Press Releases
TIA Supports National Supply Chain Integrity Month, Highlights Capabilities of SCS 9001 Standard to Help Meet Objectives
Arlington, VA (April 26, 2023) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—released a statement in support of the White House, CISA, NTIA and other Federal agencies’ observance of April as National Supply Chain Integrity Month and their call to action to apply a comprehensive Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) approach to securing the…
TIA: Targeted Buy America Waiver a Necessary Step to Meet Broadband Goals
Arlington, VA (April 21, 2022) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—released a statement in support of the Biden Administration’s final waiver of Buy America requirements for NTIA’s Middle Mile Broadband program. TIA issued the following statement from CEO David Stehlin: “TIA appreciates the work the Department of Commerce undertook to…
Two TIA Staff Members Added to Key Federal Advisory Roles
Arlington, VA (April 03, 2022) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—released a statement congratulating two staff members, Colin Andrews and Patrick Lozada, for their new federal advisory roles. TIA’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, Colin Andrews, was elected to the Executive Committee of Communications Sector Coordinating Council (CSCC). The CSCC advances…
Recent Blogs
Author: Elizabeth Goldsmith Standards are the backbone of ICT. While the adoption of industry-standard practices and principles has always been essential to ensure compliance, performance and the support of future applications, exploding data rates and the need for reliable network performance make it even more important for manufacturers, network designers, installers and other ICT professionals…
Bridging the Digital Divide: The BEAD Program It’s been over 1,000 days since the Infrastructure, Investments and Jobs Act was signed into law on November 15, 2021. This landmark legislation created the $42.45 billion Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, aimed at connecting all Americans to fast, reliable broadband networks. Despite the ambitious goals…
By: TIA QuEST Forum Oversight Work Group (OSWG) Climate Change Amendment Background On February 23, 2024, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) issued climate change amendments which initially affected 31 management system standards (including ISO 9001:2015) by adding text at the following requirements: 4.1 – understanding the organization and its context and a 4.2 –…