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Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) |
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The Caribbean Telecommunications Union was established by the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community in 1989 in Nassau, The Bahamas.
The Organisation established its Headquarters in Barbados, on agreement with that Government in 1990, but relocated to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, where it continues to function in accordance with the terms of a Headquarters Agreement, dated April 8, 1993.
The Union enjoys, in its member constituencies, full legal personality and capacity to contract, acquire and dispose of real and personal property and to be party to legal proceedings. It also enjoys immunities and privileges accorded to diplomatic and international organizations of equal status.
The objectives of the Union shall be:-
(a) To facilitate the coordination of the planning, programming and development of intra regional and international communications networks to meet the immediate and future telecommunications needs of the Region.
(b) To assist the development of the national components of regional and international telecommunications networks.
(c) To promote the general awareness of the telecommunications needs of the Caribbean Region and its potential for promoting the socio-economic development of the Region.
(d) To encourage the exchange of information, views and ideas between the telecommunications administrations of Members.
(e) To foster coordination within the Caribbean Region of technical standards and routing plans for intraregional and international traffic.
(f) To seek the adoption of efficient operating methods in national, regional and international telecommunications services.
(g) To harmonize as far as possible the positions of Members in preparation for international and regional telecommunications conferences and other meetings.
(h) To encourage and assist members in the establishment and development of telecommunications industries.
(i) To encourage the transfer of technology in the field of telecommunications among Members.
(j) To establish linkages with the information bases of other telecommunications organisations and, in particular, the Centre for Telecommunications Development at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in Geneva.
For more information please go to
http://ctu.connectedcaribbean.com/ctu/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx
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