The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the oldest existing international organization, was founded in _____ as the International Telegraph Union.
- 1855
- 1865
- 1875
- 1885
Answer: 1865
ITU was founded on May 17, 1865, in Paris as the International Telegraph Union. It became a UN specialized agency in 1947 and is headquartered in Geneva, coordinating global telecom networks and services.