The Asia-Pacific Telecommunity was established by the Joint initiatives of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The APT is an organization of Governments, telecom service providers, manufactures of communication equipment, research & development organizations and other stake holders active in the field of communication and information technology. APT is the central organization for communication and information technology in the Asia Pacific region.
APT has made a significant contribution to the growth of the ICT sector especially the telecommunications sector in the Asia Pacific region through its various programmes and activities. India is a member of the APT with its Ministry of Communications and Information Technology as the Associate Member and seven telecommunication organizations as Affiliate Members, namely Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited ( BSNL), C-DOT, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), Motorola India Private Limited, Qualcomm India Private Limited, Reliance Infocomm Limited and Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited. The APT aims to support and facilitate its members in bringing about qualitative and sustainable growth of telecommunications and ICT services in the Asia Pacific region.
