Ronald Reagan

“ Through partnership of United States private businesses, in cooperation with the International Telecommunication Union, we have an opportunity to promote the well-being of people around the globe. I encourage the United States communications industry-with its position of world leadership in this technology-to actively and voluntarily support this effort to stimulate the development of communications infrastructures in all nations. ”

“ While there have been remarkable advances in both this technology and its applications-ranging from health care, education, and banking transactions to weather observations and earth resource location-many nations have not been able to benefit appreciably from these capabilities. ”