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​​​​ITU‑T Study Group 3: Tariff and accounting principles and international telecommunication/ICT economic and policy issues​
(Study Period 2022 - 2024)​

​ITU-T Study Group 3 is responsible, inter alia, for studying international telecommunication/ICT policy and economic issues and tariff and accounting matters (including costing principles and methodologies), with a view to informing the timely development of enabling regulatory models and frameworks for universal connectivity and sustainable digital transformation. To this end, ITU-T Study Group 3 shall foster collaboration among its participants with a view to promoting affordable rates through service competition and with due consideration to cost modelling. Additionally, ITU-T Study Group 3 will study the economic impact, and the policy and regulatory aspects of the Internet, new and emerging technologies, convergence (services or infrastructure) and new services, such as OTT, pertaining to international telecommunication/ICT services and networks.​

Lead Study Group Roles

Recommendations under SG3 responsibility

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