DSL Advances

17.1. ITU

Founded in 1865 as the International Telegraph Union, the ITU later changed it name to the International Telecommunications Union in 1934 and became an agency of the United Nations in 1947 with its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Approximately 190 countries are members of the ITU. The ITU consists of:

• The General Secretariat, which provides administrative and financial functions

• ITU-D, the Development Sector, which coordinates and assists the development of new telecommunications infrastructure, primarily in developing countries

• ITU-R, the Radio-Communications Sector, which ensures the fair, efficient, and economical use of radio-frequency spectrum for all uses

• ITU-T, the Telecommunications Standardization Sector, which studies technical, ...