nies. All rights reserved. Any use is subject to the Terms of Use as given at the website. First Things First Chapter 1 To develop Recommendations that acknowledge market- and trade- related consideration. To play a leading role in the promotion of cooperation among international and regional standardization organizations and forums and consortia concerned with telecommunications. To address critical issues that relate to changes due to competition, tariff principles, and accounting practices. To develop Recommendations for new technologies and applications such as appropriate aspects of the GII [Global Information Infrastructure] and Global Multimedia and Mobility. The Telecommunications Standardization Bureau (TSB) The Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) provides secre- tarial support for the work of the ITU-T Sector and services for the par- ticipants in ITU-T work, diffuses information on international telecommunications worldwide, and establishes agreements with many international standards development organizations. These functions include the following: Study group management: The management team of the study groups is composed of the chairman, vice-chairmen of the study group, chairmen of the working parties and the TSB counselor/engineer. Secretarial support and meeting organization: TSB provides secretarial services for ITU-T assemblies and study group meetings. TSB counselors and engineers coordinate the work of their study group meeting, and their assistants ensure the flow of meeting document production. Logistics services: The TSB provides services such as meeting room allocation, registration of participants, document distribution, and facilities for meeting participants. Approval of recommendations and other texts: The TSB organizes and coordinates the approval process of recommendations. Access to ITU-T documents for ITU-T members: The TSB organizes and controls the dispatch of documents in paper form to participants Downloaded from Digital Engineering Library @ McGraw-Hill (www.digita