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  Letter from the President
    Association Update

  Global Policy
    Homeland Security
    Trade Issues

  Market Development
    Market Analysis
    Events

  Standards Update
    New Projects and Docs

  Member Highlights
    Spotlight Interview
    New TIA Members
    Members' News

  Calendar of Events


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Letter from the President
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Association Update
 
Even as we hear rumblings of tech's turnaround, the telecom sector continues to stutter its way to a recovery. There have been some recent positive announcements from the ILECs regarding broadband deployment as they anticipate regulatory relief from the FCC's Triennial Review Report and Order, due out any day. Yet there is much ground to be made up as we look at the drop in carriers’ capital expenditures ($113 billion in 2000 to $53 billion in 2002) and jobs lost (600,00 in the past two years in the telecom manufacturing sector alone).  
 
Reflecting this economic climate, TIA experienced a reduction in workforce in late June. While every department lost staff, the Market Development Departments were most significantly impacted.  
 
The Global Network Marketing and Global Enterprise Market Development Departments were created three years ago to promote emerging technologies, convergence-capable channels, capital formation, international sales opportunities and more. Together with a dedicated group of members, we achieved much in this area including:
  • The launch of the Convergence Technologies Professional (CTP) program
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  • Successful venture capital forums
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  • Creation of numerous white papers
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  • First-rate educational sessions
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  • Channel development programs
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  • Valuable market intelligence, including the Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast
 
I'd like to personally thank the members and staff for their outstanding contributions to these programs. While we will not be able to continue to support all of the market development activities with our reduced resources, we plan to continue work in some key areas such as workforce education/credentialing, small business development and producing the Market Review. We are currently evaluating the viability of other market development activities.  
 
TIA's bottom line remains helping members grow their business. Removing regulatory uncertainty and supporting legislation that stimulates the telecom economy, job growth and increased investment (by carriers, enterprises and Wall Street) are our objectives. We'll employ our strengths in standards development, public policy advocacy and trade shows to aid the industry's turnaround. In these tight economic times, we know our members are calling on us to do more, and we'll continue to respond to the challenge. 
 

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