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Mandate and lead roles

​​​ITU‑T Study Group 3: Tariff and accounting principles and international telecommunication/ICT economic and policy issues​
(Study Period 2022 - 2024)​

​ITU-T Study Group 3 is responsible, inter alia, for studying international telecommunication/ICT policy and economic issues and tariff and accounting matters (including costing principles and methodologies), with a view to informing the development of enabling regulatory models and frameworks. To this end, Study Group 3 shall in particular foster collaboration among its participants with a view to the establishment of rates at levels as low as possible consistent with an efficient service and taking into account the necessity of maintaining independent financial administration of telecommunications on a sound basis. Additionally, Study Group 3 will study the economic and regulatory impact of the Internet, new and emerging technologies, convergence (services or infrastructure) and new services, such as over-the-top (OTT), on international telecommunication services and networks

Lead Study Group Roles

Recommendations under SG3 responsibility

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