International Telecommunications Union

British  

noun

1. a special agency of the United Nations, founded in 1947, that is responsible for the international allocation and registration of frequencies for communications and the regulation of telegraph, telephone, and radio services: originally established in 1865 as the International Telegraph Union

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Example Sentences

North Korea had 6.35 million mobile phone subscriptions at the end of 2022, the most recent year for which data is available, according to the International Telecommunications Union.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Last fall, Doreen Bogdan-Martin defeated a Russian rival to take the top job at the International Telecommunications Union - succeeding its Chinese chief.

From Washington Times • May 14, 2023

Between 2000 and 2021 the number of Cubans using the internet rose from less than 1% of the population to 71%, International Telecommunications Union data shows.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2022

The document also pledged that both countries will combat the United States in global regulatory forums such as the International Telecommunications Union, where the rules for the information age will be written.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2022

If you want to read more about DRM, here’s a talk I gave to Microsoft on the subject and here’s a paper I wrote for the International Telecommunications Union about DRM and the developing world.

From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Doctorow, Cory