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TIA Files 2012 National Trade Estimate on Foreign Trade Barriers with USTR
Report Highlights Obstacles for U.S. Exports of Telecommunications Equipment
Washington, D.C. - The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), which represents the manufacturers and suppliers of global communications networks, filed its 2012 National Trade Estimate (NTE) on Foreign Trade Barriers Report to the United States Trade Representative. The NTE is an annual series that details significant foreign barriers to U.S. exports. Countries and regions covered in this year's TIA submission include Brazil, China, the European Union, India, and Mexico.
"Promoting a truly global communications market, TIA encourages full, fair, and open competition," said TIA Vice President for Government Affairs Danielle Coffey. "This year's NTE submission highlights TIA's concerns with respect to a growing trend globally to promote domestically developed technologies through discriminatory trade practices. Maintaining an open international market for the information and communications technology industry is critical to delivering the full economic benefit of promise of a globally connected world."
Issues highlighted in this year's NTE filing include issues related to discrimination in government procurement; protectionist policies associated with indigenous innovation initiatives; concerns over security regulations on the commercial procurement of telecommunications equipment; discriminatory, complex and non-transparent equipment testing and certification processes; and support for compliance with the WTO Information Technology Agreement.
To access TIA's 2012 NTE submissions on general trade and on standards-related issues, please visit TIA's USTR filings page at tiaonline.org.
About TIA
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents the global information and communications technology (ICT) industry through standards development, advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence and networking. Since 1924, TIA has been enhancing the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment and entertainment.
View video news programming on TIA Now at http://www.tianow.org.
TIA's 2011 Market Review & Forecast, is available for purchase online at the TIA store. TIA members receive a discount of more than 60 percent off of the cover price. Review copies are available for qualified media.
TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Visit tiaonline.org.
TIA's Board of Directors includes senior-level executives from ADTRAN, Alcatel-Lucent, ANDA Networks, AttivaCorp, Cisco Systems, Dow Chemical Company, Ericsson, Inc., GENBAND, Inc., Henkels & McCoy, Juniper Networks, ILS Technology, Intel Corporation, Intersect, Inc., LGE, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia Siemens Networks, OneChip Photonics, Panasonic Computer Solutions Co., Qualcomm, Research In Motion, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corporation, Tellabs, TE Connectivity, Ulticom, Inc., Walker & Associates and WirefreeCom, Inc. Advisors to the Board include FAL Associates.
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