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Joint ITU/CITEL Forum on Enabling and ICT business environment in the Americas Region will be held at the OAS Headquarters in Washington, DC, United States on April 21, 2008
XI Meeting of PCC.II will be held at the OAS Headquarters in Washington, DC, United States on April 22 to 25, 2008

 

The Inter-American Telecommunication Commission endeavors to make telecommunications a catalyst for the dynamic development of the Americas by working with governments and the private sector. Under the auspices of the Organization of American States, it resides in Washington, DC, USA. It has 35 Member States and over 200 Associate Members. It has been entrusted by the Heads of State at the Summits of the Americas with specific mandates to intensify its activities in key areas.

CITEL has technical autonomy to perform its functions within the limits prescribed by the OAS Charter, its statutes and the mandates of the General Assembly. Its objectives include facilitating and promoting the continuous development of telecommunications in the Hemisphere. 

CITEL has a Permanent Executive Committee (COM/CITEL) consisting of eleven members, three Permanent Consultative Committees and one working group. 

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whose members are all Member States of the Organization, Associate Members that represent various private telecommunications associations or companies, permanent observers and regional and international organizations.

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