Reining in UN's little known International Telecommunication Union [telecom]

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BY Michael O'Rielly, Opinion Contributor

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a relatively obscure but important appendage of the United Nations, is troubled. ITU faces several significant problems that keep it from excelling at its primary, but not sole, responsibility: global radio spectrum harmonization.

So what can be done to correct course and allow the organization to remain viable for the future?