Jobs – the lack of them and the plans to create them – are the focus of the public, the press and the one or two real political contenders in this primary season. New York Times columnist Tom Friedman argues in his Sunday December 11 column that broadband infrastructure and connectivity is a key component of job creation, especially for anyone hoping to make a living in the global information age in which we live.
Capitol Hill Filings
2012
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April 19, 2012
TIA Files Letter With Congressional Leaders on Cybersecurity Legislation (PDF, 41 KB)
2011
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October 06, 2011
TIA Files Letter With Congressional Leaders Opposing Expansion of Buy American Provisions Under the American Jobs Act (PDF, 150 KB) -
July 20, 2011
TIA Urges Voluntary Incentive Spectrum Auctions to Help Reduce Federal Deficit (PDF, 79 KB) -
May 03, 2011
TIA Letter Commending Rep. Eshoo for Introducting the "Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2011" (PDF, 57 KB) -
March 24, 2011
TIA Endorses Start Up Visa Act HR1114 (PDF, 54) -
March 24, 2011
TIA Endorses Start Up Visa Act S 565 (PDF, 56) -
March 24, 2011
TIA Endorses STAPLE Act HR399 (PDF, 55) -
March 17, 2011
TIA Endorses HR 1009 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act (PDF, 56 KB) -
March 09, 2011
TIA Supports Permanent R&D Credit Bill, HR 942 (PDF, 57KB) -
March 09, 2011
TIA Letter Endorsing H.R. 942, the American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 (PDF, 57 KB) -
August 20, 2010
Joint Letter to Congressional Leaders on House and Senate Judiciary Committees Urging That a Measure Mandating FM Chips in Handsets Be Dismissed (PDF, 145 KB) -
July 09, 2010
TIA Senate BTOP/BIP Rescissions Committees of Jurisdiction (PDF, 44KB) -
July 01, 2010
TIA House BTOP/BIP Rescissions Committees of Jurisdiction (PDF, 44KB) -
June 30, 2010
BTOP_BIP Funds as Offsets (PDF, 36KB) -
May 27, 2010
TIA Supports FY11 CJS NTIA Request Senate (PDF, 42KB) -
May 13, 2010
TIA supports funding for continued oversight and implementation assistance for NTIA’s BTOP program- House (PDF, 42KB) -
February 19, 2010
TIA Calls for R&D Credit Extension (PDF, 397KB) -
December 18, 2009
Letter to House Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Federal Jurisdiction of IP Services (PDF, 32 KB) -
December 11, 2008
TIA Letter to Congressional Leaders on Broadband Stimulus (PDF, 118 KB) -
October 31, 2008
TIA Letter to Congressional Leaders Urging Them to Include Broadband Deployment Incentives in Any Future Stimulus Bill (PDF, 634 KB) -
June 18, 2008
TIA Letter to Congressional Senate Committee on Appropriations Supporting Increased Funding for Domestic Science Agencies (PDF, 37 KB) -
June 11, 2008
TIA Letter to Congressional House Committee on Appropriations Supporting Increased Funding for Domestic Science Agencies (PDF, 37 KB) -
January 16, 2008
TIA Letter to Congressional Leadership Supporting Multiyear Extension of A Strengthened Federal Research and Development Tax Credit (PDF, 36 KB)
2010
2009
2008
- December 18, 2007
TIA Letter to Congressional Agriculture Committees Supporting the Broadband Loan Program and Mapping Provisions in Farm Bill - December 18, 2007
TIA Letter to Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Supporting Broadband Expensing - October 31, 2007
TIA Letter to House Energy and Commerce Regarding HR 3919, "The Broadband Census of America Act of 2007" - September 25, 2007
TIA Letter to Speaker Pelosi Regarding the U.S. Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Korea and Colombia - September 25, 2007
TIA Letter to Senate Finance Committee on the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement - July 30, 2007
TIA Letter to Senators Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Gordon Smith (R-OR) in Support of "The Community Broadband Act of 2007" - July 27, 2007
TIA Letter to North Carolina Legislature in Opposition to Limiting Municipal Deployment of Broadband - July 20, 2007
TIA Letter to Edolphus Towns (D-NY) in Support of H.R. 694, "The Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Act of 2007" - April 27, 2007
TIA Letter to Congressmen Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Fred Upton (R-MI) in Support of "The Community Broadband Act of 2007" - April 20, 2007
TIA Letter in Response to GAO Report on P25 - February 7, 2007
TIA Letter to USTR Regarding US-Korea FTA (2/7/2007)
2007
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Security management is a growth industry, and not just for spooks and hackers. Network operations folks are fully aware, or should be, of the growing risk in critical infrastructure protection. At TIA 2012, we will focus on these foundational issues relative to security, risk and vulnerability.






