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UMTS Forum membership is open to any
legally established corporation and individual firm, partnership,
governmental body or international organisation supporting the
promotion and further development of mobile and personal communications
in the form of UMTS. There are no geographical restrictions on
where the candidate member is located.
There are two levels of membership:
Full and Associates
Full Members are entitled
Associate Members are entitled
Associated Members are not entitled
to nominate their own candidate for a seat of the Steering Group,
to vote at the General Assembly, or to chair Working Groups.
Subscriptions
The membership year for Full Members
runs for 12 months from each December. The subscription is paid
in two instalments, the first due in December, and the second
the following April. The current subscriptions are 4000 ECU for
December 97 and each subsequent instalment.
For all new Full Members,
there is an entrance fee of 6000 ECU payable on initial joining.
Associate Members
pay a lower subscription (currently 1000 ECU), payable once their
Application for Associate Membership has been accepted by the
General Assembly. This subscription is valid for 12 months from
date of acceptance and may be renewed on each anniversary. There
are no entrance fees for Associate Members.
The permanent secretariat and banking
facilities are based in London, UK and subscriptions are invoiced in
UK Pounds. All charges, exchange fees, etc. associated with the payment
of subscriptions are to be borne by remitting members.
All the fees quoted in the preceeding paragraphs exclude VAT. VAT will
be charged to UK members at the current rate of 17.5% in accordance
with UK legislation and legal guidance.
Joining the UMTS Forum
The application process is straightforward.
All candidates are asked to complete the Application for Membership
form attached, and to supply a short statement outlining their
interest in the UMTS Forum. Applications will then be reviewed
by the Steering Group and forwarded to the next General Assembly
for acceptance. Once the application has been accepted by the
General Assembly, invoices are sent to the candidate and membership
commences immediately payment is received.
Applicants are welcome to participate
(but with no right to vote) in the Working Groups as soon as their
application has been provisionally accepted by the Steering Group,
pending formal acceptance by the General Assembly.
Download an Application form in Word 6-format
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If you cannot use the Word 6 format you may use the form below
Please complete this form carefully, using
CAPITAL LETTERS!
Name of Applicant Organisation
Level of membership
Applicants may declare they belong to one or more of the following categories:
Manufacturer
Operator
Regulator
Other (specify)
Declaration
I ...................................................................................................................(name)
as an authorised person of the candidate organisation given above
hereby apply for membership of the UMTS
Forum on behalf of my organisation, and further declare that:
i) we agree to respect all legal provisions
and statutes concerning the UMTS Forum as described in the Articles
of Association, signed version, dated 16th December 1996,
ii) the representative(s) named overleaf
shall be the official contact person(s) for receiving formal notices,
voting papers, and invoices,
iii) if this application is accepted by
the General Assembly, we shall become a member of the UMTS Forum
upon payment of fees.
I enclose a short written statement identifying
and describing our organisation and its interest in participating
in the UMTS Forum.
Signed .......................................................................... Date .............................
Position ...............................................................................................................
First Representative
Name
Company
Address
Post Code
Telephone
Fax
Mobile
Second Representative
Name
Company
Address
Post Code
Telephone
Fax
Mobile