{"id":168306,"global_id":"ict-pulse.com?id=168306","global_id_lineage":["ict-pulse.com?id=168306"],"author":"2","status":"publish","date":"2023-05-01 15:58:00","date_utc":"2023-05-01 20:58:00","modified":"2023-06-11 13:19:16","modified_utc":"2023-06-11 18:19:16","url":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/events\/meeting-of-the-caribbean-spectrum-management-task-force-may-2023\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/168306","title":"Meeting of the Caribbean Spectrum Management Task Force","description":"<p><strong>Venue: Virtual Via Zoom Videoconferencing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) invites you to attend a scheduled meeting of the Caribbean Spectrum Management Task Force via Zoom videoconferencing from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. eastern Caribbean time (UTC-4) on 10th May 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Regional harmonisation of spectrum management policies and practices as well as relevant capacity building initiatives are being coordinated regionally by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) through the work of the Spectrum Management Steering Committee (SMSC) and the multi-stakeholder Spectrum Management Task Force (SMTF). 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