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UNIAO INTERNACIONAL TELECOMUNICACÕES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-09-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
- Telecommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- International Telecommunication Union
1, record 1, English, International%20Telecommunication%20Union
correct, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- ITU 2, record 1, English, ITU
correct, NATO
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- International Telegraph Union 3, record 1, English, International%20Telegraph%20Union
former designation, correct
- ITU 3, record 1, English, ITU
correct
- ITU 3, record 1, English, ITU
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On 17 May 1865 ... the International Telegraph Union (ITU) was set up to enable subsequent amendments to this initial agreement to be agreed upon. ... At the 1932 Madrid Conference, the International Telegraph Union decided to combine the International Telegraph Convention of 1865 and the International Radiotelegraph Convention of 1906 to form the International Telecommunication Convention. It also decided to change its name and was known as from 1 January 1934 as the International Telecommunication Union. 3, record 1, English, - International%20Telecommunication%20Union
Record 1, Key term(s)
- International Telecommunications Union
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
- Télécommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Union internationale des télécommunications
1, record 1, French, Union%20internationale%20des%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9communications
correct, feminine noun, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- UIT 2, record 1, French, UIT
correct, feminine noun, NATO
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Union télégraphique internationale 3, record 1, French, Union%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9graphique%20internationale
former designation, correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le 17 mai 1865, à Paris, [...] l'institution [...] était créée, sous le nom d'Union télégraphique internationale. [...] À la Conférence de Madrid, en 1932, l'Union télégraphique internationale réunit en une Convention internationale des télécommunications les deux conventions adoptées en 1865 et 1906, à savoir la Convention télégraphique internationale et la Convention radiotélégraphique internationale. Elle change en outre de nom et devient à compter du 1er janvier 1934 l'Union internationale des télécommunications. 3, record 1, French, - Union%20internationale%20des%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9communications
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos y comités internacionales
- Telecomunicaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones
1, record 1, Spanish, Uni%C3%B3n%20Internacional%20de%20Telecomunicaciones
correct, feminine noun, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- UIT 2, record 1, Spanish, UIT
correct, feminine noun, NATO
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Unión Telegráfica Internacional 3, record 1, Spanish, Uni%C3%B3n%20Telegr%C3%A1fica%20Internacional
former designation, correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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