International Advocacy
TIA assists members to participate in the global marketplace by ensuring liberalized markets and independent regulatory bodies and assisting members to maximize market opportunities abroad through these activities:
- Supporting the worldwide efforts of a variety of U.S. government agencies, including
- the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Department of Commerce (DoC) and the Department of State;
- Organizing or sponsoring trade shows in every major global economic region, including international trade shows with the ITU and TIA's co-owned SUPERCOMM, the world's premier annual communications and information technology (IT) exhibition and conference;
- Meeting regularly with global organizations to share information on standardization and conformity assessment programs, with the goal of trade facilitation;
- Working with the U.S. government to implement the World Trade Organization agreement on basic telecommunications services in order to open service markets around the world;
- Working as an active member of the International Telecommunication Union to help promote global policies that increase market opportunities in developing nations and contribute to global standardization and coordination.
An overview of the International Advocacy department is available for download.
Recent Activities
- On December 12, 2008, TIA filed its annual 1377 report with USTR. This filing highlighted trade agreement infringements, including: protectionist policies associated with indigenous innovation initiatives; foreign equipment certification processes; standards development; spectrum management issues; complex tax structures; and Information Technology Agreement adherence.
- Press Release | 1377 Filing for 2008 (PDF, 71kb)
- At the sixth meeting of the U.S.-India ICT Working Group, TIA presented recommendations on December 8, 2008, for issues related to spectrum, licensing, and regulatory issues, as well as liberalization of Voice over IP in India.
- Press Release | Policy Paper to Indian Government (PDF, 55kb)