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The Global Certification Forum (GCF) The rapid development of the global mobile wireless market now with over 1.9 billion GSM and 3GSM users worldwide has stimulated an ever-increasing demand for new terminals bearer networks and applications. A critical factor lies at the heart of the ability to deliver seamless services to end users - interoperability. Simply put when operational performance levels for handsets on international networks are assured a high quality experience for operators and users will follow. The Global Certification Forum (GCF) has recognised how critical the assurance of successful interoperability can be to the industry as a whole. Through an active partnership between network operators and terminal manufacturers it has developed an independent certification programme to ensure global interoperability. The programmes focus is on the interoperability of 2G and 3G mobile wireless terminals at both bearer and application enabler level.

Federal Communications Commision
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. The FCC is directed by five Commissioners appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate for 5-year terms, except when filling an unexpired term. The President designates one of the Commissioners to serve as Chairperson. Only three Commissioners may be members of the same political party. None of them can have a financial interest in any Commission-related business.

National Commission for Information Technology
The National Commission for Information Technology, hereinafter designated by CNTI, is the government's organ responsible for defining, coordinating and motivating actions that aim at preparing and directing the Angolan State towards an Information Society, within the Angolan government's strategy for the development of Information Technology. The National Commission for Information Technology, in partnership with State organs, might create laboratories for fomentation, research and implementation of solutions that seek the dissemination of the useful values of the modern information society within the Angolan society, and maximize the use of Information Technology.

National IT and Telecom Agency
The National IT and Telecom Agency is part of the Ministry for Science, Technology and Innovation and has a staff of about 250. The Agency's principal task is to develop and implement initiatives within key areas of the Government's IT policy strategy. A strategy that aims to ensure an optimal framework for IT and telecommunications and conditions that will enable citizens, businesses and the public sector to realize the network society. In this connection, the Agency, as an element in the Ministry's unit organization, also takes an active part in providing input to the Minister. Thus the National IT and Telecom Agency assists in advising the Minister on matters and legislation concerned with telecommunications, communications and information technology. The Agency also assists in the drafting of policy proposals, bills and executive orders in cooperation with the Ministry's departments.

European Telecommunications Office
CEPT has re-organised in order to meet the challenges of convergence in the radio and telecommunications market. The two offices, ERO and ETO, have merged, and a new Electronic Communications Committee, ECC, has been established. The ERO and ETO web sites are still active, but linked to each other in order to ease the access to information and documents. A new web site for the new European Communications Office, ECO, is under development.