NTIA Seeks Comment as US Preps for ITU Telecom Conference
NTIA is seeking comments and recommendations on priorities that best advance international communications and information policies at ITU, as the U.S. develops proposals and positions for the 2020 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly. WTSA-20 will be in Hyderabad, India, Nov. 17-20.…
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NTIA said it’s working with the State Department, which is “leading and coordinating” the preparation process. Comments are due June 8 in docket 200504–0126, said Friday's Federal Register. NTIA’s “principles and objectives” for WTSA-2020 align with the Thump administration’s 2017 national security strategy, “which affirmed that ‘the United States will advocate for open, interoperable communications, with minimal barriers to the global exchange of information and services,'" NTIA said. The U.S. is focused on furthering a multistakeholder approach to internet policy and increasing organizational effectiveness and reducing duplication at ITU, NTIA said. Other U.S. goals include increasing U.S. presence and influence in the ITU-telecom (ITU-T) sector and improving ITU-T processes, procedures and transparency, NTIA said.