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CategorySpecialized Agencies
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HQ locationGeneva
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Date establishedFounded 1865
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ResolutionGA Resolution 124(II)
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Joined CEB1 January 1949
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) was founded in 1865 in Paris as the International Telegraph Union. The 1932 Madrid Plenipotentiary Conference decided the current name, which came into force on 1 January 1934. The ITU is an inter-governmental organization that brings together governments and industry to coordinate the establishment and operation of global telecommunication networks and services.