Les 26 pays membres de la Conférence européenne des postes et télécommunications reprenaient à leur compte cette proposition et créaient effectivement, en mars 1988 à Sophia- Antipolis, près de Nice, cet institut, l'ETSI (European Telecommunication Standards Institute).
This was taken up by the CEPT's 26 member countries and ETSI was established in March 1988 at Sophia Antipolis near Nice. This Institute is organised in such a fashion as to allow for all interested parties to express their views (telecom administrations, industries, users, the Community, etc.).