CITEL InterAmerican Telecommunication Commission September 2009 CITEL Advisory

CITEL Inter-American Telecommunication Commission September / 2009

CITEL • 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: ü Collaboration/coordination with regional/international telecommunication organizations, lending institutions, and development agencies ü Training on telecommunications for government officials and private sector executives ü Promotion of the achievement of common positions ü Determination of telecommunication priorities in the region

CITEL acts in six main work areas International Policy Coordination 3 Regulatory aspects s se n ce Li t en n pm io ui icat q E tif r ce 5 3 Dissemination of information m ds ru ar d an Sp st l ca ni h c Te t ec 2 6 Regional/International Cooperation ity iv t ec s er nn b o es Cy r C renc o f fe da on n e C U Ag IT e dg le r ow sfe Kn tran 5 Human Capacity Building 1 4 y rit u ec w Ne s: s, e ie rit ice tiv io rv tra Pr se nis ies i m olic p Technical harmonization ad 2 eb , w c ns ni tio tro ica Elec bl m , Pu age oru F p 1 4 6

Organization Member States and Associate Members SG/OAS ASSEMBLY OF CITEL P: Costa Rica Permanent Executive Committee (COM/CITEL) Steering Committee PCC. I Telecommunications VP: Mexico Members: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela Secretariat PCC. II Radiocommunications including Broadcasting Conference Preparatory Working Group P: Argentina P: Venezuela P: Ecuador VP: Brazil, Dominican Republic VP: Uruguay VP: Canada, Barbados, Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela,

Sources of financing of CITEL Distribution of costs of CITEL in 2008 Regular Fund (US$) Administrative costs Staff salaries Specific funds Regular Fund: Staff salaries Regular Fund: Administrative costs Specific funds Staff Salaries Meetings

2009 Schedule of CITEL Meeting Date Place 4 May 2009 Cuzco, Peru 5 -8 May 2009 Cuzco, Peru 1 June 2009 Ottawa, Canada 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 29 September to 2 October 2009 Bariloche, Argentina 20 -30 October 2009 Geneva, Switzerland 9 November 2009 Washington, D. C. , USA 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 WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL ROAMING XIV Meeting of PCC. I 20/20 SPECTRUM SEMINAR XIII Meeting of PCC. II XV Meeting of PCC. I XXIII Meeting of the Working Group to Prepare for the Meetings of the ITU Council SEMINAR ON SPECTRUM REQUIREMENTS FOR BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT XIV Meeting of PCC. II

2010, a year of many activities for CITEL V 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)

Thank you very much for your attention Clovis Baptista Executive Secretary of CITEL Tel: 202 458 3004 citel@oas. org CP 22884 T