▁office ▁reform ▁( J uly ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ), ▁the ▁Bundes post ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁divisions ▁( also ▁called ▁public ▁enter pr ises ): ▁ ▁Deutsche ▁Bundes post ▁Post dienst ▁- ▁postal ▁service ▁▁ ▁Deutsche ▁Bundes post ▁Tele kom ▁- ▁communic ations ▁service ▁▁ ▁Deutsche ▁Bundes post ▁Post bank ▁- ▁postal ▁bank ▁ ▁The ▁central ▁authorities ▁remained ▁as ▁described ▁above . ▁The ▁divisions ▁were ▁priv at ized ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁post ▁office ▁reform ▁( J anu ary ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ), ▁resulting ▁in : ▁▁ ▁Deutsche ▁Post ▁AG ▁from ▁the ▁postal ▁service ▁▁ ▁Deutsche ▁Tele kom ▁AG ▁from ▁the ▁communic ations ▁service ▁▁ ▁Deutsche ▁Post bank ▁AG ▁from ▁the ▁postal ▁bank ▁ ▁The ▁federal ▁min istry ▁for ▁post ▁office ▁and ▁tele communic ations ▁( B undes minister ium ▁für ▁Post ▁und ▁Tele k ommun ik ation ) ▁retained ▁o vers ight ▁responsibility ▁for ▁postal ▁services ▁and ▁tele communic ations . ▁After ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁that ▁min istry ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁those ▁tasks ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁federal ▁network ▁regul atory ▁ag ency ▁( B undes net z agent ur , ▁formerly ▁Reg TP ) ▁under ▁the ▁federal ▁min istry ▁for ▁econom ics ▁and ▁technology . ▁Other ▁functions ▁( such ▁as ▁the ▁issu ance ▁of ▁post age ▁st amps ) ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁min istry ▁of ▁fin ance . ▁Some ▁tele communic ations ▁functions ▁( including ▁B OS ▁radio )