1 INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATIONS PREAMBLE 1 While the sovereign right of each State to regulate its telecommunications is fully recognized, the provisions of the present International Telecommunication Regulations (hereafter referred to as “Regulations”) complement the Constitution and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union, with a view to attaining the purposes of the International Telecommunication Union in promoting the development of telecommunication services and their most efficient operation while harmonizing the development of facilities for worldwide telecommunications. Member States affirm their commitment to implement these Regulations in a manner that respects and upholds their human rights obligations. These Regulations recognize the right of access of Member States to international telecommunication services. ARTICLE 1 Purpose and scope of the Regulations 2 1.1 a) These Regulations establish general principles which relate to the provision and operation of international telecommunication services offered to the public as well as to the underlying international telecommunication transport means used to provide such services. These Regulations do not address the content-related aspects of telecommunications. 2A abis) These Regulations also contain provisions applicable to those operating agencies, authorized or recognized by a Member State, to establish, operate and engage in international telecommunications services to the public, hereinafter referred as \"authorized operating agencies\". 3 b) These Regulations recognize in Article 9 the right of Member States to allow special arrangements. 4 1.2 In these Regulations, “the public” is used in the sense of the population, including governmental and legal bodies. 5 1.3 These Regulations are established with a view to facilitating global interconnection and interoperability of telecommunication facilities and to promoting the harmonious development and efficient operation of technical facilities, as well as the efficiency, usefulness and availability to the public of international telecommunication services.