Membership

Through INTUG membership you join an influential group of international telecoms users and national telecoms user associations, giving you important benefits like influence in regulatory matters, access to information that is not available to the wider public and knowledge sharing within a worldwide community of telecoms users.

As such, you are part of the only global users group that is shaping telecoms history!

Members receive the following benefits for their own association and its members:

  • influence at an international level in regulatory developments
  • access to user groups worldwide as a source of information and contacts
  • country reports and updates with unique insights from national user groups
  • attendance at international expert meetings held twice a year
  • alerts on key issues and developments via the web site
  • access to all forums on the web site
  • an inside track on some developments through media informants
  • access to regional regulatory groups including the European Commission
  • access to national association web sites, conferences and events
  • access to closed reports, for example from ITU and OECD
  • opportunities to express user views at conferences

Specific benefits for telecommunication user groups

  • insights into the best practices of other user groups around the world
  • knowledge of successes of other groups in lobbying and market reform
  • access to global and regional information on ICT-related issues
  • advance notice of international issues that will become national issues

Specific benefits for corporations directly or via national groups or EVUA

  • insight into best practices of commercial terms, conditions and pricing
  • access to global corporations to share information on benchmarking
  • learning from others who have used specific technologies and vendors
  • contact with regional and national user groups to share experiences
  • collective lobbying power through coordinated representation

Membership fees

The annual membership fees are:

Full Members

National and international user associations having constitutions conforming with the objectives of INTUG:
€3000 (discounted in 2008 to €1500, in 2009 to €2000, and
in 2010 to €2500)
Special discounts for middle income and low-income countries

Associate Members

User Organizations with interest in international telecommunication facilities
€600 (discounted currently to €300)

Individual Members

Academics, consultants, legal professionals and others with an interest in the user perspective on telecommunications
€200

Membership application

If you are interested in INTUG membership please send us some basic information. We will contact you as soon as possible.

Alternatively, you can send your application by mail:

International Telecommunications Users Group
Heidestein 7
3971 ND Driebergen
The Netherlands

Fax: +31 88 353 22 19
Email: mail@intug.org

Applications are considered by the Council at its next meeting.

INTUG is a non-profit organization registered in the Netherlands. Its constitution is available here.

INTUG info package

Not sure about the benefits INTUG has to offer? Request a free info package. Please send a message including your name, organization name and your full address information to mail@intug.org.

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