### Question
Can you define what International Telecommunication Union means?


### Answer
**International Telecommunication Union** is defined as the following in *47 U.S.C. § 769*:

> the intergovernmental organization that is a specialized agency of the United Nations in which member countries cooperate for the development of telecommunications, including adoption of international regulations governing terrestrial and space uses of the frequency spectrum as well as use of the geostationary satellite orbit

#### Citation:
  - *47 U.S.C. § 769*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6-COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER VI-COMMUNICATIONS COMPETITION AND PRIVATIZATION > Part E-Definitions**

