TIA Files Comments on EPA ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Telephony Product Certification

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TIA Files Comments on EPA ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Telephony Product Certification
Says Consumers Will Benefit if Program Continues to Implement ‘Realistic & Achievable’ Standards

ARLINGTON, VA (June 29, 2012) - The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), theleading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today filed comments with the EPA in response to the draft program requirements for telephony.  In addition to making several technical recommendations on applying the program to modern telephony, TIA commended the program’s outreach to industry to ensure that the requirements of the ENERGY STAR program evolve to reflect technology developments, while enabling companies to innovate best-in-classtechnologies.

“TIA members have long been supporters and participants in the ENERGY STAR program,” said TIA President Grant Seiffert.  “As a Standards Development Organization (SDO), TIA has seen first-hand how voluntary, market-driven standards lead to innovation in our industry.  ENERGY STAR has played a critical role in providing incentives for the innovation of energy efficient technologies inways that mandates cannot.”

The comments also stated that TIA members greatly value the ENERGY STAR certification, and rely on this certification to market their products to retailers and consumers.

To access the full comments, please visit here.

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