DocumentCode
986900
Title
CITEL: formulating telecommunications in the Americas
Author
Matute, Miguel Angel
Author_Institution
Honduras Univ., Tegucigalpo, Honduras
Volume
32
Issue
1
fYear
1994
Firstpage
38
Lastpage
39
Abstract
The Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) is an entity of the Organization of American States (OAS), established by the General Assembly, in accordance with Article 52 of the Charter of the Organization. The main objectives as described by its statute are: to facilitate and promote the continuing development of telecommunications in this hemisphere; to promote and foster the existence of appropriate telecommunications for the process of regional development; to promote the adoption of uniform technical standards; to promote and study technical assistance in agreement with the governments of the countries concerned; and to foster the improvement and harmonization of administrative, financial, and operational procedures for planning, installation, improvement, maintenance, and operation of the telecommunication networks of the Member States of CITEL within the framework of the recommendations of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).<>
Keywords
telecommunication networks; telecommunication standards; CCITT; CITEL; General Assembly; ITU; Inter-American Telecommunication Commission; International Telecommunications Union; OAS; Organization of American States; governments; installation; operational procedures; planning; regional development; technical assistance; technical standards; telecommunication networks; telecommunications; Assembly; Executive Committee; Government; Intelligent networks; Regulators; Standardization; Telecommunication services; Telecommunication standards; Telephony; Transportation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Communications Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0163-6804
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/35.249758
Filename
249758
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