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NOTIFICATION
Issue No. 1647
(October 2021)
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION

I. Member States:

Kingdom of Bahrain

The Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain has withdrawn the following declarations from the following Treaties:

Treaties: Withdrawn
declarations:
1 Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) 63
2 Final Acts of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Busan, 2014) 49
3 Final Acts of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Dubai, 2018) 52
4 Instruments amending the Constitution and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Antalya, 2006) 59
5 Instruments amending the Constitution and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Guadalajara, 2010) 35
6 Instruments amending the Constitution and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994) 26
7 Instruments amending the Constitution and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002) 27
8 Instruments amending the Constitution and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998) 40
9 International Telecommunication Regulations adopted by the World Conference on International Telecommunications (Dubai, 2012) 54
10 Plenipotentiary Conference (Nice, 1989) 15
11 Regional Agreement (Geneva, 2006) (RRC-06) 37
12 World Administrative Radio Conference, Geneva, 1983 (MOB-83) 21
13 World Administrative Radio Conference, Geneva, 1985 (ORB-85) 11
14 World Administrative Radio Conference, Geneva, 1988 (ORB-88) 16
15 World Administrative Radio Conference, Málaga-Torremolinos, 1992 (WARC-92) 45
16 World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2007) (WRC-2007) 85
17 World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2012) (WRC-2012) 79
18 World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2015) (WRC-2015) 87
19 World Radiocommunication Conference (Sharm el-Sheikh, 2019) (WRC-2019) 68
20 World Radiocommunication Conference, Geneva, 1997 (WRC-97) 10

Such withdrawal was communicated through a letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, which was deposited with the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union on 11 November 2021.

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New Denominations

Previous DenominationNew DenominationCategory
Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan (Republic of)Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan (Republic of)ADMIN
Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova, Moldova (Republic of)Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development of the Republic of Moldova (MIRD), Moldova (Republic of)ADMIN

Administrative Changes

Member StateNamePosition
Bulgaria (Republic of)His Excellency Mr. Alexander PoulevCaretaker Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications
Eritrea Mr. Henok Mehreteab TesfaslassieActing Director General, Communications Department, Ministry of Transport and Communications
Ethiopia (Federal Democratic Republic of)Her Excellency Ms. Huria AliState Minister of ICT and Digital Economy Division, Ministry of Innovation and Technology
Guinea-Bissau (Republic of) Mr. João Frederico Gomes de BarrosPresident of the Council of Administration, Autoridade Reguladora Nacional das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (ARN)
Iran (Islamic Republic of)His Excellency Dr Zarepour EisaMinister, Ministry of Information & Communication Technology (MICT)
Kenya (Republic of) Mr. Ezra ChilobaDirector General, Communications Authority of Kenya (CA)
Kyrgyz RepublicHer Excellency Ms. Asel Avtandilbekovna KenenbaevaDeputy Minister of Digital Development, Ministry of Digital Development of the Kyrgyz Republic
Lesotho (Kingdom of)The Honourable Mr. Tsoinyana RapapaMinister of Communications, Science and Technology, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology
Moldova (Republic of)His Excellency Mr. Andrei SpinuDeputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development of the Republic of Moldova (MIRD)
Moldova (Republic of)His Excellency Mr. Iurie TurcanuDeputy Prime Minister for Digitization, Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development of the Republic of Moldova (MIRD)
Myanmar (Union of)His Excellency Admiral Tin Aung SanUnion Minister, Ministry of Transport and Communications
Myanmar (Union of)His Excellency Brigadier General Lu MonDeputy Minister, Ministry of Transport and Communications
Nigeria (Federal Republic of)His Excellency Mr. Isa Ali Ibrahim PantamiMinister of Communications and Digital Economy, Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy
PeruHis Excellency Mr. Juan Silva VillegasMinister, Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones
Trinidad and Tobago Mr. Richard MadrayPermanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Transformation (MDT), Ministry of Digital Transformation (MDT)
TunisiaHis Excellency Mr. Nizar Ben NejiMinister, Ministère des Technologies de la Communication

II. ITU Sector Membership 1:

New Sector Members

NameCategoryITU-RITU-TITU-DUnit(s)
Digital Nasional Berhad, MalaysiaROA X1/16
Digital Nasional Berhad, MalaysiaROAX 1/2
Netflix Inc., United States of AmericaSIO X1/4
vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., China (People's Republic of)SIO X 1/2
World Mobile Group Ltd., United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandROA X1/8

New Associates

NameCategoryStudy Group
Access Space Alliance, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandOTHER ENTITYITU-R SG4 - Satellite services
Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd., China (People's Republic of)SIOITU-T SG16 - Multimedia
Mimi Hearing Technologies GmbH, Germany (Federal Republic of)SIOITU-T SG16 - Multimedia
SAMA PARTNERS Business Solutions SARL, TunisiaSIOITU-T SG17 - Security
SiTime Corporation, United States of AmericaSIOITU-T SG15 - Transport, Access and Home
Webbing, Israel (State of)SIOITU-T SG02 - Operational aspects
World Mobile Group Ltd., United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandROAITU-T SG02 - Operational aspects

New Academia, Universities and Associated Research Establishments

Name
State Grid Beijing Electric Power Research Institute, China (People's Republic of)
University of Science and Technology Beijing, China (People's Republic of)

New Denominations

Previous DenominationNew DenominationCategory
Inspur Tianyuan Communication Information System Co., Ltd., China (People's Republic of)Inspur Communications Technology Co., Ltd., China (People's Republic of)ROA
Semtech EMEA Limited, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandSEMTECH (International) AG, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandSIO

Change of Status

NameNew StatusITU Sectors
SEMTECH (International) AG, Switzerland (Confederation of) (Associate)Sector MemberITU-T
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Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R)
Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T)
Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D)