| Statement: CITEL to face COVID-19 - 07/04/2020 |
| Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) |
| International and Regional Organizations | International |
| The Secretariat CITEL, specialized agency in Information Technology and Communications/Telecommunications (ICT) of the Organization of American States (OAS), has joined the actions that the OAS has undertaken to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. A statement was prepared covering the following: 1. Streamline actions to encourage the expansion of Internet coverage and other telecommunications services, especially in areas that do not have access. 2. Prioritize the connectivity of strategic points in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 3. Promote actions to encourage rational use of the Internet. 4. Give priority to the tasks of support, operation, maintenance and deployment of additional capacity of telecommunications networks. 5. Continue maintenance and surveillance of both physical and virtual telecommunications infrastructure. |
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