Satellite communications deployed for improved global response to disasters; ITU forges partnership with ICO Global Communications and Commonwealth Business Council.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-20 June 2007-International Telecommunication Union (ITU): Satellite communications deployed for improved global response to disasters; ITU forges partnership with ICO Global Communications and Commonwealth Business Council(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20062007 Geneva - ITU reached agreement today with ICO Global Communications and the Commonwealth Business Council to utilize satellite communications for improved global response in the face of natural disasters.

Natural calamities have spread mayhem around the world, severely impacting the lives of people and the environment. The recent spate of tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, floods, landslides and forest fires have left behind a legacy of lost and broken...