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TIA Sends Letter to President Obama Outlining Tech Priorities in Advance of State of the Union

ARLINGTON, VA (January 23, 2013) – In advance of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on February 12, 2013, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today provided recommendations for the President to urge Congress to enact legislation regarding high-skilled immigration, comprehensive tax reform, and the re-allocation of federal spectrum to commercial use.

"Growth in the ICT sector not only creates jobs in manufacturing equipment and deploying physical infrastructure, but also leads to economic growth through the creation of new businesses, services, and technologies in other sectors of the economy such as healthcare, intelligent transportation, and public safety," TIA President Grant Seiffert wrote in a letter to President Obama.

TIA also encouraged the Obama Administration to fully implement the recommendations in TIA's "Innovation Agenda".  The Innovation Agenda provides a concrete set of policy recommendations for the U.S. government to implement to 1) Recapture Global Competitiveness, 2) Drive Investment, and 3) Enable Forward-Looking Technologies.

“As we look ahead, these issues will certainly have an impact on our nation’s efforts to maintain a leadership role in advanced technologies and innovations,” Seiffert stated.  “We must focus on long-term goals and the policies that will achieve those goals.  TIA’s Innovation Agenda represents the consensus of industry’s policy recommendations and we look forward to working with the Administration to create an environment that will stimulate investment and innovation for the communications sector, consumers, and our country as a whole.”

About TIA

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents manufacturers and suppliers of global communications networks through standards development, policy and advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence, and events and networking. TIA enhances the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment, and entertainment. Visit tiaonline.org for more details.

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and is a proud sponsor of ANSI’s Standards Boost Business campaign. Visit www.standardsboostbusiness.org for details.

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