CITEL

September / 2009

Inter-American Telecommunication Commission

• Advisory entity of the OAS, specialized in telecommunications.

• Leading forum in the Hemisphere where governments and the private sector meet to work together and achieve common objectives in the telecommunications area by exchanging experiences and building a knowledge base in the Americas region.

• CITEL’s work approach emphasizes: Collaboration/coordination with regional/international telecommunication

organizations, lending institutions, and development agencies Training on telecommunications for government officials and private

sector executives Promotion of the achievement of common positions Determination of telecommunication priorities in the region

CITEL

1

2

Regional/International Cooperation

5

Human Capacity Building4

3

International Policy Coordination

Technical harmonization

Regulatory aspects

Dissemination of information6

CITEL acts in six main work areas

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2

3

4

5

6

Cybersecurit

y

Agenda for C

onnectivity

ITU C

onferences

Spectrum

Technical standard

s

Licenses

Equipment

certific

ation

Publications, web

page, Electronic

Forum

Know

ledge

transfer

Priorities: New

services,

administrative

policies

Organization

Permanent Executive Committee

(COM/CITEL)

PCC.ITelecommunications

PCC.IIRadiocommunications including Broadcasting

SecretariatSteering Committee

Conference Preparatory Working Group

P: Costa Rica

VP: Mexico

Members: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela

ASSEMBLY OF CITEL

P: Argentina

VP: Brazil, Dominican Republic

P: Venezuela

VP: Uruguay

P: Ecuador

VP: Canada, Barbados, Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela,

Member States

Member States and Associate Members

SG/OAS

Sources of financing of CITEL

Distribution of costs of CITEL in 2008

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

(US$)

89%

11%

Regular Fund

45%

55%

Specific funds

Staff Salaries Meetings

Administrative costs Staff salaries

Regular Fund: Administrative costs

Regular Fund: Staff salaries

Specific funds

2009 Schedule of CITELMeeting Date Place

WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL ROAMING 4 May 2009 Cuzco, Peru

XIV Meeting of PCC.I 5-8 May 2009 Cuzco, Peru

20/20 SPECTRUM SEMINAR 1 June 2009 Ottawa, Canada

XIII Meeting of PCC.II 2-5 June 2009 Ottawa, Canada

XIII Meeting of the Steering Committee (STE) July/August 2009 

Via videoconference

XVI Meeting of the Working Group for the Preparation of CITEL for Regional and World Radiocommunication Conferences

8 September 2009 Santa Marta, Colombia

SEMINAR ON REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND INTERCONNECTION OF INTERNET ACCESS NETWORKS

28 September 2009 Bariloche, Argentina

XV Meeting of PCC.I 29 September to 2 October 2009 Bariloche, Argentina

XXIII Meeting of the Working Group to Prepare for the Meetings of the ITU Council 20-30 October 2009 Geneva, Switzerland

SEMINAR ON SPECTRUM REQUIREMENTS FOR BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT 9 November 2009 Washington, D.C., USA

XIV Meeting of PCC.II  10-13 November 2009 Washington, D.C., USA

XXI Meeting of COM/CITEL 7-9 December 2009 Washington, D.C., USA 

XXIV Meeting of the Working Group to Prepare for the Meetings of the ITU Council 7-9 December 2009 Washington, D.C., USA

XVII Meeting of the Working Group for the Preparation of CITEL for Regional and World Radiocommunication Conferences

7-9 December 2009 Washington, D.C., USA

2010, a year of many activities for CITELV Meeting of the Assembly of CITEL

• Inter-American forum where the highest telecommunication authorities of the Member States may exchange views and experiences, taking appropriate decisions to direct their activity toward fulfilling the objectives and mandates assigned

• Mexico City, Mexico, 8-11 March 2010

• Coordination and consolidation of Inter-American Proposals for the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Hyderabad, India – April/2010) and the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (Vera Cruz, Mexico, October/2010)

Clovis BaptistaExecutive Secretary of CITEL

Tel: 202 458 3004citel@oas.org

Thank you very much for your attention

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