Industry Membership
CTIA: www.ctia.org
CTIA is the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, dedicated to expanding the wireless frontier. It's services include the following:
- Distributes timely, factual and reliable information to members, policymakers, the investment community, customers and the news media on the latest policy and technical developments.
- Coordinates the industry's efforts to be responsible and responsive to concerns about wireless health and product usage issues.
- Operates an equipment testing and certification program to ensure high quality and reliability for consumers.
- Runs an extensive anti-fraud program involving detection, prevention, investigation, and research.
ATIS: www.atis.org
ATIS (The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions) is a United States based body that is committed to rapidly developing and promoting technical and operations standards for the communications and related information technologies industry worldwide using a pragmatic, flexible and open approach.
ATIS prioritizes the industry’s most pressing, technical and operational issues, and creates interoperable, implementable, end to end solutions -- standards when the industry needs them and where they need them. ATIS creates solutions that support the rollout of new products and services into the communications marketplace. Its standardization activities for wireless and wireline networks include interconnection standards, number portability, improved data transmission, Internet telephony, toll-free access, telecom fraud, and order and billing issues, among others. ATIS is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
The ATIS-sponsored Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF) provides a forum for customers and providers in the telecommunications industry to identify, discuss and resolve national issues which affect ordering, billing, provisioning and exchange of information about access services, other connectivity and related matters.
New Jersey Technology Council: www.njtc.org
The New Jersey Technology Council provides business support, networking opportunities, information, advocacy and recognition of technology companies and their leaders. Founded in 1996, NJTC's more than 1,200 member companies work together to support their own enterprises while advancing New Jersey's status as a leading technology center in the United States.
NCTA: www.ncta.org
The National Cable and Telecommunications Association, formerly the National Cable Television Association, is the principal trade association of the cable television industry in the United States. Founded in 1952, NCTA's primary mission is to provide its members with a strong national presence by providing a single, unified voice on issues affecting the cable and telecommunications industry.
NCTA represents cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation’s cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks, as well as equipment suppliers and providers of other services to the cable industry. In addition to offering traditional video services, NCTA's members also provide broadband services such as high-speed Internet access and telecommunications services such as local exchange telephone service to customers across the United States.