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    ITU
    International Telecommunication Union.
  • I.T.U.
    I.T.U.
    abbreviation
    International Typographical Union.

ITU

1 American  
  1. International Telecommunication Union.


I.T.U. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. International Typographical Union.


ITU British  

abbreviation

  1. Intensive Therapy Unit

  2. International Telecommunications Union

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While hailing the pledges, the ITU said it estimated that achieving universal, meaningful connectivity by 2030 could require as much as $2.8 trillion.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

The ITU rules “need to be updated,” says political scientist Alanna Krolikowski of the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

From Science Magazine Nov. 23, 2023

Sixth-generation communication technology may offer revolutionary promises, but it won’t replace existing networks for some time: earlier this year, the ITU estimated that 6G won’t become available to consumers until 2030.

From Scientific American Oct. 3, 2023

ST is aware that she has been in an intensive treatment facility for almost a year and that there is nowhere in the UK where her life can be supported outside an ITU.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2023

"We can crack the ITU wide open now, and I mean really wide open."

From Supermind by Janifer, Laurence M.

Although B.I.P.M. is responsible for universal time, the International Telecommunication Union, or I.T.U., is responsible for transmitting it.

From New York Times Nov. 19, 2022

Within a few months, said the I.T.U., it will start publishing daily tabloids in nine cities.*

From Time Magazine Archive

As usual, the intransigent I.T.U. was at odds with the rest of the newspaper unions.

From Time Magazine Archive

The I.T.U., one of the oldest U.S. unions, had for most of its 95 years fought the adoption of any labor-saving processes which might throw printers out of work.

From Time Magazine Archive

The I.T.U. carefully picked its own spots, started dailies in twelve towns; in each there was only one newspaper, and its publisher had refused to deal with the union.

From Time Magazine Archive

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