International Telecommunications Convention

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Signed at
Signed on
21 December 1959
In force on
1 January 1961

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. Antigua
  5. Antilles
  6. ARGENTINA
  7. AUSTRALIA
  8. AUSTRIA
  9. BAHAMAS
  10. BARBADOS
  11. Basutoland
  12. Bechuanaland
  13. BELGIUM
  14. Bermuda
  15. BOLIVIA
  16. BRAZIL
  17. British Antarctic Territory
  18. British East Africa
  19. British Guiana
  20. British Honduras
  21. British Virgin Islands
  22. Brunei
  23. BULGARIA
  24. BURMA
  25. BURUNDI
  26. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  27. CAMBODIA
  28. CAMEROON
  29. CANADA
  30. Cayman Islands
  31. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  32. CEYLON
  33. CHAD
  34. Channel Islands
  35. CHILE
  36. Christmas Island
  37. Cocos Keeling Islands
  38. COLOMBIA
  39. Comoro Islands
  40. CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  41. Cook Islands
  42. COSTA RICA
  43. CUBA
  44. CYPRUS
  45. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  46. DAHOMEY
  47. DENMARK
  48. Dominica
  49. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  50. ECUADOR
  51. EL SALVADOR
  52. ETHIOPIA
  53. Falkland Island Dependencies
  54. Falkland Islands
  55. Fiji
  56. FINLAND
  57. FRANCE
  58. French Polynesia
  59. French Somaliland
  60. GABON
  61. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  62. GHANA
  63. Gibraltar
  64. GREECE
  65. GRENADA
  66. GUATEMALA
  67. GUINEA
  68. HAITI
  69. Hong Kong
  70. HUNGARY
  71. ICELAND
  72. INDIA
  73. INDONESIA
  74. IRAN
  75. IRAQ
  76. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  77. Isle Of Man
  78. ISRAEL
  79. ITALY
  80. IVORY COAST
  81. JAMAICA
  82. JAPAN
  83. JORDAN
  84. KENYA
  85. KOREA
  86. KUWAIT
  87. LAOS
  88. LEBANON
  89. LIBERIA
  90. LIBYA
  91. LIECHTENSTEIN
  92. LUXEMBOURG
  93. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  94. MALAWI
  95. MALAYA
  96. MALI
  97. MALTA
  98. MALTA
  99. MAURITANIA
  100. MAURITIUS
  101. MEXICO
  102. MONACO
  103. MONGOLIA
  104. Montserrat
  105. MOROCCO
  106. NAURU
  107. NEPAL
  108. NETHERLANDS THE
  109. Netherlands West Indies
  110. New Caledonia And Dependences
  111. New Guinea
  112. New Hebrides
  113. New Hebrides Condominium
  114. NEW ZEALAND
  115. NICARAGUA
  116. NIGER
  117. NIGERIA
  118. Niue Island
  119. Norfolk Island
  120. North Borneo
  121. NORWAY
  122. PAKISTAN
  123. PANAMA
  124. Papua
  125. PARAGUAY
  126. PERU
  127. PHILIPPINES
  128. POLAND
  129. PORTUGAL
  130. Rhodesia And Nyasaland
  131. ROMANIA
  132. Ruanda Urundi
  133. RWANDA
  134. Sarawak
  135. SAUDI ARABIA
  136. SENEGAL
  137. SEYCHELLES
  138. SIERRA LEONE
  139. SINGAPORE
  140. SINGAPORE
  141. SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  142. SOUTH AFRICA
  143. Southern And Antarctic Territories
  144. SOVIET UNION
  145. SPAIN
  146. St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
  147. St Helena And Dependencies
  148. ST LUCIA
  149. St Pierre and Miquelon
  150. St Vincent
  151. SUDAN
  152. SURINAME
  153. SWAZILAND
  154. SWEDEN
  155. SWITZERLAND
  156. SYRIA
  157. TAIWAN
  158. TANGANYIKA
  159. THAILAND
  160. The Gambia
  161. TOGO
  162. Tokelau Islands
  163. TONGA
  164. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  165. TUNISIA
  166. TURKEY
  167. Turks And Caicos Islands
  168. UGANDA
  169. UKRAINE S S R
  170. UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
  171. UNITED KINGDOM
  172. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  173. UPPER VOLTA
  174. URUGUAY
  175. VATICAN CITY
  176. VENEZUELA
  177. VIETNAM
  178. Wallis And Futuna Islands
  179. Western Pacific High Commsn Territories
  180. WESTERN SAMOA
  181. YUGOSLAVIA
  182. ZAIRE
  183. ZAMBIA
  184. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Signature 21 December 1959
AFGHANISTAN Ratification 19 January 1965
ALBANIA Signature 21 December 1959
ALBANIA Reservation 21 December 1959
ALBANIA Ratification 27 August 1963
ALGERIA Accession 3 May 1963
Antigua Extension 1 January 1963
Antilles Extension 29 June 1961
ARGENTINA Signature 21 December 1959
ARGENTINA Reservation 21 December 1959
ARGENTINA Ratification 18 April 1962
AUSTRALIA Signature 21 December 1959
