Advisory Committee on Telecommunications (ACTEL) deals with coordination activities and guidelines related to infrastructures used for communications.
It provides a venue for exchanging information between the IEC and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ETSI, the Fibre to the Home (FTTH) Councils, as well as other technical and standards organizations relevant to ACTEL?s scope.
It develops guidelines for broader applications of International Standards, Technical Reports and Technical Specifications involving more than one of the related Technical Committees, and examines these TCs? Strategic Business Plans and work programmes to give advice on market relevance.
It also provides advice intended to avoid the development of conflicting standards.