Established in 2010 by ITU, UNESCO, H.E. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, and Mr. Carlos Slim Helu of Mexico, the Broadband Commission elevated the importance of broadband on the international policy agenda and worked to expand broadband access to every country.
After fifteen years of advancing broadband connectivity through multistakeholder partnerships and advocacy, the Broadband Commission strategic framework, the Broadband Advocacy Targets, reached its expiration at the end of 2025.
The Commission set a valuable precedent for the importance of collaborative work to connect the unconnected, and helped lay the foundations for the digital future. With over 100 publications and 35+ multistakeholder Working Groups, the Commission issued more than 70 practical policy recommendations published across 15 editions of the annual flagship State of Broadband report.
Several of the workstreams of the Commission continue to inform our joint work through other strategic initiatives, including EQUALS Global Partnership, UNICEF- ITU Giga , Data Governance Toolkit and the ITU Partner2Connect Digital Coalition.
We thank the dedicated Commissioners, External Experts, donors, our many partners and the Secretariat team, who have not only helped implement the Commission’s recommendations but championed universal meaningful connectivity as a fundamental element of an inclusive and sustainable world.