AUSTRALIA Reservation 21 December 1959
AUSTRALIA Ratification 1 February 1962
AUSTRALIA Declaration 1 February 1962
AUSTRIA Signature 21 December 1959
AUSTRIA Ratification 29 May 1962
BAHAMAS Extension 1 January 1963
BARBADOS Extension 1 January 1963
Basutoland Extension 9 December 1961
Bechuanaland Extension 9 December 1961
BELGIUM Signature 21 December 1959
BELGIUM Reservation 21 December 1959
BELGIUM Declaration 21 December 1959
BELGIUM Ratification 8 October 1962
Bermuda Extension 1 January 1963
BOLIVIA Signature 21 December 1959
BOLIVIA Ratification 3 November 1965
BRAZIL Signature 21 December 1959
BRAZIL Ratification 6 October 1964
British Antarctic Territory Extension 9 December 1961
British East Africa Extension 30 November 1961
British Guiana Extension 1 January 1963
British Honduras Extension 1 January 1963
British Virgin Islands Extension 1 January 1963
Brunei Accession 9 December 1961
BULGARIA Signature 21 December 1959
BULGARIA Reservation 21 December 1959
BULGARIA Ratification 5 June 1961
BULGARIA Reservation 5 June 1961
BURMA Signature 21 December 1959
BURMA Ratification 3 August 1964
BURUNDI Accession 16 February 1963
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 21 December 1959
BYELORUSSIA S S R Reservation 21 December 1959
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 11 August 1961
CAMBODIA Accession 23 February 1965
CAMEROON Accession 18 June 1963
CANADA Signature 21 December 1959
CANADA Reservation 21 December 1959
CANADA Ratification 26 March 1962
Cayman Islands Extension 1 January 1963
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Accession 22 March 1961
CEYLON Signature 21 December 1959
CEYLON Ratification 4 April 1963
CHAD Accession 10 March 1961
Channel Islands Extension 1 December 1960
CHILE Accession 20 September 1965
Christmas Island Extension 1 February 1962
Cocos Keeling Islands Extension 1 February 1962
COLOMBIA Signature 21 December 1959
COLOMBIA Ratification 18 April 1963
Comoro Islands Extension 19 November 1962
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Accession 26 January 1963
Cook Islands Extension 31 May 1961
COSTA RICA Signature 21 December 1959
COSTA RICA Reservation 21 December 1959
COSTA RICA Ratification 20 December 1963
CUBA Signature 21 December 1959
CUBA Reservation 21 December 1959
CUBA Ratification 12 December 1962
CYPRUS Accession 24 April 1961
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 21 December 1959
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Reservation 21 December 1959
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 1 August 1962
DAHOMEY Accession 28 October 1960
DENMARK Signature 21 December 1959
DENMARK Reservation 21 December 1959
DENMARK Ratification 18 January 1961
Dominica Extension 1 January 1963
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 21 December 1959
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 2 March 1965
ECUADOR Accession 18 April 1962
EL SALVADOR Signature 21 December 1959
EL SALVADOR Declaration 21 December 1959
ETHIOPIA Signature 21 December 1959
ETHIOPIA Ratification 28 December 1962
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 9 December 1961
Falkland Islands Extension 9 December 1961
Fiji Extension 9 December 1961
FINLAND Signature 21 December 1959
FINLAND Ratification 23 December 1960
FRANCE Signature 21 December 1959
FRANCE Reservation 21 December 1959
FRANCE Ratification 19 November 1962
FRANCE Declaration 19 November 1962
French Polynesia Extension 19 November 1962
French Somaliland Extension 19 November 1962
GABON Accession 21 September 1961
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 21 December 1959
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 28 December 1962
GHANA Signature 21 December 1959
GHANA Ratification 31 October 1962
Gibraltar Extension 9 December 1961
GREECE Signature 21 December 1959
GREECE Reservation 21 December 1959
GREECE Ratification 29 April 1966
GRENADA Extension 1 January 1963
GUATEMALA Accession 17 October 1963
GUINEA Accession 8 December 1961
HAITI Accession 29 March 1961
Hong Kong Extension 9 December 1961
HUNGARY Signature 21 December 1959
HUNGARY Reservation 21 December 1959
HUNGARY Ratification 19 September 1961
ICELAND Signature 21 December 1959
ICELAND Ratification 5 July 1960
INDIA Signature 21 December 1959
INDIA Reservation 21 December 1959
