TIA Files Comments with FCC in Support of AT&T & NTCA Petitions to Facilitate TDM-to-IDP Transition

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in support of AT&T and the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association's (NTCA) petitions to facilitate the successful transition of Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM) technologies to an Internet Protocol (IP) infrastructure.

In its comments, TIA said: "The Commission should be applauded for the foresight to ensure that the inevitable transition of legacy transmission platforms and technologies to Internet Protocol ("IP") networks occurs in an organized and orderly fashion. Facilitating this transition is one of the most significant steps the Commission can take to affirmatively help promote broadband deployment and infrastructure investment while serving the public interest." Regarding AT&T's trial proposal, TIA said: "AT&T's common sense proposal of discrete TDM-to-IP trials is a sensible approach that will encourage all parties to work collaboratively to find solutions."


TIA Files Comments with FCC in Support of AT&T & NTCA Petitions to Facilitate TDM-to-IDP Transition