International Telecommunication Union

1951 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 800-802
Keyword(s):  
Secretary General ◽  
Atlantic City ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
International Telecommunications ◽  
Social Fields ◽  
Telecommunications Services

The report of the International Telecommunication Union submitted to ECOSOC on June 11, 1951, was accompanied by a statement by the Secretary-General (Mulatier) in response to ECOSOC's resolution requesting all specialized agencies in the economic and social fields to review their programs with an eye to the concentration of all efforts and resources on the most urgent tasks. Noting that ITU's program of work was governed by the Atlantic City Convention (1947) and that the Union's 1952 activities would relate to its regular task of enabling its members to operate their international telecommunications services and to the holding of any conferences which might be essential for the performance of that task, the Secretary-General expressed the opinion that the program would not appear to include any activities of the kind contemplated in the ECOSOC resolution.

International Telecommunication Union

1960 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 338-339 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Atlantic City ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
New Radio ◽  
Made In ◽  
The Way

At the conclusion of the two International Telecommunication Union (ITU) conferences held in Geneva in 1959—the Plenipotentiary (October 14 to December 16) and the Administrative Radio (August 17 to December 17)—two international documents were officially signed by the representatives of 85 and 84 countries respectively, namely: 1) the new Convention, replacing the International Telecommunication Convention of Buenos Aires, 1952; and 2) the new Radio Regulations, replacing those of Atlantic City, 1947. The Convention was to take effect on January 1, 1961, and the Radio Regulations on May i, 1961. Some additional protocols had to be signed as well, so that certain decisions (for example, the elections of the newly-constituted Administrative Council, the Secretary-General, and the Deputy Secretary-General, and changes made in the budget system) could take effect forthwith. Numerous recommendations and resolutions were also adopted, and decisions concerning the way ITU was organized, how it was run, and its future development were reached by the Plenipotentiary Conference, the chairman of which was Mr. J. D. H. van der Toorn, head of the Netherlands delegation. The chairman of the Radio Conference was Mr. Charles J. Acton, head of the Canadian delegation.

scholarly journals Negotiating International Communications: Structure and Infrastructure

1996 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula M. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
World Trade Organization ◽  
World Trade ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
Group Of Seven ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
International Telecommunications ◽  
Nation States ◽  
The World ◽  
Telecommunications Services ◽  
Or Organization

Abstract: Negotiations in international telecommunications policy are characterized by a myriad of structures as well as new emerging actors ranging from bilateral framework talks between nation states and corporations, plurilateral and regional talks by the Group of Seven or Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, as well as multilaterally at the International Telecommunication Union and within the World Trade Organization (former GATT) context. This paper highlights particular developments within the World Trade Organization in the area of telecommunications services while underscoring their relevance to the concept of "universal service.'' A further effort is made to examine the nature of competition as well as to draw attention to the need to re-think the decision-making structures within the international telecommunications regime if we are to achieve the purported goal of a truly "Global Information Infrastructure.''

International Regulatory Law

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Walden
Keyword(s):  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
International Telecommunications ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Regulatory Law ◽  
Governmental Institutions ◽  
Telecommunications Law ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
National Technology

Telecommunications is an inherently trans-national technology. As such, the development of telecommunications has always required substantial cooperation and agreement between nation states. Cooperation can be seen at a number of different levels, including the need for adherence to certain standards, both technical and operational. Historically, the need for ongoing cooperation between states has meant the establishment of inter-governmental organizations, of which the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) lays claim to the oldest pedigree of any such organization. These inter-governmental institutions have been responsible for laying down much of the framework that comprises international telecommunications law and regulation.

International Telecommunication Union

1959 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 648-648 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic City ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
Common System

The Administrative Council of ‘the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) held its fourteenth session in Geneva from May 19 to June 12, 1959, under the chairmanship of Mr. Alfred F. Langenberger (Switzerland). In preparation for the 1959 conferences, the Council decided to prepare a report for submission to the forthcoming Administrative Radio Conference relating to the implementation of the Atlantic City Table of Frequency Allocations; the report summarized the action taken by the Council with respect to the situation prior to the Extraordinary Administrative Radio Conference, held in Geneva in 1951, and with respect to that arising from the decisions of that Conference. As usual during the session of the Council prior to a Plenipotentiary Conference, the Council also drew up its report to the 1959 Conference on the recent activities of the Union, including questions calling for special attention by the Conference. In its final form, the report was in three parts: Part I related to the activities of the Council and ITU from 1953 to 1959; Part II dealt with the staff and finances of the Union; and Part III covered the various questions to be brought to the attention of the Plenipotentiary Conference. Chief among these matters were the possible assimilation of Union salaries, allowances, and pensions to those of the UN common system, the possible introduction of a consolidated budget and a Working Capital Fund, and problems set by the “ceiling” for the ordinary expenses of the Union.

International Telecommunication Union

1949 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-353
Keyword(s):  
Mexico City ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Frequency Assignment ◽  
Atlantic City ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
Engineering Problems

The International High Frequency Broadcasting Conference opened October 22, 1948 in Mexico City with fifty-six of the sixty-four member countries represented. The Conference established committees to consider frequency requirements of all countries, technical engineering problems and a frequency assignment plan for high frequency broadcasting in accordance with principles determined by the Atlantic City Conference in 1947.

International Telecommunication Union

1952 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 646-647
Keyword(s):  
Assignment Problem ◽  
Frequency Assignment ◽  
Atlantic City ◽  
Frequency Allocation ◽  
Frequency Assignment Problem ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
International Telecommunication

The seventh session of the Administrative Council of the International Tele-communication Union met in Geneva from April 21 to June 6, 1952. The council studied the report of the Extraordinary Administrative Conference held at the end of 1951 in Geneva, considered that the conference had contributed greatly to the solution of the frequency assignment problem, accepted the extensive long-term responsibilities resulting from the agreements that the conference had adopted and decided to examine at each of its sessions until 1956 arrangements for the final implementation of the Atlantic City Frequency Allocation Table. Decisions were not unanimously taken, because a minority of the delegates were of the opinion that the principles adopted since 1948 for the preparation of a new international frequency list were “fallacious” and that the problem should be tackled from another angle.

International Telecommunication Union

1949 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 542-542
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Atlantic City ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
Argentine Republic

In March 1949 it was announced that Ethiopia and the Union of South Africa had ratified the International Telecommunication Convention. The convention had also been ratified by the Byelorussian SSR and the Ukrainian SSR but with reservations on article 18. The Argentine Republic approved the documents signed at the Administrative Radio Conference, Atlantic City, 1947, and authorized their administrative application from January 1, 1949.

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