Procedures & Guidelines

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a “standards developing organization (SDO). Standards projects and technical documents initiated by TIA’s engineering committees are formulated according to…
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Standards

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a standards developing organization (SDO). 
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Standards (old)

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a standards developing organization (SDO). 
Standards Announcements
FAQ
Standards Education and Resources

Whether you’re a newcomer or long-standing TIA Engineering Committee participant, the following information addresses commonly asked questions related to TIA’s standards development process.
TIA Hosts Tower Climbing Facilities Working Group to Talk about Safety and Care

TIA and its Foundation are pleased to support communication and education for the Climbing Facilities industry uplifting the current standards as published.
TIA Initiates a Project and Ballot to Reaffirm the Existing Standard ANSI/TIA-455-160-B (IEC-60793-1-50 Optical Fibers- Part 1-50: Measurement Methods and Test Procedures- Damp Heat (Steady State))

Arlington VA. (November 7, 2023) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.12 Engineering Committee on Optical Fiber and Cables has initiated a project and ballot to reaffirm ANSI/TIA-455-160-B titled “IEC-60793-1-50…
TIA Issues a Ballot and Public Review Notification for Adoption of IEC 61755-3-31: Fiber Optic Interconnecting Devices and Passive Components – Connector Optical Interfaces – Part 3-31: Connector Parameters of Non-dispersion Shifted Single Mode Physically Contacting Fibers – Angled Polyphenylene Sulfide Rectangular Ferrules as ANSI/TIA 623.31

Arlington VA (May 29, 2024) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.13 Engineering Committee on Passive Optical Devices and Fiber Optic Metrology has issued a ballot and call for comments…
TIA Issues a Ballot and Public Review Notification for Attenuation by Substitution Measurement for Short Length Multimode Graded Index and Single-Mode Optical Fiber Cable Assemblies

Arlington VA. (May 20, 2024) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.13 Engineering Committee on Passive Optical Devices and Fiber Optic Metrology has issued a ballot and call for comments…
TIA Issues a Ballot and Public Review Notification for Low or High Temperature Bend Test for Fiber Optic Cable

Arlington VA. (May 1, 2024) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.12 Engineering Committee on Optical Fibers and Cables has issued a ballot and call for comments for document TIA-455-37-B…
TIA Issues a Ballot and Public Review Notification for TIA-455-11-E, Vibration Test Procedure for Fiber Optic Components and Cables

Arlington VA (August 22, 2024) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.13 Engineering Committee on Passive Optical Devices and Fiber Optic Metrology has issued a ballot and call for comments…
TIA Issues a Ballot and Public Review Notification for TIA-455-157-A, Adoption of IEC 61300-3-2:2009, Examination and Measurement – Polarization Dependent Loss in a Single-mode Fiber Optic Device

Arlington VA. (April 8, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.13 Engineering Committee on Passive Optical Devices and Fiber Optic Metrology has issued a recirculation ballot and call for…