INDIA Ratification 1 November 1962
INDONESIA Signature 21 December 1959
INDONESIA Reservation 21 December 1959
INDONESIA Ratification 13 September 1963
IRAN Signature 21 December 1959
IRAN Reservation 21 December 1959
IRAN Ratification 8 July 1964
IRAQ Signature 21 December 1959
IRAQ Ratification 6 April 1964
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 21 December 1959
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 1 October 1962
Isle Of Man Extension 1 December 1961
ISRAEL Signature 21 December 1959
ISRAEL Reservation 21 December 1959
ISRAEL Ratification 12 August 1960
ITALY Signature 21 December 1959
ITALY Reservation 21 December 1959
ITALY Ratification 28 December 1962
IVORY COAST Accession 23 December 1960
JAMAICA Accession 18 February 1963
JAPAN Signature 21 December 1959
JAPAN Reservation 21 December 1959
JAPAN Ratification 11 August 1961
JORDAN Signature 21 December 1959
JORDAN Ratification 14 January 1963
KENYA Accession 11 April 1964
KOREA Signature 21 December 1959
KOREA Ratification 26 October 1961
KUWAIT Signature 21 December 1959
KUWAIT Reservation 21 December 1959
KUWAIT Ratification 23 January 1963
LAOS Signature 21 December 1959
LAOS Ratification 17 January 1963
LEBANON Signature 21 December 1959
LEBANON Reservation 21 December 1959
LEBANON Ratification 30 May 1961
LIBERIA Accession 18 June 1963
LIBYA Signature 21 December 1959
LIECHTENSTEIN Accession 25 July 1963
LUXEMBOURG Signature 21 December 1959
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 9 November 1962
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Accession 11 May 1961
MALAWI Accession 19 February 1965
MALAYA Signature 21 December 1959
MALAYA Ratification 30 December 1960
MALI Accession 26 February 1962
MALTA Extension 9 December 1961
MALTA Accession 22 March 1965
MAURITANIA Accession 18 April 1962
MAURITIUS Extension 9 December 1961
MEXICO Signature 21 December 1959
MEXICO Reservation 21 December 1959
MEXICO Ratification 4 May 1962
MONACO Signature 21 December 1959
MONACO Reservation 21 December 1959
MONACO Ratification 22 July 1961
MONGOLIA Accession 27 August 1964
Montserrat Extension 1 January 1963
MOROCCO Signature 21 December 1959
MOROCCO Reservation 21 December 1959
MOROCCO Ratification 5 April 1961
NAURU Extension 1 February 1962
NEPAL Signature 21 December 1959
NEPAL Ratification 31 December 1963
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 21 November 1959
NETHERLANDS THE Reservation 21 December 1959
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 29 June 1961
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 29 June 1961
Netherlands West Indies Extension 9 December 1961
New Caledonia And Dependences Extension 19 November 1962
New Guinea Extension 29 June 1961
New Guinea Extension 1 February 1962
New Hebrides Extension 9 December 1961
New Hebrides Condominium Extension 19 November 1962
NEW ZEALAND Signature 21 December 1959
NEW ZEALAND Reservation 21 December 1959
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 31 May 1961
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 31 May 1961
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 22 August 1961
NICARAGUA Signature 21 December 1959
NICARAGUA Ratification 24 June 1964
NIGER Accession 2 November 1962
NIGERIA Accession 11 April 1961
Niue Island Extension 31 May 1961
Norfolk Island Extension 1 February 1962
North Borneo Accession 9 December 1961
NORWAY Signature 21 December 1959
NORWAY Declaration 21 December 1959
NORWAY Ratification 12 July 1961
PAKISTAN Signature 21 December 1959
PAKISTAN Reservation 21 December 1959
PAKISTAN Ratification 11 March 1961
PANAMA Accession 6 December 1962
Papua Extension 1 February 1962
PARAGUAY Signature 21 December 1959
PARAGUAY Ratification 26 October 1961
PERU Signature 21 December 1959
PERU Declaration 21 December 1959
PERU Ratification 25 July 1963
PHILIPPINES Signature 21 December 1959
PHILIPPINES Declaration 21 December 1959
PHILIPPINES Ratification 6 November 1963
POLAND Signature 21 December 1959
POLAND Declaration 21 December 1959
POLAND Ratification 8 July 1963
PORTUGAL Signature 21 December 1959
PORTUGAL Declaration 21 December 1959
PORTUGAL Ratification 14 January 1963
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Accession 14 December 1960
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Accession 1 January 1964
