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{{short description|American telecommunications standards organization}}
{{primary sources|date=December 2011}}
[[File:Locale_RS6_TIA logo.png|thumb|200px|Logo of the Telecommunications Industry Association]]
{{Infobox organization
|name = Telecommunications Industry Association
|abbreviation = TIA
|formation = 1988
}}
The '''Telecommunications Industry Association''' ('''TIA''') is accredited by the American National Standards Institute ([[ANSI]]) to develop voluntary, consensus-based industry standards for a wide variety of information and communication technology ([[Information and communication technologies|ICT]]) products, and currently represents nearly 400 companies. TIA's Standards and Technology Department operates twelve engineering committees, which develop guidelines for private radio equipment, [[cellular tower]]s, [[data terminals]], [[satellites]], telephone terminal equipment, [[accessibility]], VoIP devices, [[structured cabling]], [[data centers]], [[mobile device]] communications, multimedia [[multicast]], vehicular [[telematics]], healthcare ICT, [[Machine to machine|machine to machine communications]], and [[smart grid|smart utility networks]].

Active participants include communications equipment manufacturers, service providers, government agencies, academic institutions, and end-users are engaged in TIA's standards setting process. To ensure that these standards become incorporated globally, TIA is also engaged in the International Telecommunication Union ([[International Telecommunication Union|ITU]]), the International Organization for Standardization ([[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]]), and the International Electrotechnical Commission ([[International Electrotechnical Commission|IEC]]).<ref>[http://www.tiaonline.org/standards/ TIA standards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106042758/http://www.tiaonline.org/standards/ |date=2011-11-06 }} (official site)</ref>

TIA merged in 2017 with the Quest Forum, home of the TL9000 quality standard for operators, which substantially increased the number of companies under the TIA umbrella. The boards of the two organizations were combined into a single board. The headquarters of the combined organization was the TIA location in Arlington, Virginia.<ref>{{cite press release |author= |title=TIA and QuEST Forum Announce Merger |url=https://www.questforum.org/tia-and-quest-forum-announce-merger/ |date=2017-09-19 |access-date=2020-05-12 |archive-date=2023-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202082804/https://www.questforum.org/tia-and-quest-forum-announce-merger/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Buckley |first1=Sean |title=TIA, QuEST Forum merge, combine standards, benchmarking focus |url=https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/tia-quest-forum-merge-combines-standards-benchmarking-focus |accessdate=12 May 2020 |work=Fierce Telecom |date=19 Sep 2017}}</ref>

