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Week of December 31, 2007 • Volume 8, Issue 25

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TIA's Government Affairs Department Moving to D.C.
On January 2, 2008, TIA opened a branch office in Washington, D.C. to house its Government Affairs Department. This will strengthen the association’s ability to help shape the laws and regulations that will promote the growth of the communications and technology industry. More >>

TIA/FOLS to Partner Booth at BICSI Winter Conference This Month
At this year's BICSI Winter Conference, TIA staff will present a joint booth with members of TIA’s Fiber Optics LAN Section (FOLS). TIA will proudly highlight our TR-42 Engineering Committee and the work it does with BICSI that benefits so many of our members. More >>

31st Meeting of ISO/TC204 Begins April 14 in Munich
The International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 204 for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS); ISO/TC204 has just announced that its 31st meeting will take place April14-18, 2008, in Munich. More than 120 participants from over 20 countries will gather for the meeting. More >>

International Telecom Market Registering
Double-Digit Gains

If you want to grow your company’s business,
and find the hot new markets in 2008, think international. TIA’s 2008 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast reports that 2007 was the fourth consecutive year of double-digit gain…averaging 12.5 percent in Canada, Europe, Middle East/Africa, Latin America and Asia Pacific. More >>

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Grant Seiffert, President, TIA

Ringing in the New Year
By TIA President
Grant Seiffert

One year ago, I wrote "a full plate of challenges facing us in 2007." As we look ahead, 2008 promises to be a time of even more challenges and industry twists and turns, with the industry driving economic growth domestically and internationally.

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TIA Member Spotlight:

Ciena Corporation, a long-time member of TIA, is a global leader in communication network platforms, software and professional services.

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•	CLEC line share continues to decline networkworld.com >>

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