From official sources
Instruments amending
the Constitution and
the Convention of ITU
(Minneapolis, 1998, and
Marrakesh, 2002)
The Government of the Vatican
City State has ratified the abovementioned instruments. The
instruments of ratification were
deposited with the SecretaryGeneral on 22 July 2009.
Instruments amending
the Constitution and
the Convention of ITU
(Antalya, 2006)
The Government of the Vatican
City State has ratified the abovementioned instruments and
has confirmed Declarations and
Reservations made at the time
of signature. The instrument of
ratification was deposited with the
Secretary-General on 22 July 2009.
The Government of the Sultanate
of Oman has ratified the abovementioned instruments. The
instrument of ratification was
deposited with the SecretaryGeneral on 3 July 2009.
The Government of the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia has ratified the
above-mentioned instruments and
has confirmed Declarations and
Reservations made at the time
of signature. The instrument of
ratification was deposited with
the Secretary-General on 5 August
2009.
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The Government of the Malta
has ratified the above-mentioned
instruments and has confirmed
Declarations and Reservations
made at the time of signature.
The instrument of ratification was
deposited with the SecretaryGeneral on 4 August 2009.
The Government of the
New Zealand has ratified the
above-mentioned instruments and
has confirmed Declarations and
Reservations made at the time
of signature. The instrument of
ratification was deposited with the
Secretary-General on 17 August
2009.
The Government of the Republic
of Slovenia has ratified the
above-mentioned instruments and
has confirmed Declarations and
Reservations made at the time
of signature. The instrument of
ratification was deposited with the
Secretary-General on 16 August
2009.
Partial Revision of the Radio
Regulations for dealing with
frequency allocations in
certain parts of the spectrum
(WRC-07) (Geneva, 2007)
The Government of Lebanon has
ratified the above-mentioned
Partial Revision. The instrument of
ratification was deposited with the
Secretary-General on 15 July 2009.
The Government of the Kingdom
of the Netherlands has approved
the above-mentioned Partial
Revision for the Kingdom in
Europe, the Netherlands Antilles
and Aruba, and has confirmed
the Declarations and Reservations
made at the time of signature.
The instrument of approval was
deposited with the SecretaryGeneral on 8 July 2009.
The Government of New Zealand
has ratified the above-mentioned
Partial Revision and has confirmed
Declarations and Reservations
made at the time of signature.
The instrument of ratification was
deposited with the SecretaryGeneral on 17 August 2009.
Regional Agreement relating
to the planning of the digital
terrestrial broadcasting
service in Region 1 (parts of
Region 1 situated to the west
of meridian 170˚E and to the
north of parallel 40˚S, except
the territory of Mongolia) and
in the Islamic Republic of Iran,
in the frequency bands
174–230 MHz and
470–862 MHz (RRC-06)
(Geneva, 2006)
The Government of the Sultanate
of Oman has ratified the abovementioned Regional Agreement.
The instrument of ratification was
deposited with the SecretaryGeneral on 3 July 2009.
Official announcements
Diary of ITU events
Up-to-date details of forthcoming ITU meetings and
conferences can be viewed on the ITU website at
www.itu.int/events/index.asp
New Sector Members
Telecommunication
Standardization Sector
FiberHome Technologies Group
(Wuhan, China) and Vodacom
SA (Pty) Limited (Sandton, South
Africa) have been admitted to take
part in the work of this Sector.
Telecommunication
Development Sector
Shyam Telecom Limited (Gurgaon,
India), Vihaan Networks Limited
(Gurgaon, India) and Celtel Kenya
Ltd (Nairobi, Kenya) have been
admitted to take part in the work
of this Sector.
New Associates
Radiocommunication Sector
Asia Broadcast Satellite (Hamilton,
Bermuda) has been admitted to
take part in the work of Study
Group 4.
Telecommunication
Standardization Sector
Terrestar Networks, Inc
(Richardson, Texas, United States)
has been admitted to take part in
the work of Study Group 2.
Sycamore Networks (Chelmsford,
Massachusetts, United States),
Telus Communications Inc
(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada),
Integrated Device Technology
(Ottawa, Canada), and Visible
Energy, Inc (Palo Alto, California,
United States) have been admitted
to take part in the work of Study
Group 15.
Radio Surveillance Security
Services (SA) Pty Ltd (Tygervalley,
South Africa) has been admitted
to take part in the work of Study
Group 17.
New denominations
In the United Kingdom, the
Department for Business, Enterprise
and Regulatory Reform (BERR) has
changed its name to Department
for Business, Innovation and Skills
(BIS).
The Administration of the Republic
of Colombia announces that the
Ministry of Communications has
changed its name to Ministry of
Information and Communication
Technology.
The European Radiocommunications
Office (ERO), a Sector Member
of ITU–D, ITU–R and ITU–T, has
changed its name to European
Communications Office (ECO)
(Copenhagen, Denmark).
Structural changes
In the Bolivarian Republic
of Venezuela, the Ministry
of the People’s Power for
Telecommunications and
Informatics (MPPTI) has been
abolished under Decree No. 6.707.
Its powers have been absorbed
by the Ministry of the People’s
Power for Science, Technology and
Intermediate Industries (MPPCTII).
The duties previously performed by
MPPTI vis-à-vis ITU now fall under
MPPCTII.
The Administration of the Republic
of Fiji announces that the
Department of Communications
is now under the Ministry of
Public Enterprises, Tourism and
Communications.
Radiocommunication
Assembly (RA-12) and
World Radiocommunication
Conference (WRC-12)
As a result of a consultation
with ITU Member States, it has
been decided that the next
World Radiocommunication
Conference will take place in
Geneva from 23 January to
17 February 2012, preceded by the
Radiocommunication Assembly on
16–20 January 2012. In addition,
the agenda of WRC-12, as set out
in Council Resolution 1291 (MOD),
has been approved.
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