Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation

The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) traces to the British Empire's Pacific Cable Board in 1901, though in its current form, was created by international treaty, the Commonwealth Telegraphs Agreement between Commonwealth Nations signed in London on 11 May 1948.[1]

Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
Logo of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
AbbreviationCTO
Formation11 May 1948 (1948-05-11)
TypeInternational organization
PurposeTelecommunications
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Coordinates51.4945173°N 0.2314831°W / 51.4945173; -0.2314831
Area served
Commonwealth of Nations
Membership
26 full state members
Secretary-General
Shola Taylor
Websitewww.cto.int

The CTO connects government and non-government entities to enhance cooperation in information and communication technology (ICT).[2]

The government members of the CTO are:[3]

 Australia (not active) Bangladesh Barbados
 Botswana Cameroon Cyprus
 Fiji Ghana India
 Guyana Jamaica Kenya
 Malawi New Zealand Lesotho
 Malaysia Malta Mozambique
 Mauritius Nigeria New Zealand (not active)
 Pakistan Papua New Guinea Rwanda
 Seychelles Sierra Leone Solomon Islands
 South Africa Sri Lanka Eswatini
 Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago Uganda
 United Kingdom Vanuatu Zambia
 Grenada Tuvalu Somalia
 Gibraltar (associate) South Sudan (associate) Bermuda (associate)
 Montserrat (associate) Zimbabwe (not active)

ICT sector members include Avanti Communications, British Telecom, Facebook, Huawei, Intelsat, PwC London, Safaricom, and Vodafone.[4]

References
  1. "Commonwealth Telegraphs Agreement, and Protocol [1957] ATS 21". www3.austlii.edu.au. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. "About - CTO: Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation". www.cto.int. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. "Our members - CTO: Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation". www.cto.int. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  4. "ICT Sector Members - CTO: Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation". www.cto.int. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

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