CCITT

(Telecommunications) International Consultative Committee of Telegraph and Telephone; standard for tone dialing on a telephone

The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) coordinates standards for telecommunications on behalf of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.The standardization work of ITU dates back to 1865, with the birth of the International Telegraph Union. It became a United Nations specialized agency in 1947, and the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT), (from the French name "Comité Consultatif International Téléphonique et Télégraphique") was created in 1956. It was renamed ITU-T in 1993.
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international consulting committee for telegraph and telephone

Abbreviation for International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee; a predecessor organization of the ITU-T.

Commite' Consultatif International de Telegraphique et Telephonique. (International consultative committee on telecommunications and Telegraphy).
CCITT changed its name to ITU-T on 1 March 1993.
(1994-11-03)