!!! Overview [{$pagename}] ([ITU-T]) is one of the three sectors (divisions or units) of the [International Telecommunication Union] ([ITU]); [{$pagename}] coordinates standards for telecommunications. The standardization efforts of [ITU] commenced in [1865|Year 1865] with the formation of the [International Telegraph Union] ([ITU]). [ITU] became a United Nations specialized agency in [1947|Year 1947]. The [International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee] ([CCITT], from French: Comité Consultatif International Téléphonique et Télégraphique) was created in [1956|Year 1956], and was renamed [ITU-T] in [1993|Year 1993].[1] [{$pagename}] has a permanent secretariat, the [Telecommunication Standardization Bureau] ([TSB]), based at the [ITU] headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }]