[stdsreg] Summary of ATIS and ASC T1

[James Crandall <JCrandall@atis.org>]

By way of introduction, the following paragraphs summarize the Alliance
for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS, for whom I work) and
Accredited Standards Committee T1-Telecommunications (for whom ATIS
serves as Secretariat) which is sponsored by ATIS along with 16 other
standards, requirement or specification development bodies.

About ATIS

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) is a
member company organization that defines standards and operating
procedures for the telecommunications industry.  Nearly 3,000 experts
from 500 telecommunications companies participate in ATIS committees,
whose work focus includes network interconnection standards, number
portability, improved data transmission, wireless communications,
Internet telephony, toll-free access, and order and billing issues.  The
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) frequently refers operations
issues to ATIS committees for recommended solutions. Members of ATIS and
committee participants include, but are not limited to,
telecommunications service providers, manufacturers, software
developers, resellers, enhanced service providers, and providers of
operations support. More information is available at www.atis.org. 

About Standards Committee T1 

Accredited Standards Committee T1-Telecommunications (Committee T1)
develops American National Standards, technical reports and technical
requirements for telecommunications services, network interconnection,
interoperability, and performance.  Committee T1 provides technical
input to the United States Department of State supporting U.S.
participation in international standards bodies.  More than 1,200
telecommunications engineers and technologists bring their expertise to
Committee T1's six technical subcommittees.  Committee T1 is a founding
member of the Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) group of regional
standards development organizations and works closely with the FCC on
network reliability issues.  Committee T1 is accredited by the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI).  More information is available by
visiting the Committee T1 Web site at www.t1.org.  Committee T1
documents are available at the ATIS Document Center, located at
www.atis.org. 

James A. Crandall
Director, Industry Forums
Committee T1, PEG, O5
ATIS
1200 G Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC  20005
Phone:  202/434-8855
Fax:  202/347-7125
EM:  jcrandall@atis.org
www.t1.org, www.atis.org