Associations

Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions - ATIS - ATIS is a membership organization that provides the tools necessary for the industry to identify standards, guidelines and operating procedures that make the interoperability of existing and emerging telecommunications products and services possible.
www.atis.org/

Avema Global Alliance - A global network of specialized telecom consulting and service firms providing support to multinational corporations. Focus is on helping companies manage and reduce telecom costs.
www.avemaglobal.com/index.html

British Approvals Board for Telecommunications (UK) - An independent organisation supplying regulatory expertise and authoritative advice on telecommunication approvals, quality assurance, certification and metering systems worldwide.
www.babt.co.uk/

Canadian Telecommunication Consultants Association - Canada's only professional association of independent telecommunications consultants.
www.ctca.ca/

CTAM of Texas - A marketing association for the cable and telecommunications industry in Texas.
www.ctamtexas.com/

European Competitive Telecommunications Association - Telecom industry association portal for telecom news, events, conferences and exhibitions.
www.ectaportal.com

European Information & Communications Technology Industry Association - Dedicated to improving the business environment for the European information and communications technology and consumer electronics sector.
www.eicta.org/

European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association - ETNO is the voice of Europe's telecoms and electronic communications operators in Brussels.
www.etno.be

Federation of Telecoms Engineers of the EC - An international association that is committed to affecting telecommunication developments throughout Europe and the rest of the world.
www.fitce.org

Global Billing Association - Representing the telecommunications billing industry.
www.billing.org/

Indiana Telecommunications Association - (ITA) A non-profit trade association representing Indiana's telecommunications industry.
www.itainfo.org/

International Communications Induistries Association-ICIA - Educating, training and certifying the communications industry.
www.infocomm.org/

International Inbound Services Forum - The homepage of the International Inbound Telecommunications Services for carriers providing international freephone (toll free)services, Home Country Direct services and other inbound services internationally.
www.iis-forum.com/

International Institute of Communications - The Institute's purpose is to explore and debate critical issues in communications and their economic, cultural, social and public policy impact.
www.iicom.org/

Mass Network Communications Council - A nonprofit industry association comprised of 240 telecommunications companies and their affiliates who operate in Massachusetts.
www.massnetcomms.org/

Mobile Telecoms Advisory Group - UK-based group provides information on mobile phone health issues, summaries of health reports, explanations of base stations and mobile masts, and planning policies and best practice models for mast developments.
www.mobilemastinfo.com

The National Association of Black Telecommunications Professionals, Inc. - A non-profit organization that provides career development, networking, scholarships, awards, and other services to African American professionals in the telecom industry.
www.nabtp.org

National Association of Minorities in Communications - NAMIC is an organization which educates, advocates and empowers for the cause of diversity in the telecommunications industry.
www.namic.com/

The National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers (NARTE) - Grants certification in telecommunications, electromagnetic compatibility and electrostatic discharge control. FCC commercial license exams also administered.
www.narte.org/

National Association of Regulatory Commissioners (NARUC) - NARUC is an association comprised of the Commissioners from utility regulatory bodies in each state (i.e., Public Service Commissions (PSC), Public Utilities Commissions (PUC)
www.naruc.org/

National Association of Telecommunication Officers and Administrators - NATOA - Professional association of municipal, state, county, and federal telecommunication officers and administrators.
www.natoa.org/

National Centrex Users Group (NCUG) - Provides a platform to deal with issues associated with regulation, product development, and delivery of Centrex, DMS, PBX, ILEC, CLEC, network, and paging products and services.
www.centrexncug.org

National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications - Government/industry center that provides emergency response capabilities for the US government and the telecommunications industry.
www.ncs.gov/ncc

National ITFS Association - A non-profit, professional organization of Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) licensees.
itfs.org

National Telephone Cooperative Association (NTCA) - Non-profit association representing small and rural telephone cooperatives and commercial companies. Member services include government affairs, educational and public relations programs and legal and industry representation.
www.ntca.org/

New York State Telecommunications Association - Advocate for New York's telecommunications industry.
www.nysta.com

North Carolina Consortium of Internet Service Providers (NCCISP) - Includes event log, calendar, industry news, and legislation information.
www.nccisp.org

OPASTCO.org - The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunication Companies
www.opastco.org/

QuEST Forum - A telecom quality association offering information and services on benchmark standards including ISO 9000, TL 9000, RQMS and other telecommunication metrics and measurments.
questforum.asq.org/

Rural Telecommunications Congress - Facilitates the growth and development of rural telecommunications infrastructure, applications, and policy.
ruraltelecon.org/

SASI (France) - S.A.S.I. works in the domain of telecommunication and data processing, study of tools and instrumentation, realisation of hardware and software equipment.
www.sasi-fr.com/

Telecom Trader - U.S. network of communications contractors representing a full spectrum of telecommunications services.
www.telecomtrader.com

Telecom.eu.org - Campaigning for fair telephone charges for all European telephone subscribers.
www.telecom.eu.org/

Telecommunication Association of Michigan - Association serving Michigan's ILECs, CLECs, wireless providers, cable TV providers, and other firms specializing in the telecommunications industry.
www.telecommich.org

Telecommunications Benchmarking International Group - TBOG - Business process engineering, leading member companies to exceptional performance and recognition by their customers.
tbig.org/

Telecommunications Executive Network (TEN) - A networking association for senior executives within the telecommunications industry and its periphery, holding quarterly CEO panel sessions and cocktail receptions
www.gateway10.com/

Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) - Full-service trade association representing providers of communications and information technology products and services in the global marketplace.
www.tiaonline.org/

United States Telephone Association - Broad based association for the local exchange carrier industry.
www.usta.org/

World Cable Association - Markets and promotes the cable and telecommunications industry worldwide.
www.cableplease.com/