ROMANIA Signature 21 December 1959
ROMANIA Declaration 21 December 1959
ROMANIA Ratification 19 March 1962
Ruanda Urundi Extension 21 December 1959
RWANDA Accession 12 December 1962
Sarawak Accession 9 December 1961
SAUDI ARABIA Signature 21 December 1959
SAUDI ARABIA Declaration 21 December 1959
SAUDI ARABIA Ratification 19 June 1961
SAUDI ARABIA Declaration 19 June 1961
SENEGAL Accession 28 December 1960
SEYCHELLES Extension 9 December 1961
SIERRA LEONE Accession 30 December 1961
SINGAPORE Accession 9 December 1961
SINGAPORE Accession 22 October 1965
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 28 September 1962
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 21 December 1959
SOUTH AFRICA Reservation 21 December 1959
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 15 March 1961
Southern And Antarctic Territories Extension 19 November 1962
SOVIET UNION Signature 21 December 1959
SOVIET UNION Declaration 21 December 1959
SOVIET UNION Ratification 10 April 1961
SOVIET UNION Declaration 10 April 1961
SPAIN Signature 21 December 1959
SPAIN Ratification 19 August 1961
SPAIN Accession 25 April 1963
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Extension 1 January 1963
St Helena And Dependencies Extension 9 December 1961
ST LUCIA Extension 1 January 1963
St Pierre and Miquelon Extension 19 November 1962
St Vincent Extension 1 January 1963
SUDAN Signature 21 December 1959
SUDAN Declaration 21 December 1959
SURINAME Extension 29 June 1961
SWAZILAND Extension 9 December 1961
SWEDEN Signature 21 December 1959
SWEDEN Ratification 30 December 1960
SWITZERLAND Signature 21 December 1959
SWITZERLAND Declaration 21 December 1959
SWITZERLAND Ratification 20 December 1960
SYRIA Accession 24 August 1962
TAIWAN Signature 21 December 1959
TAIWAN Reservation 21 December 1959
TAIWAN Ratification 19 October 1961
TANGANYIKA Accession 31 October 1962
THAILAND Signature 21 December 1959
THAILAND Ratification 15 November 1962
The Gambia Extension 9 December 1961
TOGO Accession 14 September 1961
Tokelau Islands Extension 31 May 1961
TONGA Extension 9 December 1961
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 6 March 1965
TUNISIA Signature 21 December 1959
TUNISIA Declaration 21 December 1959
TUNISIA Ratification 25 August 1961
TURKEY Signature 21 December 1959
TURKEY Declaration 21 December 1959
TURKEY Ratification 18 August 1965
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 1 January 1963
UGANDA Accession 8 March 1963
UKRAINE S S R Signature 21 December 1959
UKRAINE S S R Declaration 21 December 1959
UKRAINE S S R Ratification 30 August 1961
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Signature 21 December 1959
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Reservation 21 December 1959
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Ratification 27 July 1961
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 21 December 1959
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 1 December 1960
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 21 December 1959
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Reservation 21 December 1959
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 23 October 1961
UPPER VOLTA Accession 16 January 1962
URUGUAY Signature 21 December 1959
VATICAN CITY Signature 21 December 1959
VATICAN CITY Ratification 18 April 1962
VENEZUELA Signature 21 December 1959
VENEZUELA Reservation 21 December 1959
VENEZUELA Ratification 6 January 1965
VIETNAM Signature 21 December 1959
VIETNAM Ratification 3 March 1961
Wallis And Futuna Islands Extension 19 November 1962
Western Pacific High Commsn Territories Extension 9 December 1961
WESTERN SAMOA Extension 22 August 1961
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 21 December 1959
YUGOSLAVIA Reservation 21 December 1959
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 23 December 1960
ZAIRE Accession 6 December 1961
ZAMBIA Accession 23 August 1965
Zanzibar Extension 9 December 1961

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) F0 93/001/642/0: 0
  2. Treaty Series 074/1961: Cmnd 1484||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1961-TS0074.pdf
  3. Other ITU/0: 0 0
Metadata

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UUID: 8c737e98-30e3-488f-924d-01a45615a062
Treaty ID: 2351
Record ID: 70594