The ITU is one of the oldest international organizations still in operation, second only to the
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The ITU comprises three sectors, each managing a different aspect of the matters covered by the ITU, as well as ITU Telecom. The sectors were created during the restructuring of ITU at the additional 1992 … See more

The basic texts of the ITU are adopted by the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference. The founding document of the ITU was the 1865 International Telegraph Convention, which has since been replaced several times (though th… See more

The Plenipotentiary Conference is the supreme organ of the ITU. It is composed of all 193 ITU members and meets every four years. The Conference determines the policies, direction and activities of the Union, as … See more

Membership of ITU is open to all member states of the United Nations. There are currently 193 member states of the ITU, including all UN member states except the Republic of Palau. The most recent member st… See more