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Handbook for the Collection of Administrative Data on Telecommunications/ICT, 2020 Edition

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The ITU Handbook for the Collection of Administrative Data on Telecommunications/ICT is a key reference document for the collection of internationally comparable indicators on telecommunications/ICT based on administrative sources (i.e. supply-side data mainly from operators). The Handbook includes definitions and methodological clarifications for more than 90 internationally agreed indicators, discussed by the Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (EGTI). The Handbook was released at the 11th Meeting of the Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators​ (EGTI)​​​ in ​September 2020.

​Download the ITU Handbook in pdf format: Arabic ​- Chinese - English​​ - French​ - Russian​ - Spanish​.

See the ITU news article "Tracking global ICT dev​elopment with data: New and updated ITU handbook and manual​".

Indicators definitions (a​dded/revised after 2020)​:

The following documents provide the methodology for collecting data for indicators introduced or revised after the release of the 2020 edition of the Handbook.

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ITU Handbook for the Collection of Administrative Data on Telecommunications/ICT, 2011

Download the 2011 ITU Handbook, its additions and revisions in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish (pdf format). 
 
Methodological note on the indicator “Fixed-broadband Internet traffic" ​


Indicators d​efinitions (ITU 2010)​

 
Arabic (Word - PDF), Chinese (Word - PDF), English (Word - PDF), French (Word - PDF), Russian (Word - PDF), Spanish (Word - PDF)
 
 

Indicators definitions (ITU 2007)

Arabic - (Word - PDF), Chinese - (Word - PDF), English (Word - PDF), French - (Word - PDF), Russian - (Word - PDF), Spanish - (Word - PDF)
 
 

Indicators definitions (ITU 2005)

Arabic (Word), Chinese (Word), English (Word), French (Word), Russian (Word), Spanish (Word)
 
 

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