World Communications Year - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1983 - 7 Shilling
Theme: Communication & Media
Country | Austria / II. Republic of Austria |
Issue Date | 1983 |
Face Value | 7.00 |
Color | multi-colored grey |
Printing Type | Photogravure |
Stamp Type | Commemorative |
Item Type | Stamp |
Chronological Issue Number | 1074 |
Chronological Chapter | OOS-OE2 |
SID | 256199 |
In 56 Wishlists |
The idea of making a world communication year can be traced back to a suggestion made in 1977 by an African telecommunications administration. The General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed 1983 the World Communications Year by Resolution No. 36/40 of November 19, 1981. The leitmotif at that time was called "Development of Infrastructures of Communication". The International Telecommunication Union played a dominant role in the practical organization and coordination of relevant activities at the global level. In the area of communications, overcoming space and time, as well as the security and speed of transmission, play a crucial role. Telecommunication as an international legal term deals with virtually all countries in the world spanning the International Telecommunication Treaty. In this Agreement, telecommunications means any transmission, transmission or reception of any sign, signal, character, image, sound or message of any kind via wire, radio, optical or electromagnetic systems.