==TIA Standards==
The Telecommunications Industry Association's most widely adopted standards include:
#[[TIA-942]] Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers<ref name=TIA-942>{{cite web|title=TIA-942|url=http://www.tia-942.org|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref>
#[[TIA/EIA-568|TIA-568]] (telecommunications cabling standards, used by nearly all voice, video and data networks).<ref>[http://global.ihs.com/doc_detail.cfm?currency_code=USD&customer_id=2125402B2B0A&oshid=2125402B2B0A&shopping_cart_id=292558332D4B50304F5A3D3F2C0A&country_code=US&lang_code=ENGL&item_s_key=00378460&item_key_date=890329&input_doc_number=TIA%20568&input_doc_title= TIA-568]</ref>
#[[TIA-569-B|TIA-569]] Commercial Building Standards for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces<ref>[http://global.ihs.com/doc_detail.cfm?currency_code=USD&customer_id=21254C2C4F0A&oshid=21254C2C4C0A&shopping_cart_id=292558332D4A4038405B4D3F200A&country_code=US&lang_code=ENGL&item_s_key=00119503&item_key_date=900731&input_doc_number=TIA-569&input_doc_title= TIA-569-B]</ref>
#[[TIA-607-B|TIA-607]] (Commercial grounding - earthing - standards)<ref>[http://global.ihs.com/doc_detail.cfm?currency_code=USD&customer_id=2125442A490A&oshid=2125442A4D0A&shopping_cart_id=2125442A4B0A&country_code=US&lang_code=ENGL&item_s_key=00576657&item_key_date=880331&input_doc_number=TIA-607&input_doc_title= TIA-607-B]</ref>
#[[TIA-598-C|TIA-598]] ([[Optical fiber cable|Fiber optic]] color-coding)<ref>[http://global.ihs.com/doc_detail.cfm?currency_code=USD&customer_id=2125402C4C0A&oshid=2125402C450A&shopping_cart_id=292558332D4B50304F5A3D3F2C0A&country_code=US&lang_code=ENGL&item_s_key=00134525&item_key_date=941118&input_doc_number=TIA-598&input_doc_title= TIA/EIA-598]</ref>
#[[TIA-222-H|TIA-222]] Structural Standard for Antenna Supporting Structures and Antennas<ref>[http://global.ihs.com/doc_detail.cfm?currency_code=USD&customer_id=21254E394F0A&oshid=21254E394E0A&shopping_cart_id=292558332D4B50304F5A3D3F2C0A&country_code=US&lang_code=ENGL&item_s_key=00122271&item_key_date=940429&input_doc_number=TIA-222&input_doc_title= TIA-222]</ref>
#[[TIA/EIA-602|TIA-602]] Data Transmission Systems and Equipment, which standardized the common basic [[Hayes command set]].<ref>[http://global.ihs.com/doc_detail.cfm?currency_code=USD&customer_id=2125442B2C0A&oshid=2125442B2B0A&shopping_cart_id=292558332D4B50304F5A3D3F2C0A&country_code=US&lang_code=ENGL&item_s_key=00136869&item_key_date=990430&input_doc_number=TIA%20602&input_doc_title= TIA-602]</ref>
#TIA-102 [[Land Mobile Radio]] (LMR) standards for APCO [[Project 25]] (P25)

==Participating in TIA Standards Development==
TIA encourages engineers who represent the manufacturers and/or users of network equipment technology products and services (from both the public and private sectors), to become engaged in TIA's engineering committees, by voting and submitting technical contributions for inclusion in future standards.

==Collaborative Activities==
TIA is a participating standards organization of the ITU-T [[Global Standards Collaboration]] (GSC) initiative. The GSC has created a [[Machine-to-Machine]] Standardization Task Force (MSTF) to foster industry collaboration on standards across different vertical markets, such as finance, e-health, connected vehicles, and utilities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tiaonline.org/search2.cfm?cx=008376098640550958608%3Aqiqx332xq-k&cof=FORID%3A9&q=MSTF&sa=&siteurl=www.tiaonline.org%2Fstandards%2Fmstf%2Findex.cfm |title=MSTF |access-date=2011-11-07 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053445/http://www.tiaonline.org/search2.cfm?cx=008376098640550958608%3Aqiqx332xq-k&cof=FORID%3A9&q=MSTF&sa=&siteurl=www.tiaonline.org%2Fstandards%2Fmstf%2Findex.cfm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Legislation==
TIA supported the [[E-LABEL Act (H.R. 5161; 113th Congress)]], a bill that would direct the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) to allow manufacturers of [[electronic devices]] with a screen to display information required by the agency digitally on the screen rather than on a label affixed to the device.<ref name=cbo5161>{{cite web|title=CBO - H.R. 5161|url=http://www.cbo.gov/publication/45666|publisher=Congressional Budget Office|accessdate=12 September 2014}}</ref><ref name=MarcosHousePasses1>{{cite news|last1=Marcos|first1=Cristina|title=House passes 'E-labeling' bill|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/217448-house-passes-e-labeling-bill/|access-date=12 September 2014|publisher=The Hill|date=11 September 2014}}</ref> Grant Seiffert argued that "by granting device manufacturers the ability to use e-labels, the legislation eases the technical and logistical burdens on manufactures and improves consumer access to important device information."<ref name=HatternIndustryCheers>{{cite news|last1=Hattern|first1=Julian|title=OVERNIGHT TECH: Industry cheers device laws|url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/overnights/217511-overnight-tech-industry-cheers-device-laws/|access-date=12 September 2014|publisher=The Hill|date=11 September 2014}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.tiaonline.org/ Telecommunications Industry Association Website]

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