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I n t e r n a t i o n a l T e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n U n i o n
Collection of the
basic texts of the
International
Telecommunication
Union
adopted by the
Plenipotentiary
Conference
Edition 2015
(cid:164) ITU 2015
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, by any
means whatsoever, without the prior written permission of ITU.
Message from the Secretary-General
The year 2015 marks the 150th anniversary of the International
Telecommunication Union. From the first International Telegraph
Convention signed in 1865 to the present Constitution and Convention, the
Union has grown from its original 20 Members to 193 Member States and
over 800 Sector Members, Associates and Academia members from the
information and communication technology (ICT) sector.
For a century and a half since 1865, ITU has been at the centre of advances
in communications (cid:884) from telegraphy through to the modern world of
(cid:400)(cid:258)(cid:410)(cid:286)(cid:367)(cid:367)(cid:349)(cid:410)(cid:286)(cid:400)(cid:853)(cid:3)(cid:373)(cid:381)(cid:271)(cid:349)(cid:367)(cid:286)(cid:3)(cid:393)(cid:346)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:286)(cid:400)(cid:3)(cid:258)(cid:374)(cid:282)(cid:3)(cid:410)(cid:346)(cid:286)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:374)(cid:410)(cid:286)(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:286)(cid:410)(cid:856)(cid:3)(cid:100)(cid:346)(cid:286)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:100)(cid:104)(cid:859)(cid:400)(cid:3)(cid:1005)(cid:1009)(cid:1004)th anniversary is
therefore not only be a celebration of the founding of ITU, but also a tribute
(cid:410)(cid:381)(cid:3) (cid:410)(cid:346)(cid:286)(cid:3) (cid:349)(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:396)(cid:286)(cid:282)(cid:349)(cid:271)(cid:367)(cid:286)(cid:3) (cid:286)(cid:374)(cid:336)(cid:349)(cid:374)(cid:286)(cid:286)(cid:396)(cid:349)(cid:374)(cid:336)(cid:3) (cid:296)(cid:286)(cid:258)(cid:410)(cid:3) (cid:449)(cid:346)(cid:349)(cid:272)(cid:346)(cid:3) (cid:349)(cid:400)(cid:3) (cid:410)(cid:381)(cid:282)(cid:258)(cid:455)(cid:859)(cid:400)(cid:3) (cid:47)(cid:18)(cid:100)(cid:3) (cid:258)(cid:374)(cid:282)(cid:3)
telecommunication ecosystem; the ecosystem which now underpins
societies and economies around the world, and which will be the foundation
of an environmentally sustainable future.
The story of ITU is one of international cooperation, among governments,
private companies and other stakeholders. In 2014, the Plenipotentiary
Conference set out a shared vision that Member States have committed to
achieve by 2020 to ensure, in collaboration with all stakeholders, that ICTs
enable and accelerate growth and development and benefit everyone on
the planet.
The strength of the ITU is based, to a large extent, on the basic texts, which
established a binding, global framework for international
telecommunications and set forth the structure of the Union, its diverse
membership and far-reaching activities to promote ICTs and
telecommunications.
I have the pleasure to present these consolidated basic texts of the Union,
adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference, which are based on the Final
Acts of the Additional Plenipotentiary Conference (Geneva, 1992) and the
Final Acts of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994; Minneapolis,
1998; Marrakesh, 2002; Antalya 2006; Guadalajara, 2010; Busan, 2014).
I hope that you will find this collection of the basic texts both useful and
convenient.

