Rights of ITU-T Members |
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You can join ITU-T as:
- Sector Member and get access to the full range of ITU-T meetings to follow technological developments in all fields impacting your own.
- Associate and focus your energy and attention on your chosen technology at a reduced price.
- Academia and discover all ITU-T Study Groups at a special price.
By becoming a member of ITU-T, you will be able to influence the development of global standards by:
- Participating actively in the work of ITU-T Study Groups, Working Parties and expert groups, seminars, round tables, colloquia and workshops;
- * Sector Members benefits: attend ITU and ITU-T decision-making bodies ( ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly, etc.)
- Presenting your views, either orally or in written format in the preparatory stage of decisions and all throughout the consensus building process, which leads to the production of ITU-T standards;
- * Sector Members benefits: take part in the final stage of recommendations approval and participate in the final vote when this procedure is implemented
- Holding positions of responsability in ITU-T Study Groups such as Rapporteur or recommendation
- * Sector Members benefits: be Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of a Study Group and Working Party.
Additional benefits for all ITU-T members:
- Receive invitations with related documentation to ITU events (information on new publications, circular letters, vacancy notices, notifications by Member States and Sector Members, etc)
- Be associated with the organization and co-sponsorship of seminars and workshops
- Provide experts and lecturers to ITU-T events
- Get access to a large volume of restricted data such as draft working documents, statistics, training modules, etc
- Get a discount of 15% off the catalogue price on the purchase of any ITU Publication.
ITU-T members rights table:
Benefits Overview |
ITU-T Sector Member |
ITU-T Associate |
ITU-T Academia |
Costs |
Annual membership fee for
developed countries |
CHF 31,800 |
CHF 10,600 |
CHF 3,975 |
Annual membership fee for
developing countries |
CHF3,975* |
CHF 10,600 |
CHF 1,987** |
ITU-T Study Groups |
Attend Study Groups meetings |
√ All Study Groups |
√ Single, chosen
Study Group |
√ All Study Groups |
Access Study Groups documentation |
√ All Study Groups |
√ Single, chosen
Study Group |
√ All Study Groups |
Standards-making process |
Submit contributions |
√ |
√ |
√ |
Submit comments on
standards and texts |
√ |
√ |
√ |
Participate in consensus building |
√ |
√ |
√ |
Take part in final decision-making |
√ |
X |
X |
Management roles |
Editor |
√ |
√ |
√ |
Rapporteur |
√ |
√ |
√ |
Vice Chair of Study Group |
√ |
X |
X |
Chair of Study Group |
√ |
X |
X |
Information |
Unlimited Number of “TIES”
accounts |
√ |
√ |
√ |
Discounts on the Catalogue Price of ITU Publications |
√ |
√ |
√ |
Access Electronic Facilities
and Databases*** |
√ All Study Groups |
√ Single, chosen Study Group |
√ All Study Groups |
* For new Sector Members from developing countries classified by UNDP as low income countries (annual per capita income not exceeding US$2000).
** This includes the least developed countries, small island developing states, landlocked developing countries and countries with economies in transition.
***ITU-T offers a wealth of resources to its members, including: access to database standards and related texts; guides and tutorials for systems designers; materials supporting implementation and testing; terms and definitions; databases of numbering resources, and other collaborative tools, publications, information and statistics.