Revisiting the 1965 Centenary of the International Telecommunication Union
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History of Australian Telecommunications, International Telecommunication Union, Richard E. (Dick) Butler
Abstract
The Journal republishes an historic paper from 1965 by Richard (Dick) Butler, later to become Secretary General (1983–1989) of the International Telecommunication Union, on the ITU and its influence on telecommunications standardisation in Australia during in its first century (1865–1965).
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Butler, G., & Hoven, M. (2012, July 16) Telco pioneer championed the poor. Sydney Morning Herald. Available at https://www.smh.com.au/national/telco-pioneer-championed-the-poor-20120715-2242p.html
Butler, R. E. (1965, October). Australian Interests in the International Telecommunication Union. The Telecommunication Journal of Australia, 15(3), 174–176.
ITU. (2023a). ‘About International Telecommunication Union (ITU)’. Available at https://www.itu.int/en/about/Pages/default.aspx
ITU. (2023b). ‘Past and Present Senior Officials: Richard E. Butler’. Available at https://www.itu.int/en/history/Pages/ElectedOfficialBio.aspx?off=6
Butler, R. E. (1965, October). Australian Interests in the International Telecommunication Union. The Telecommunication Journal of Australia, 15(3), 174–176.
ITU. (2023a). ‘About International Telecommunication Union (ITU)’. Available at https://www.itu.int/en/about/Pages/default.aspx
ITU. (2023b). ‘Past and Present Senior Officials: Richard E. Butler’. Available at https://www.itu.int/en/history/Pages/ElectedOfficialBio.aspx?off=6
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Mar 31, 2023
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Moorhead, S. (2023). Revisiting the 1965 Centenary of the International Telecommunication Union. Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, 11(1), 136–141. https://doi.org/10.18080/jtde.v11n1.719
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History of Telecommunications
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Author Biography
Simon Moorhead, Ericsson Australia and New Zealand
Simon is Commercial Manager at Ericsson Australia & New Zealand. He has over 35 years experience in the telecommunications industry in a number of technology and commercial roles. Simon is interested in telecommunications history and is currently assisting the Editors of this Journal with researching historical papers from the Telecommunications Journal of Australia.
