December 12, 2006
TIA Annual Letter to the President
August 16, 2006
TIA Letter to Senate Leadership Urging Support for the "Communications Act of 2006"
May 11, 2006
TIA and EIA Endorsement Letter for House Science Committee Bills on STEM Education
April 24, 2006
TIA Letter of Support to House Leadership for President's American Competitiveness Initiative ACI
April 13, 2006
TIA Letter Applauding the Introduction of the "American Broadband for Communities Act"
March 10, 2006
TIA Letter to Senate Commerce Committee Setting Forth TIA's Broadband Internet Connectivity Principles
March 10, 2006
TIA Letter to House Commerce Committee Setting Forth TIA's Broadband Internet Connectivity Principles
February 21, 2006
TIA Letter to Senators in Support of Video Franchising Principles
February 14, 2006
TIA Letter to Senate Commerce Committe Leadership in Support of the Market-driven, Deregulatory Framework Set Forth in the" Broadband Investment and Consumer Choice Act"
December 15, 2004
TIA Letter to President George W. Bush on Creating a National Broadband Policy and Strategy
We hope that China will use this break in the negotiations to reexamine its approach to the negotiations to expand the ITA and focus on reducing its overly large list of sensitive products. If China is ready to move forward to conclude the expansion of the ITA this year then the ITA Expansion is achievable this year.
As part of a large U.S. industry delegation representing a broad array of ICT manufacturers, TIA is in Geneva, Switzerland this week to cheer on the trade negotiators who are working hard to conclude the negotiations to expand the product coverage of the WTO’s Information Technology Agreement (ITA). The ITA remains one of the most commercially important WTO trade agreements – by eliminating tariffs on a broad range of ICT products, the ITA lowers the cost and improves access to these products, which are vital to the economic competitiveness of all economies around the world.
The Telecommunications Industry Association was in Geneva last week along with AdvaMed, the Consumer Electronics Association, the Entertainment Software Association, the Information Technology Industry Council, the Liquid Crystal Polymer Coalition, the Motion Picture Association of America, and the Semiconductor Industry Association. This coalition of high-tech companies represents a broad spectrum of manufacturers and service providers in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector.
Last week was a busy one at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The signs are very encouraging that the member countries of the WTO are back on track to move the WTO’s trade liberalization agenda forward – from the new International Services Agreement (ISA) to the ongoing negotiations to expand the existing WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA).
