a)	determine the general policies for fulfilling the purposes of the Union prescribed in Article 1 of the Constitution;
b)	consider the reports by the Council on the activities of the Union since the previous plenipotentiary conference and on the policy and strategic planning of the Union;
c)	establish the basis for the budget of the Union and determine, in the light of its decisions taken on the reports referred to in No. 50 of the Constitution, related financial limits until the next plenipotentiary conference, after considering all relevant aspects of the work of the Union in that period;
d)	establish, using the procedures described in Nos. 161D to 161G of the Constitution, the total number of contributory units for the period up to the next plenipotentiary conference on the basis of the classes of contribution announced by Member States;
e)	provide any general directives dealing with the staffing of the Union and, if necessary, fix the basic salaries, the salary scales and the system of allowances and pensions for all the officials of the Union;
f)	examine the accounts of the Union and finally approve them, if appropriate;
g)	elect the Member States which are to serve on the Council;
h)	elect the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General and the Directors of the Bureaux of the Sectors as elected officials of the Union;
i)	elect the members of the Radio Regulations Board;
j)	consider and adopt, if appropriate, proposals for amendments to the Constitution and the Convention, put forward by Member States, in accordance with the provisions of Article 55 of the Constitution and the relevant provisions of the Convention, respectively;
k)	conclude or revise, if necessary, agreements between the Union and other international organizations, examine any provisional agreements with such organizations concluded by the Council on behalf of the Union, and take such measures in connection therewith as it deems appropriate;
l)	adopt and amend the Rules of Procedure of conferences and other meetings of the Union;
m)	deal with such other telecommunication questions as may be necessary.