The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (Johannesburg, 2008), considering the broad range of studies performed by the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) in developing technical, operational and tariff Recommendations, noting the multifarious difficulties encountered by the developing countries in ensuring their effective and efficient participation in the work of ITU-T; the decision by the ITU Council to provide free access to ITU-T Recommendations and the success of this initiative to benefit developing countries.