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Current Discussion Groups

Update: April 10, 2008

Acronym	Complete name	Committee	Coordinator	Objective
AHOCFUND	Funding for CITEL's future activities	COM/CITEL	Marian Gordon (USA)	Discussion Group: Funding for CITEL's future activities.
AMARILLO	Yellow Book	PCC.I	Raul Topete (Mexico)	The objective of this CITEL electronic forum is centralize all contributions to the final version of the Yellow Book on procedures for conformity assessment of telecommunication products in the Americas
AMNT	World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly	PCC.I	CITEL	The objective of this CITEL electronic forum is centralize all contributions to the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly
ASSEMBLY	Regular CITEL Assembly	COM/CITEL	CITEL	This group has all Regular CITEL Assembly documents that are available in electronic form, presented as of the Third CITEL Assembly (August 2002).
AZUL	Update of the Blue Book on Telecommunication Policies for the Americas			Include all contribution received to update the Blue Book on Telecommunication Policies for the Americas
BECAS	Working Group on the Development of Human Resources "Exclusive Access just for the Working Group's members"	COM/CITEL	CITEL	CITEL identifies and promotes specific training courses in order to meet the needs and priorities of the Members of CITEL throught the fellowships and programs courses each year.
BPL	Broadband Power Line (BPL)	PCC.II	Galo Procel (Ecuador)	The objective of this CITEL electronic forum is to consider how PCC.II should address broadband power line (for example: recommendation, decision, etc.)
BWA	Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)	PCC.II	Ruben Arenas (Venezuela)	The objective of this CITEL electronic forum is to consider how PCC.II should address broadband wireless access (for example: recommendation, decision, etc.) taking into account the work done by PCC.II on broadband wireless access in the past, etc.
CCPI-TEL	Permanent Consultative Committee I: Telecommunications	CCP.I	CITEL	This group has all Permanent Consultative Committee I: Telecommunication (PCC.I) documents that are available in electronic form, presented as of the Third CITEL Assembly (August 2002). Contributions for PCC.I meetings must be given to this group prior to the date established by the Secretariat for each meeting, to enable us to arrange for translations
CCPIIRAD	Permanent Consultative Committee II: Radiocommunications including Broadcasting	CCP.II	CITEL	Includes all the documents available in electronic format submitted from I Meeting (August 2002) until the IX Meeting (April 2007)
CCPIIRD2	Permanent Consultative Committee II: Radiocommunications including Broadcasting	CCP.II	CITEL	Includes all the documents available in electronic format submitted from X Meeting (September 2007)
CIRC2008 CIRC2007 CIRC2006 CIRC2005 CIRC2004 CIRC2003 CIRC2002 CIRC2001 CIRC2000 CIRCULAR	Circulars of CITEL	CITEL	CITEL	Includes all circulars and announcements sent by CITEL during the years indicated. CIRC2008 contains all the circulars being sent in 2008. This group is essential since it centralizes all CITEL notifications and consultations. We invite you to visit it periodically in order to keep abreast of CITEL news.
CITEL-8B	Working Group of CITEL-8B	CCP.II	David Reed (USA)	The objective of this discussion group is to assist in the coordination of CITEL member preparations for the work of ITU-R Working Party 8B (WP8B) on Radiodetermination systems (i.e., radars) that are not associated with a WRC-07 Agenda Item. It is expected that by discussing issues, and sharing proposed input contributions, as appropriate, CITEL members will be more effective as a group and individually in influencing the work of WP8B that will ultimately have an impact on radars used for Radionavigation and Radiolocation purposes.
CITEL-8F	Working Group of CITEL-8F	CCP.II	Jose Costa	The objective of this CITEL electronic forum is to assist in the coordination of CITEL member preparations for the work of ITU-R Working Party 8F (WP 8F) on IMT-2000. It is expected that by sharing draft contributions to WP 8F, discussion of issues, etc., CITEL members will be more effective as a group in influencing the work of WP 8F.
CMTI-RTI	Working Group on Preparations for the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT)	PCC.I	Fernando Carrillo (Mexico)	to carry out a review and study of the International Telecommunication Regulations of the ITU, in order that the inter-American proposals, common positions or contributions can be presented at regional forums around the celebration of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT)
COMCITEL	Executive Permanent Committee of CITEL	COM/CITEL	CITEL	Includes all the documents available in electronic format submitted at the COM/CITEL from the V meeting.
CONS-UIT	Working Group to prepare for the Meetings of the Council of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)	COM/CITEL	Facundo Fernandez Begni(Argentina)	To identify matters dealt with by the Council of ITU that are truly important for the objectives and activities of CITEL, including the decisions adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference and to establish priority for the most urgent matters.
