Global standards /spl lsqb/telecommunications/spl rsqb/

The economic interests of the telecommunications industry are increasingly dependent on global markets. This globalization is in great measure due to the past successes of the industry's efforts to provide global information movement and management (GIM and M) services through facilitating compatible national and international standards. The provision of ever-improving GIM and M services based on widely implemented global standards is essential to both the telecommunication service industry and the vast array of businesses using these services. Increasingly, "taking care of business"' will involve global standards that facilitate use of the best technology to achieve responsive, flexible (user-friendly), manageable, information movement between and among points distributed around the globe as determined by the needs of customers of these services.<
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