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# International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

**The International Telecommunication Union (**[**ITU**](https://www.itu.int/en/Pages/default.aspx)**)** is the United Nations body responsible for global radio spectrum and satellite orbit management. Working primarily at both the physical (infrastructure) and logical (protocols, standards, and applications) layers, it also develops certain technical standards that ensure networks and technologies seamlessly interconnect. Additionally, it works to improve access to ICTs to underserved communities worldwide. Key resources include:

* Radio [**spectrum**](https://www.itu.int/pub/R-REP-SM) management
* [**Reports**](https://www.broadbandcommission.org/Pages/default.aspx) from the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development