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.
USTR Filings
TIA submits comments with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and other federal agencies on issues involving foreign regulation, trade and other policies. TIA's submissions on such issues as USTR's National Trade Estimate Report and Section 1377 (requires the USTR to review annually the operation and effectiveness of all U.S. trade agreements regarding telecommunications products and services of the United States) can be found in the following listing. As issues and actions occur, this page will be updated.
- TIA Comments to USTR on Canada Joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (January 13, 2012, PDF, )
- TIA Comments to USTR on Japan Joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (January 13, 2012, PDF, )
- TIA Comments to USTR on Mexico Joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (January 13, 2012, PDF, )
- TIA's 1377 Submission to USTR (December 14, 2011, PDF, )
- TIA's 2012 National Trade Estimate on Foreign Trade Barriers (October 03, 2011, PDF, 99 KB)
- TIA's 2012 Standards-Related National Trade Estimate Filed With USTR (October 03, 2011, PDF, 93 KB)
- TIA Submission on WTO Information Technology Agreement Expansion (June 13, 2011, PDF, )
- 1377 Telecommunications Trade compliance Comments to USTR (December 17, 2010, PDF, 95 KB)
- Comments supporting Malaysia joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (November 18, 2010, PDF, 52)
- TIA Comments on 2011 National Trade Estimate (NTE) on Foreign Trade Barriers (October 04, 2010, PDF, 50 KB)
- Comments to USTR for the 2011 National Trade Estimate Report (General Trade Issues) (October 04, 2010, PDF, 50KB)
- Comments to USTR for the 2011 National Trade Estimate Report (Standars Related Issues) (October 04, 2010, , 60)
- Letter to USTR Kirk on FTA and NEI 7-16-10 (July 21, 2010, PDF, 43KB)
- TIA Filing on Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (January 25, 2010, PDF, 59 KB)
- 1377 Filing (December 14, 2009, PDF, 73 KB)
- Comments of TIA on NBP Public Notice 2 (November 04, 2009, , 20KB)
- TIA Comments on USTR’s 2010 National Trade Estimate on Foreign Trade Barriers Report (November 03, 2009, PDF, 51 KB)
- Comments on China's draft Telecommunications Law (November 03, 2009, PDF, 47 KB)
- TIA Comments to USTR's 2010 Regarding Standards Barriers to Foreign Trade (November 03, 2009, PDF, 57 KB)
- USITO Comments to USTR on China's Compliance with its WTO Commitments (October 02, 2009, PDF, 119 KB)
- TIA’s Comments Filed With USTR on U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (September 15, 2009, PDF, 42 KB)
- TIA’s Comments Filed With USTR on U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (September 15, 2009, PDF, 69 KB)
- TIA’s 2009 U.S. – China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) submission to USTR and the Department of Commerce (June 12, 2009, PDF, 53 KB)
- Mutual Recognition Agreement for testing and certification between the United States and China under the APEC TEL MRA framework agreement (April 03, 2009, PDF, 52 KB)
- TIA filed a letter to the USTR regarding Korea's use of ARIA (March 03, 2009, PDF, 68 KB)
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2009
2008
- TIA Files Annual Report on Trade Compliance Issues with USTR (December 12, 2008)
- TIA Letter to U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (September 2008; Word Document, 81KB)
- TIA ITC Filing on Korea FTA
- TIA ITC Filing on Panama TPA (May 2007)
- TIA Submission to DOC on Country Group C Rulemaking (March 2007)
Facebook/Twitter Lists
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Check out the article entitled: Optical Fiber Trends: What We Learned From BICSI Members at http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/bicsi/news_20120506/#/18 in the May/June issue of BICSI News. The article is bylined by Michelle Collier, Co-communications Chair for FOLS.
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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.






