If United States policymakers deride the wider United Nations, they still spend on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) because it amplifies the commercial reach of U.S. standards. This includes U.S. radiofrequency standards, for which the ITU creates a quadrennial forum that parses how countries can use frequencies into the future. It’s a consequential event with a lot of money on the table, and requires careful attention from the U.S. government in order to properly support the space-enabled future it is trying to create.
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