 11 are regulated and require a prior licence from the supervisory authority before the CNRC filing and 1 are blocked and cannot be registered as they stand. For the regulated activities in this perimeter, the licence is processed by this authority and must be obtained before the CNRC filing.

These codes span 4 groups and 4 sub-groups of the nomenclature. All 12 codes under this authority are listed further down, grouped by sector. Every link opens the full code sheet: official CNRC wording, activity contents, authorised accessory activities, supervisory authority, legal references, frequently asked questions and registration steps. The authority's official website is https://www.arpce.dz.

UpGrowth Connect prepares the licence files and the Trade Register incorporation for the 11 registrable codes under this authority.

Mission

ARPCE is the independent regulatory authority for posts, telecommunications and audiovisual sectors. It grants telecom-operator licences, authorises Internet service providers, manages the national numbering plan, and ensures fair competition in those markets.

Areas of competence

• Telecom operator licences
• Internet service providers (ISP)
• Postal services & mail
• Radio communications & frequencies
• Tariff regulation & competition

All activity codes (12)

Sector: Services (12 codes)

• Broadcasting company (605007)
• Television activity (605008)
• Electronic certification (activite regulatione) (606107)
• Establishment and operation of Internet access services (regulated activity) (607025)
• Establishment and/or operation of public telecommunications networks, and/or provision of telephone services (regulated activity) (607062)
• Establishment and operation of private networks using the public domain, including microwave. (Regulation activity) (607063)
• Establishment and operation of networks using exclusively leased capacity to licensed operators (regulated activity) (607064)
• Establishment and operation of Internet voice transfer service (voip) (regulated activity) (607065)
• Establishment and operation of satellite positioning and/or radiolocation services and radio geolocation services (regulated activity) (607066)
• Establishment and operation of IT content hosting and storage services for remote users as part of cloud or cloud computing services (607067)
• Establishment and operation of surtax interactive telecommunications services including audiotex services (regulated activity) (607068)
• Establishment and operation of call centres (regulated activity) (610009)