COOPAGR	Cooperation Agreements	COM/CITEL	CITEL	Information about the Cooperation Agreements with CITEL
DOMINAME	Domain Name Management	PCC.I	Oscar A. Messano (Argentina)	Domain Name Management Study
DTTB	Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting	PCC.II	Larry Olson (United States)	Information on the regulatory policies and current status of the digital terrestrial television broadcasting
ESVGROUP	Use of Earth Stations on board Vessels (ESVs)	PCC.II	Manoel Almeida (Brazil)	The objective of this group is to develop procedures that could be used by CITEL administrations for authorizing ESVs to use the bands 5925-6425 MHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz
FOROGTPE	Strategic Plan of CITEL	COM/CITEL	Sergio Scarabino (Argentina)	Implement, assess, strengthen and reform CITEL’s strategic plan, under the coordination of the Administration of Ecuador that chairs the Strategic Plan Working Group, and to urge administrations to provide their utmost cooperation to achieve this goal
FSSBLOCK	Block Earth Station Licensing	PCC.II	Ricardo Fontes (Brazil)	Develop procedures and guidelines for the Block Earth Station Licensing for satellite fixed service
GRINueS	Rapporteur Group on the Impact of the New Services	PCC.I	Carlos Galeano (Paraguay)	This discussion groups will help centralize all contributions made to the Rapporteur Group on the Impact of the New Services
GTconect	Working Group to update the document: CITEL Guidelines and Practices for Interconnection regulation in the Americas	PCC.I	Karina Da Costa (Venezuela)	Update the document: "CITEL Guidelines and Practices for Interconnection regulation" (Version from 1999)
GTOPSINT	Discussion Group on Interconnection and Interoperability of Networks	PCC.I	Jose Solano (Costa Rica)	The discussion group will help to centralize all contributions made to this issue.
GTPC	Conference Preparatory Working Group		Jose Vivanco (Ecuador)	Preparation for the ITU Plenipotentiary and World Telecommunications Development Conferences and other major international meetings within the competence of CITEL.
INCRPART	Sub-Group to increase participation of CITEL Administration	PCC.II	Carmelo Rivera (USA)	To exchange ideas to propose strategies to increase the participation of CITEL members. The result of this group will be report in the next meeting of PCC.II.
MSS-REGS	Regulatory Guidelines for the Development of GMPCS	PCC.II	Don Jansky (USA)	The objective is to produce a report and Draft Recommendation on Regulatory Guidelines for the Implementation of GMPCS.
PCCI	Permanent Consultative Committee I: Public Telecommunications Services	PCC.I	CITEL	This group contains all the documents available in electronic form of the “old” Permanent Consultative Committee I: Public Telecommunication Services (PCC.I). These documents were presented prior to the Third CITEL Assembly (August 2002).
PCCII	Permanent Consultative Committee II: Broadcasting	PCC.II	CITEL	Includes all the documents available in electronic format submitted at the PCC.II from the II meeting.
PCCIII	Permanent Consultative Committee III: Radiocommunications	PCC.III	CITEL	Includes all the documents available in electronic format submitted at the PCC.III from the X meeting.
REGSAT	Development of Broadband via satellite in the Americas	PCC.II	Alonso Picazo	To prepare a guide for implementation of broadband via satellite regulations in the Americas
SERVIP	Advanced Network Technologies and Services	PCC.I	(Argentina)	To consider the diverse services involved in the advanced network and services and where the information for the update of the study on VoIP will be included
STEERING	Steering Committee	Steering Committee	CITEL	Documents for the consideration of the Steering Committee
TARIFF	Working Group on Economic Aspects and Tariff Principles	PCC.I	Facundo Fernández (Argentina)	To promote coordination and information sharing among the Member States with respect to tariff and economic issues and to develop analyses relating to economic aspects and tariff principles of telecommunication services
UIT-TSG3	Preparation of ITU-T Study Group 3	PCC.I	Facundo Fernández (Argentina)	To coordinate and have updated information on the recommendations and the work of ITU-T Study Group 3, period 2005 2008.
U.T.E.E.	Discussion Group on the use of Telecommunications in Disaster Prevention and Mitigation	PCC.I	Socrates Martinez (Dominican Republic)	The discussion group will help to centralize all contributions made by the administrations in relation on the ongoing initiatives regarding the use of telecommunications in Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, as well as problems that appear before, during and after such disasters and to what extent the Group can provide support to the Administrations.
WRC	Working Group Relative to CITEL's Preparation for Regional and World Radiocommunication Conferences	PCC.II	Sergio Scarabino (Argentina)	To develop recommended views or proposals on PCC. III issues that will be considered at WRCs or regional radiocommunication conferences convened under the auspices of the ITU.