Macau Post and Telecommunications (; ) is an entity under the Government of Macao responsible for postal services and telecommunications regulation.
The acronym CTT comes from the former name of Portuguese postal administration (, meaning "Post, Telegraph and Telephone") during the colonial period of Macao.
Postal history
The Macao Post was founded on 1, March 1884 (separate from Correio Público—Public Post Office of Portugal), as a separate entity from China Post and a sub-member of the Universal Postal Union. Prior to the transfer of the exercise of sovereignty from Portugal to China in 1999, Macau postage stamps bore the Portuguese words (i.e., the 'Portuguese Republic'), but now bear the Portuguese words .
Organization
The Postal service is headed by a Director with two sub-directors.
Services
Postal Services (1884-now) Postal Savings (1917-now) Operator of Telecommunication Services (1927-1981) Regulator of Telecommunication Services and Radio Spectrum Management (1982-2000) Radio Broadcasting Services (1933-1973) Supervision of the Electric Industries Services (1928-1985) eSignTrust - Digital Certificate Services (2006-now) Communications Museum (2006-now) Secure Electronic Postal Services (SEPS) (2008-now) Telecommunications Regulator (2017-now)
Postal Stations
Postal Stations are referred to as Branches with fifteen spread across Macao: Central Rua do Campo Red Market (Almirante Lacerda) Mong Ha Hac Sa Wan (Areia Preta) Cultural Centre Terminal Tradic Loja do Museu Airport Nova Taipa Ocean Garden Carmo (The former Taipa Post Office) Coloane Seac Pai Van Fai Chi Kei
Post boxes
CTT post boxes are red in colour as was the case in Hong Kong before 1997. The boxes bear CTT's name in Portuguese and Chinese.