ITU member governments and companies are behind in tens of...

ITU member governments and companies are behind in tens of millions of dollars in payments for dues, publications, satellite network filings and other fees going back more than a decade, we've learned. Payments for satellite filings by government agencies in Colombia, Russia, Laos and the Philippines are also in arrears, according to a report by the ITU secretary general to an October policy-setting conference. Several U.S. companies are also behind in payments for satellite network filings. In total, more than $500,000 hasn’t been paid by various ITU government and business members for satellite network filings. French intergovernmental agency Eutelsat made hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments this year in an effort to bring its accounts up to date, we've learned. About 70 U.S. companies, including Hewlett-Packard, Motorola and Harris Corp., are behind in dues and other payments totaling millions of dollars. The ITU continues to set funds aside to account for the unpaid fees.