March, 2015 Houlin Zhao
Secretary-General
Explanatory notes
1 The Constitution (CS) and Convention (CV) and their respective Annexes
are those adopted by the Additional Plenipotentiary Conference
(Geneva, 1992), incorporating the amendments adopted by the
Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994), the Plenipotentiary
Conference (Minneapolis, 1998), the Plenipotentiary Conference
(Marrakesh, 2002), the Plenipotentiary Conference (Antalya, 2006) and
the Plenipotentiary Conference (Guadalajara, 2010). The CS and CV have
not been amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Busan, 2014).
2 The margin numbers of the CS, CV and Annexes are located in the left-
hand margin, sometimes accompanied by the symbol "PP-94" referring
to the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994) and/or "PP-98"
referring to the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998) and/or
"PP-02" referring to the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002)
and/or "PP-06" referring to the Plenipotentiary Conference (Antalya,
2006) and/or "PP-10" referring to the Plenipotentiary Conference
(Guadalajara, 2010).
Examples:
a) A simple margin number, e.g.,
496
indicates a provision adopted by the Additional Plenipotentiary
Conference (Geneva, 1992) and not amended since then.
b) A simple margin number accompanied by PP-94, PP-98, PP-02, PP-06
or PP-10, e.g.,
485 or 136 or 61 or 209
PP-94 PP-98 PP-02 PP-06
indicates a provision adopted by the Additional Plenipotentiary
Conference (Geneva, 1992) and amended by a subsequent
conference, in these examples PP-94, PP-98, PP-02, and PP-06.
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c) A simple margin number accompanied by more than one of PP-94,
PP-98, PP-02, PP-06, and PP-10, e.g.,
468
PP-98

PP-06
PP-10
indicates a provision adopted by the Additional Plenipotentiary
Conference (Geneva, 1992) and amended by subsequent
conferences, in this example PP-98, PP-06 and PP-10.
d) A margin number followed by a letter and accompanied by PP-94,
PP-98, PP-02, PP-06 or PP-10, e.g.,
59A or 241A or 207A or 480B

PP-94 PP-98 PP-02 PP-06
indicates a provision added by a conference, in these examples
PP-94, PP-98, PP-02 and PP-06.
e) A margin number followed by a letter and accompanied by more
than one of PP-94, PP-98, PP-02, PP-06 and PP-10, e.g.,
161E

PP-98

PP-02
PP-06
indicates a provision added by a conference, in this example PP-98,
and amended by subsequent conferences, in this example PP-02 and
PP-06.
3 The symbol "(SUP)" indicates a provision or series of provisions deleted
by PP-94, PP-98, PP-02, PP-06 or PP-10.
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4 In the CS and CV, except in certain cases where particular
margin/chapter/ section/article/paragraph numbers have had to be
revised editorially for reasons of logical order or consistency, the
numbering in the Final Acts of the adopting or amending plenipotentiary
conference has been retained. Thus, the letters A, B, C, etc. are retained
in added provisions; the Latin suffixes bis, ter, quater, etc. are retained in
added paragraphs; and chapters/sections/articles have not been
renumbered when text has been deleted (e.g., the Convention "jumps"
from Chapter II to Chapter IV, because Chapter III no longer exists). This
will facilitate cross-referencing with the Final Acts of the plenipotentiary
conference concerned and make it possible to trace the evolution of the
CS and CV texts through successive plenipotentiary conferences.
5 The General Rules of conferences, assemblies and meetings of the Union
were adopted by PP-02 and amended by PP-06 and PP-10. They have not
been amended by PP-14. These General Rules comprise:
(cid:884) the General Provisions regarding conferences and assemblies, made
up of the provisions of Articles 26 to 30 of the Convention,
transferred by PP-02 into this new instrument;
(cid:884) the Rules of Procedure of conferences, assemblies and meetings of
ITU;
(cid:884) the procedures for electing the Secretary-General, the Deputy
Secretary-General, the Directors of the Bureaux of the Sectors, the
members of the Radio Regulations Board and the Member States of
the Council, adopted by PP-02; and
(cid:884) the procedures for amendment, adoption and entry into force,
likewise adopted by PP-02.
The margin numbers to these General Rules are located in the left-hand
margin.
6 The Optional Protocol on the compulsory settlement of disputes was
adopted during the Additional Plenipotentiary Conference (Geneva,
1992), and has not been amended since.