ITU Condemns Iranian Attacks On Communications Infrastructure In Middle-East

(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) unanimously condemned the Iranian attacks on telecommunications infrastructure in several Middle Eastern countries and Jordan, and recommended monitoring, assessing, and reporting on the impact of these attacks.

A spokesperson for the ITU Council said that the council discussed a draft resolution on the impact of these attacks on civilian information and communications technology infrastructure in Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan, and adopted it unanimously.

She noted that under the resolution, the council tasked the union's secretariat with monitoring and evaluating the specific impacts of these attacks in those countries and reporting on them, as well as assessing their broader implications for regional and global communications.

GCC countries, along with Jordan, had called on the International Telecommunication Union to take urgent action regarding the Iranian attacks on their telecommunications infrastructure and submitted the draft resolution on the impact of these attacks on their civilian ICT infrastructure.

It is worth noting that the International Telecommunication Union, headquartered in Geneva, was established in 1865 to manage international telegraph networks. It later expanded its scope to include modern technologies such as telephony, radio, television, satellites, mobile phones, and the internet, and plays a central role in setting regulations for radio frequencies, satellites, and 5G networks.

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