Resolution 146 (Rev. Bucharest, 2022) of the Plenipotentiary Conference instructs the ITU Council to review and revise, at its 2023 session, the Terms of Reference for EG-ITRs. Therefore, at its 2023 session (11-21 July 2023), the ITU Council approved the following Terms of Reference:
1 On the basis of contributions submitted by Member States, Sector Members and inputs from the Directors of the Bureaux if necessary, the EG-ITRs shall continue to review the ITRs.
2 Taking into consideration the work of the previous two Expert Groups, the review may consider, among others:
a) new trends in telecommunications/ICT and emerging issues in international telecommunications/ICT environment which may impact the ITRs;
b) empirical data on the current use of the ITRs by operating agencies and/or administrations and the proportion of global telecommunication services which now rely on the ITRs, and
c) the relevance of the ITRs which “consist of high-level guiding principles" in the current telecommunication/ICT environment.
3 The EG-ITRs will present a progress report reflecting all views on the ITRs review to Council 2024 and Council 2025, and a final report to Council 2026 for examination and submission to the 2026 Plenipotentiary Conference with the Council's comments.
