Yeah, the ITU is great at ensuring compatibility. They are also great at creating and maintaining monopolies on telecom services, and sidelining hackers, hobby

Yeah, the ITU is great at ensuring compatibility. They are also great at creating and maintaining monopolies on telecom services, and sidelining hackers, hobbyists, and anyone who tries to do more with their equipment than simply consume service provided by the "big boys." ITU recommendations almost always divide telecom services into consumers and service providers, which is basically incompatible with the Internet's design.