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ITS 407/507Some Useful Websites Involving International Organizations and Issues |
Information about the FCC's proceedings and policies involving international communications can be found through the International Bureau's website at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/
Information about the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) http://www.itu.int
Information about some other standard setting bodies, in addition to the ITU, can be found at http://www.cept.org and http://www.etsi.org
Information about trade issues are available at the following websites:
The World Trade Organization (WTO) site http://www.wto.org
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) site http://www.wipo.org
The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APE) site http://www.apecsec.org.sg/
Information about individual countries is available at the CIA's World Factbook site http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Information about the European Union and European Union initiatives are available at the following sites
European Union site http://europa.eu.int
Information about regulatory initiatives in Europe can be found at the IRG website; IRG is a made up of regulatory agencies in 29 European countries. The website is http://irgis.icp.pt/
Information about the two major international satellite organizations is available at the following sites
Intelsat http://www.intelsat.com
Inmarsat http://www.inmarsat.org
Information about the deployment and the history of submarine cable facilities is available at the following site:
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is an organization that gathers information and disseminates reports and information about its member nations. Their website is http://www.oecd.org