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Telecommunication Authorities of the Americas to meet in Mexico City

  March 6, 2010

The Fifth Regular Meeting of the Assembly of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) will be held March 8- 11, 2010, in Mexico City.

The agenda for the Assembly includes high-level conferences and lectures on issues such as: the role of information and communication technologies in economic development; the ICT Market in the Americas; the ICT innovation and growth; emergency communications and disaster management, and spectrum policy issues, among others.

The OAS Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza, Mexican authorities, private sector representatives, as well as inter-American specialized agencies will be participating in the Assembly in which authorities from the member countries of the Organization or American States (OAS) are invited to attend.

Additional information about the V Assembly can be found here

Established by the 1994 OAS General Assembly, the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) is the region's premier inter-governmental telecommunication advisory body. CITEL takes an agile, dynamic, and effective approach to promoting an ongoing exchange of information, knowledge, and the best practices on technical, economic, and regulatory issues, thereby contributing to the member states' efforts to facilitate and promote harmonious, comprehensive development of telecommunications in the Americas.

WHAT: V Regular Meeting of the Assembly of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL)

WHEN: March 8 - 11, 2010

VENUE: President Intercontinental Hotel
Campos Eliseos # 28,
Colonia Polanco, Mexico City.

Reference: AVI-061/10