The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (Johannesburg, 2008), considering that many regional telecommunication organizationshave coordinated their preparations for this and preceding assemblies; that many common proposals have been submitted to this and preceding assemblies from administrations participating in the preparatory work of regional telecommunication organizations; that this consolidation of views at regional level, together with the opportunity for interregional discussions prior to the assembly, has eased the task of reaching a consensus during the assembly.