International Telecommunication Union
specialized agency of the United Nations for information and communication technologies
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Summary
International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations[1]. It draws 3,740 Wikipedia views per month (specialized agency of the united nations category, ranking #7 of 16).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Digital Public Goods Alliance[3], International Household Survey Network[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5]
- Instance of: standards organization[6]
- Headquarters location: Geneva[7]
- Chief executive officer: Houlin Zhao[8]
- Commons category: International Telecommunication Union[9]
- Has part(s): ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector[10], ITU Radiocommunication Sector[11], ITU Telecommunication Development Sector[12]
- Inception: May 17, 1865[13], 1865[14]
- Official website: https://www.itu.int[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:International Telecommunication Union[16]
- Email address: mailto:pressinfo@itu.int[17], mailto:itumail@itu.int[18], mailto:sales@itu.int[19], mailto:membership@itu.int[20], mailto:memberstates@itu.int[21], mailto:library@itu.int[22], mailto:ServiceDesk@itu.int[23], mailto:webmaster@itu.int[24], mailto:hostmaster@itu.int[25]
- Phone number: +41-22-7305111[26], +41-22-7306039[27], +41-22-7306141[28], +41-22-7306900[29], +41-22-7305554[30], +41-22-7306666[31]
- Replaces: 万国電信連合[32]
- Main Wikidata property: P3024[33], P9974[34]
- Short name: ITU[35], UIT[36], 国际电联[37]
- Position held by head of the organization: Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union[38]
- Partnership with: International Civil Aviation Organization[39]
- Fax number: +41-22-7337256[40], +41-22-7305194[41], +41-22-7306675[42], +41-22-7305326[43], +41-22-7305337[44]
- IPv6 routing prefix: 2001:918:fff6::/48[45]
Why It Matters
International Telecommunication Union has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]