The head of the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission (CITEL) explains that in the recent regional conferences in Montevideo and Panama, the operational and regulatory debate was structured that will also allow work on the points on the agenda of the next WRC27.

The two permanent advisory committees of CITEL are on the path to adopting the decisions of WRC23 and starting the debate for WRC27. In April, CCP II met in Montevideo, with a mandate on spectrum and orbits among others, and in May, in Panama, CCP I (policies and normalization) met. Oscar León, president of CITEL, gives details of what was discussed.

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Oscar León: “We are making progress in WRC23 decisions implementation”

The head of the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission (CITEL) explains that in the recent regional conferences in Montevideo and Panama, the operational and regulatory debate was structured that will also allow work on the points on the agenda of the next WRC27.

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