Business interests need to be communicated to ensure policymakers make informed decisions and that regulatory agendas take into account the specific issues of business users.
ICC formulates the stance of global business information and communications users, operators, and content and service providers on issues relating to regulatory affairs. It also addresses issues related to general telecoms, communications infrastructure and policy while seeking to ensure trade liberalization for IT services in order to promote innovation, investment, and entrepreneurship, particularly in developing countries.
ICC’s recent accomplishments in the area of Internet and Telecoms Infrastructure and Services have included:

Raising awareness about the network externalities premium proposal from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) among national committees and members, which led several governments to support business priorities on this issue.
Drawing on ICC positions on data retention and Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) to target advocacy efforts to national levels in countries such as India. These efforts have reduced the cost and operational burdens on businesses, which in turn resulted in fewer costs being passed on to consumers, thereby contributing to an environment that allows for the uptake of more innovative technologies.
Leading business participation efforts and bringing global business priorities, such as organizational transparency and accountability, as well as security and stability of the domain name system, to critical discussions in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
Developing global business recommendations and best practices for lawful intercept requirements as well as for Internet interconnection agreements and mobile broadband spectrum. ICC members recommended that Internet backbone interconnections arrangements be left to the same competition forces that have fostered industry, new business models and the growth of the Internet into a global network of interconnected works. In addition, they urged governments and regulators, particularly in developing countries, to take action to ensure that sufficient mobile broadband spectrum is available to support the recent explosion of data traffic.