Mr. Thwaites has worked on creating uniform industry standards o accommodate the transition from line-switched to packet-switched service platforms as the Chairman of the [[ITU]] Standardization Sectors Study Group. At the ITU's World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly in 2004, Richard chaired the committee producing standard practices among the 179 member nations.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/thwaites.htm ICANN.org]</ref> | Mr. Thwaites has worked on creating uniform industry standards o accommodate the transition from line-switched to packet-switched service platforms as the Chairman of the [[ITU]] Standardization Sectors Study Group. At the ITU's World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly in 2004, Richard chaired the committee producing standard practices among the 179 member nations.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/thwaites.htm ICANN.org]</ref> |