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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.