OEA/Ser.P
AG/RES. 1767 (XXXI-O/01)
5 June 2001
Original: Spanish
COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANDATE RECEIVED BY THE INTER-AMERICAN
TELECOMMUNICATION COMMISSION (CITEL) FROM THE SUMMIT OF THE
AMERICAS AND PREPARATION FOR ITS THIRD ASSEMBLY
(Resolution adopted at the third plenary session, held on June
5, 2001;
subject to review by the Style Committee)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING SEEN the Annual Report of the Inter-American
Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) to the General Assembly
(CP/doc.3410/01);
CONSIDERING:
That the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) is
the agency of the Organization that deals with
telecommunications in the Americas; and
That CITEL is performing an exceedingly important task in
following up on the telecommunications initiatives of the
Summits of the Americas, in which the following activities are
especially noteworthy:
a. Initiation of the implementation of the Inter-American Mutual
Recognition Agreement (IMRA) for Assessing the Conformity of
Telecommunications Equipment for the Americas;
b. Progress in developing and promoting the use of coordinated
standards documents in the member states so as to promote the
interconnectivity and the interoperability of telecommunication
networks and services;
c. Publication of the book, Universal Service in the Americas,
which analyzes the strategies and programs developed by the
member states to promote universal telecommunications service in
the Hemisphere for all segments of the population;
d. Publication of the Blue Book on Telecommunications Policies
for the Americas, which serves as a guide to the countries of
the region in managing and reforming the communications and
information sector;
e. Organization of seminars for the benefit of member states on
topics such as third-generation wireless services and
telecommunications networks that use Internet protocol;
f. Coordination of positions for the presentation of common
proposals to the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference and the
World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly;
g. Various activities to ensure coordinated use of the spectrum
in the region, in particular the establishment of a frequency
allocation database and a database on policies, guidelines,
administrative procedures, standards, and tariffs in effect in
the member states; and
h. Development of the draft telecommunications section of the
Action Plan for the Third Summit of the Americas; and
BEARING IN MIND:
That, at the second regular meeting of the CITEL Assembly, held
in Quito, Ecuador in March 1998, the Argentine Republic was
selected as the venue for the third regular meeting; and
That the CITEL Assembly, comprised of the highest
telecommunications authorities of the CITEL member states, is
the appropriate forum for the exchange of views and expertise to
guide decision-making on activities to fulfill the objectives
and mandates assigned, in particular with respect to the Summit
of the Americas mandate,
RESOLVES:
1. To take note of and commend CITEL's significant progress in
fulfilling the telecommunications mandates of the Summits of the
Americas.
2. To request the Secretary General to use his good offices with
the member state governments to ensure that the highest
governmental authorities in telecommunications participate in
the third regular meeting of the CITEL Assembly, which is to be
held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2002.
3. To urge the OAS member state governments and the permanent
observers to participate in the third meeting of the CITEL
Assembly, sponsored by the Government of Argentina.
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