In preparation for the Nairobi ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in 1982, Ambassador Michael Gardner asked leaders of major, often competing, U.S. ICT corporations to join together with senior U.S. government officials to provide diverse tuition-free training for qualified communications professionals, regulators, and entrepreneurs from the developing world.

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We are pleased to announce that the USTTI’s 2014 Course Curriculum is now available on the USTTI website, and we are already accepting applications for the 2014 training year. Please click on the “Courses” section at the top of the USTTI homepage to view the 2014 course curriculum. You should submit your 2014 course application by clicking the “Apply Online” section at the top of the USTTI homepage. Please note that our course sponsors will begin reviewing applications in early 2014, and you will be notified approximately 16 weeks before the program start date if you are selected for training. If you have any questions regarding the 2014 curriculum or the USTTI application procedure, please contact USTTI Curriculum Coordinators Mike Beirne (mbeirne@ustti.org) or Liam Quinn (lquinn@ustti.org).

November 2013 Update
Over the past nine months the USTTI conducted our core courses addressing spectrum management, mobile broadband deployment and ICT policy as part of our 31st year of tuition-free training . . . .

July-August 2013 Update
July and August are a time when most Americans take a vacation and relax. However, hundreds of USTTI volunteer trainers have been working hard conducting the USTTI's tuition-free training . . .

June 2013 Update
With summer just around the corner, the USTTI's second trimester is well on its way. Our inbox has been busy as we have now received 8,960 applications from ICT officials and entrepreneurs in 119 countries. . . .

USTTI Welcomes Microsoft to the Board of Directors
USTTI is excited to welcome Microsoft and Mr. Paul Mitchell General Manager, Technology Policy Group, to the USTTI Board of Directors. . . .

USTTI's 2013 Training Begins and Inaugural Board Member Blog
Snowflakes and cold temperatures greeted USTTI scholars for the first day of our 31st year of tuition-free training. Inquisitive officials from Latin America, South-East Asia and Sub-Sahara Africa are beginning the year with the intensive two week course . . .

March Update
Later this month the USTTI will begin our 31st year of tuition-free training . . .

January Web Update
The USTTI's tuition-free 80 course curriculum for 2013 has already attracted 3,483 applications . . .