International Telecommunication Union
ITU-T membership:
benefits for the private sector
Greg Jones
ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
(ITU-T)
ITU Seminar on the Standardization and ICT development for the Information Society
Uzbekistan, 6-8 October 2003
Overview
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Benefits of ITU-T sector
membership
Membership categories
Membership fees
Application procedure
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Influencing the evolution of
the global
telecommunications
networks
o Do you have a message to convey?
o Do you need to influence the
direction of global standardization?
o Do you have existing products that
could benefit from global
standardization?
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Participation in
standardization work
o ITU-T Sector Members can
participate in all study group
meetings and electronic discussion
groups and present their views by
submitting written contributions.
o ITU-T Associates can participate in
the meetings and electronic
discussion groups of only one study
group and present their views by
submitting written contributions.
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Access to ITU-T working
documents
o Sector Members can have electronic
access (via TIES) to ITU-T documents of
general interest, databases, study group
documents (reports, contributions, delayed
contributions, temporary documents, etc.)
and study group information exchange
areas (eg. FTP areas).
o Upon request, they can also receive ITU-T
information and study group documents in
paper form.
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Networking/contacts
o ITU-T provides a platform for meeting
experts from all over the world, learning of
their entities’ plans and objectives, sharing
experience and information.
o Participation to the work of the ITU-T study
groups provides access to a wealth of
information not likely to be found elsewhere
in this concentrated form.
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Participate in the approval of
technical Recommendations
Alternative Approval Process (AAP)
o ITU-T Sector Members and Associates
influence the approval of technical
Recommendations under AAP
o See WTSA-2000 resolution 37
o See ITU-T Rec. A.8
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Increase awareness of your
business amongst operators
and service providers
o Membership of ITU-T is a means to
influence standardization work to
achieve business objectives and
ultimately satisfy the needs of endusers
o Your address details and the name of
your Chief Executive Officer (CEO)s will
be published in the ITU Global Directory
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Holding positions within
study groups
o Sector Members may hold the
positions of chairman, vicechairman, rapporteur, liaisonrapporteur and editor within a study
group or working party
o an Associate may only hold the
position of rapporteur or editor
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Access to ITU services
o Telecom Information Exchange
Services (TIES)
• An email account
(username@ties.itu.int)
• A username/password allowing
access to ITU-T working documents
and email reflectors
o TIES registration
TIES helpdesk
Tel :
+41 22 730 5027, Fax :+41 22 730 5337
Email :
ties.registration@itu.int
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Free and discounted ITU-T
publications
o Discounts of 15% and one free online
subscription are granted to Member States
and Sector Members participating in the
work of ITU.
o A discount of 80% of the catalogue price on
all ITU publications is granted to
Administrations of the Least Developed
Countries (LDCs), as well as to libraries of
educational institutions (for online
subscriptions and CD-ROM publications
only).
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Membership types
o ITU member states
o ITU-T sector members
o ITU-T associates
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ITU-T sector membership
categories
o Recognized Operating Agencies (CV229)
o Scientific or Industrial Organizations
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(CV229)
Other entities dealing with
telecommunications (CV230)
Regional and other international
organizations (CV231)
Regional telecommunications organizations
(CV260)
Intergovernmental organizations operating
satellite systems (CV261)
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ITU Member states
If the State is a Member of the United
Nations:
o it becomes State Member of the ITU by
acceding to its Constitution and
Convention. Such accession shall be
made simultaneously in the form of a
single document covering both the
Constitution and the Convention.
o this "instrument of accession" is then
deposited with the Secretary-General.
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ITU Member states
If the State is not a Member of the
United Nations:
o the application for membership needs
to have a secured approval by twothirds of the Member States of the
Union.
o After approval the procedure is the
same as described above in the form of
one single document.
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ITU-T sector members
o An interested entity or organization
may join the ITU-T as a Sector
Member and be entitled to take part
in the work of all ITU-T study groups
or subgroups thereof, in other ITU-T
groups and in the World
Telecommunication Standardization
Assemblies.
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Rights of ITU-T sector
members
o May hold positions within study groups
o One free online subscription
o 15% discount on ITU publications (except
electronic bookshop)
o Participate in approval of technical
Recommendations
o Present their views by submitting written
contributions.
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ITU-T Associates
o An interested entity or organization
may join the ITU-T as an Associate
and be entitled to take part in the
work of a selected single study group
or subgroup thereof
o Associates are limited to the study
group roles described below and
excluded from all others
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Rights of ITU-T Associates
o May have access to documentation
required for their work;
o May serve as rapporteur or editor
o Participate in approval of technical
Recommendations
o Present their views by submitting
written contributions.
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Membership information and
Application forms
o See itu.int/members
o Application and general information
Fax :
+41 22 730 6675
Email : membership@itu.int
o Telecommunication Standardization Sector
Greg Jones
Tel :
+41 22 730 5515
Fax :
+41 22 730 5853
Email :
tsbpromo@itu.int
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Membership approval
procedure (ROAs and other)
o Submit your application, for approval, to
the Administration of the Member State in
which your company is based.
o The Administration of the Member State
will then transmit the application form to
the Secretary-General.
o If the Member State has assigned authority
to the Secretary-General to approve the
application, you should send it directly to
the ITU Secretary-General. Your admission
will become effective upon the receipt by
the ITU Secretary-General
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Membership approval
procedure
(regional/international orgs)
o If you are a regional and other
international telecommunication,
standardization, financial or
development organization, you
should send your application directly
to the ITU Secretary-General.
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Membership fees background
o The expenses of the Union are primarily
met by contributions from its Member
States and Sector Members, each of which
may, upon taking up its membership,
freely decide on its class of contribution
within a scale
o The effective amount of the contributory
unit is determined every two years when
the biennial budget is established by the
Council. For the 2002-2003 biennium, the
annual amount of one contributory unit for
a Sector Member is 63 000 Swiss francs
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ITU-T Sector Member fees
o ITU-T Sector members may choose
their annual contribution with the
range of 1/2 to 40 units
o This fixes the minimum contribution
for an ITU-T Sector Member at
31,500 Swiss Francs
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ITU-T Associate fees
o The annual contribution for an ITU-T
associate has been fixed at 10,500
Swiss Francs for the 2002-2003
biennium.
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So, the ITU offers you
opportunities to:
o Input to the evolution of global
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telecommunications networks.
o Actively participate in the development &
approval of global standards.
o Network and develop contacts thereby
promoting your business.
o Including government and operator
o publication in the ITU global Directory
o Access to ITU documentation and ITU-T
working documents.
o Via ties
o holding positions in the ITU
o Discount on ITU-T publications - 15% - 80%
(LDC)
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Should you be a Sector
Member?
o Can you afford not to be?
o If your product or service either is
influenced by or may influence an
International Telecommunications
standard then you should be.
o You cannot always rely on others
protecting your interests – they may
be your competitor tomorrow!
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Conclusion
o ITU-T membership is growing
o Regional participation is an ITU-T
priority
o ITU-T standards are global
o ITU-T membership fees are competitive
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