About
INTUG is an international association of business users of telecommunications, bringing together national and multinational user associations throughout the world. With members and contacts in all five continents we have a global presence.
We are registered in the Netherlands and have an international Executive Team and Board.
INTUG was founded in 1974, and since then it has contributed significantly towards the opening up of telecommunications markets to competition.
We actively promote customer interests at the international level and ensure that the voice of the user is clearly heard wherever telecommunications policy and regulation is discussed. This is achieved through formal submissions to consultations, and through regular appearances at events and conferences.
INTUG has observer status at the ITU and the OECD, has active links with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and is involved in regional policy debate, for example through the European Commission (EC) and Parliament (EP), and via the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
We have close links with the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA).
In recent years, we have lobbied successfully for tariff reductions, for example for international leased lines and mobile roaming charges.
INTUG supports the development of international standards in technology and in regulation to facilitate competition, choice and connectivity, and lobbies for continuous improvement in the ubiquitous availability, quality and value of telecommunications services and products.
We believe in non-discriminatory access to all aspects of networks, products and services to maximize flexibility and choice for customers, and consider this is best achieved by constructive co-operation between national regulatory authorities, operators, equipment suppliers and customers.
INTUG works actively to support the global roll out of services, and is keen to promote competitive availability of services in developing and emerging nations.
We have a memorandum of Understanding with the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) and links with the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL).
Included in INTUG’s membership is the Enterprise VPN Users Association (EVUA), comprising leading multinational users of telecommunications.
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