Press Releases

TIA Congratulates Arielle Roth on her confirmation as the new leader of the NTIA

Arlington, VA (July 23, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today released a statement in response to Arielle Roth’s confirmation as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, heading up the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).   TIA’s CEO, Dave Stehlin stated: “The Telecommunications Industry Association…

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TIA is pleased to see the reaffirmation of FCC spectrum authority and the expansion of R&D incentives in the budget bill — critical outcomes that drive innovation and enhance connectivity

Arlington, VA (July 4, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)—the trusted industry association for the connected world—is pleased that the bill passed by congress includes critical provisions to strengthen U.S. leadership in communications technology and infrastructure. Specifically, TIA commends the bill for restoring the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) spectrum auction authority and for expanding R&D…

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TIA Supports Doreen Bogdan-Martin’s Re-Election to Lead ITU

Arlington, VA (June 27, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association – the trusted industry association for the connected world – released the following statement from TIA’s SVP Government Affairs, Melissa Newman: “TIA proudly endorses the re-election of Doreen Bogdan-Martin as Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Ms. Bogdan-Martin’s exemplary leadership has been instrumental in…

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Recent Blogs

Discover the Free FOTC Standards Explorer Database

By TIA Staff | September 18, 2024 | Comments Off on Discover the Free FOTC Standards Explorer Database

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…

Congressional Hearing Highlights Workforce Shortage in Advance of BEAD

By Dave Stehlin | September 12, 2024 | Comments Off on Congressional Hearing Highlights Workforce Shortage in Advance of BEAD

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…

TL 9000 Certified Companies Well Positioned for ISO Climate Change Amendments

By TIA Staff | May 6, 2024 | Comments Off on TL 9000 Certified Companies Well Positioned for ISO Climate Change Amendments

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 –…

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