ITU is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication
technology. For over 145 years, ITU has coordinated the shared global use of the
radio spectrum, promoted international cooperation in assigning satellite
orbits, worked to improve communication infrastructure in the developing world,
and established the worldwide standards that foster seamless interconnection of
a vast range of communications systems. From broadband networks to
new-generation wireless technologies, aeronautical and maritime navigation,
radio astronomy, satellite-based meteorology and converging fixed-mobile phone,
Internet and broadcasting technologies, ITU is committed to connecting the
world.
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