Editing ITU-T (section)

== Primary function ==
The ITU-T mission is to ensure the efficient and timely production of standards covering all fields of telecommunications and Information Communication Technology (ICTs) on a worldwide basis, as well as defining tariff and accounting principles for international telecommunication services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/info/index.html|title=ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) – About Us|website=www.itu.int|access-date=6 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219062939/http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/info/index.html|archive-date=19 December 2017}}</ref>

The international standards that are produced by the ITU-T are referred to as "''Recommendations''" (with the word capitalized to distinguish its meaning from the common parlance sense of the word "recommendation"), as they become mandatory only when adopted as part of a national law.

Since the ITU-T is part of the ITU, which is a United Nations specialized agency, its standards carry more formal international weight than those of most other standards development organizations that publish technical specifications of a similar form.<ref>[http://www.apdip.net/publications/iespprimers/eprimer-igov.pdf apdip.net] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030191952/http://www.apdip.net/publications/iespprimers/eprimer-igov.pdf |date=2007-10-30 }} (p13)</ref>