How to Participate

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TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to develop voluntary, consensus, industry standards for a wide variety of telecommunications products and systems. TIA's Standards and Technology Department supports 10 product-oriented engineering committees, which consist of 70-plus subcommittees and working groups. More than 1,100 individuals from nearly 20 countries – representatives from manufacturers, service providers and end users, including the government – serve on these formulating groups.

There are two ways an individual can participate on a TIA engineering committee, subcommittee or working group of a subcommittee. The first (and most common way) is for a company to become a general member of TIA. If your company is eligible for TIA general membership and has paid its membership dues to TIA's Membership Department, an individual from the member company may participate in the engineering committees or subcommittees at no additional cost. It should be noted that only one voting member is allowed per company, on each committee or subcommittee. Additional representatives for the same company on the same subcommittee are designated as "non-voting" members. For more information on TIA general membership, please contact Membership at +1.703.907.7713, membership@tiaonline.org, or click here.

The second option for participation is for a company to pay non-member engineering participation fees. This option is exercised by a company eligible for TIA general membership, but that chooses not to join as a corporate member but still desires to participate actively on the engineering committee or subcommittee. A company or organizations that is not eligible for TIA general membership may also participate by paying the appropriate "non-member engineering participation fee." The fees for committee, subcommittee or working group sponsored by each division in TIA (Wireless Communications, User Premises Equipment, Fiber Optics, Network Equipment and Satellite Communications) vary according to the level of activity within the respective committee and are assessed on an annual basis. For more information on the fees associated with the formulating groups in which you are interested in participating, please contact the Standards and Technology Department at +1.703.907.7700 or by e-mail at standards@tiacomm.org.

Finally, it should be noted that individuals from federal, state and local governments are allowed to participate at no cost as "non-voting" members on the various committees. TIA has reciprocal agreements with other industry trade associations and permits individuals from these associations to participate on the standards-setting engineering committees as "non-voting" members.

Click on the Application link to read the abbreviated descriptions of each committee and fill out the form if you are interested in joining. For more information, please contact the Standards and Technology Department at +1.703.907.7700 or by e-mail at standards@tiacomm.org.

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