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词条 United States Telecom Association
释义

  1. History

  2. Mission

  3. Organization and Leadership

  4. Non-Advocacy Programs

  5. See also

  6. References

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| type = Trade Association
| headquarters = 601 New Jersey Ave, NW Suite 600
Washington, D.C., United States
| membership = Communications carriers and small cooperatives
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| leader_title = Chairman of the Board
| leader_name = Anand Vadapalli, President & CEO, Alaska Communications Systems
| leader_title2 = Chairman of the Leadership Committee
| leader_name2 = Russell "Rusty" Moore, General Manager & COO, Big Bend Telephone
| leader_title3 = President and CEO
| leader_name3 = Jonathan Spalter
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| website = {{URL|www.ustelecom.org}}
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The United States Telecom Association (USTelecom) is an organization that represents telecommunications-related businesses based in the United States. As a trade association, they represent the converged interests of the country's telecommunications industry. Member companies represent a diverse set of communications-related businesses, including those that provide wireless, Internet, cable television, long distance, local exchange, and voice services. Members include large publicly traded communications carriers as well as small telephone cooperatives that serve only a few hundred customers in urban and rural areas.[1]

History

The United States Telecom Association (USTelecom) was founded in Chicago, Illinois, on May 17, 1897, when a group of Independent telephone company executives convened at the Palmer House to create an organization called the Independent Telephone Association.[2] According to some industry historians, thousands of independent telephone companies sprouted in the telephone industry at the turn of the century largely due to the expiration of the first Alexander Graham Bell telephone patents on January 30, 1894.[3] These companies banded together to promote growth of their industry and develop alliances on issues that crossed state lines. Renamed as the United States Independent Telephone Association in 1915, the organization focused on educational programs for its members, standardization efforts and representing its members on relevant policy issues addressed by the federal government.[4] For instance, as the telephone industry grew, Congress enacted new laws, including the Communications Act of 1934 that established the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which among a variety of initiatives, set a universal service goal of connecting all Americans via affordable, accessible telecommunications services.[5] To meet the requirements of the new statutes, telephone companies worked through the association to educate members, develop common policy positions and interface with policymakers in Congress and at the FCC.[6][7] USTelecom also advocates on behalf of the telecommunications industry to Courts, the White House, and the media.[8][9]

Year Name of Association
1897 Independent Telephone Association of America (ITAA)[10]
1903 Independent Telephone Association of the United States of America (ITAUSA)[11]
1904 National Independent Telephone Association of the United States (NITAUS)[12]
1909 National Independent Telephone Association (NITA)[13]
1915 United States Independent Telephone Association (USITA)[14]
1983 United States Telephone Association (USTA)[15]
1999 United States Telecom Association (USTelecom)[16]

Mission

USTelecom's mission:

"To unite the US broadband industry across our membership spectrum through collaborative advocacy and provide a forum for pro-investment policies which will enhance our economy and quality of life."[17]

Organization and Leadership

As an American not-for-profit corporation, USTelecom is governed by a 19-member Board of Directors and an 18-member Leadership Committee. The Board of Directors is composed of member company executives that have been nominated by members of the Leadership Committee. The Leadership Committee comprises executives from small-to-mid-sized telecom companies that are members of the association.[18] As of October 2017, the Chairman of the Board is Anand Vadapalli, President & CEO of Alaska Communications Systems and the Chairman of the Leadership Committee is Russell "Rusty" Moore, General Manager & COO of [https://www.bigbend.net/ Big Bend Telephone].[19] Since January 2017, Jonathan Spalter has served as President & CEO of USTelecom.[20]

The association offers three different categories of paid membership:[21]

  • Carrier Members - Companies that provide local telecommunications exchange and access services to residential, business and other customers in the United States.
  • Supplier Members - Companies that sell goods and services to the telecommunications industry.
  • International Members - Companies providing telecommunications services outside the United States and U.S. territories.

USTelecom serves as a forum in which member companies can coordinate advocacy of particular policy issues important to their companies and the telecommunications industry via the association's seven standing Committees and other ad hoc Committees.

Standing Committees:

  • Regulatory Affairs – Member companies develop policy and engage in advocacy before the FCC and other relevant American federal agencies.
  • Governmental Affairs – Member companies collaborate in their advocacy to lawmakers on mutually-beneficial policy issues.
  • External Affairs – These committee members develop and execute media and public relations strategies.
  • Tax Policy – Members develop the association's positions on tax and financial policy relevant to the telecommunications industry.
  • Engineering & Technology Policy – Members develop the association's position on a variety of technology issues and standards including numbering, IP services, open source software, network neutrality, DPI, and emerging technologies.
  • Intellectual Property and Privacy – Members develop the association's position on issues surrounding the ownership and distribution of content and protection of consumer information.
  • National Security and Public Safety – These committee members gather to inform and shape policies addressing cybersecurity, national security, emergency preparedness, and pandemic planning.

Notable Ad Hoc Committees:

  • Universal Service
  • Intercarrier compensation
  • Consumer protection
  • Video competition

Non-Advocacy Programs

Beyond representing member companies' interests to legislators, the administration, the FCC, and in courts, USTelecom conducts member education programs through webinars, conferences and leadership development programs. Other departments in the association dually support these educational and advocacy programs through the distribution of research briefs[22] and industry-relevant newsletters.[23]

See also

  • Federal Communications Commission
  • IPTV
  • Network Neutrality
  • Universal Service

References

1. ^{{cite web|last=Systems Technology|first=Omnitron|title=Association Memberships|url=http://www.omnitron-systems.com/association-memberships.php#usta|publisher=Omnitron Systems Technology|accessdate=26 February 2012}}
2. ^{{cite book|last=Pleasance|first=Charles A.|title=The Spirit of Independent Telephony|year=1989|publisher=Independent Telephone Books|isbn=0-9622205-0-7|pages=57}}
3. ^{{cite journal|last=Therier|first=Adam D.|title=Unnatural Monopoly: Critical Moments in the Development of the Bell System Monopoly |journal=The Cato Journal|date=Fall 1994|volume=14|issue=2|url=http://www.cato.org/pubs/journal/cjv14n2-6.html|accessdate=14 March 2012}}
4. ^{{cite book|last=Pleasance|first=Charles A.|title=The Spirit of Independent Telephony|year=1989|publisher=Independent Telephone Books|isbn=0-9622205-0-7|pages=57}}
5. ^{{cite web|last=Federal Communications Commission|title=SEC. 254. Universal Service|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/learnnet/254.html|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=17 March 2012}}
6. ^{{cite web|last=Rockefeller|first=Senator Jay|title=Speech to the United States Telephone Association "Rural Telecommunications Modernization Act"|url=http://rockefeller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/speeches1?ID=d8d81362-7e8c-471f-8615-30821e76e2cb|publisher=Senator Jay Rockefeller|date= |accessdate=21 March 2012}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Comments of the United States Telephone Association In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; CC Docket No. 96-45|url=http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/comment/view?id=158469|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=18 March 2012}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://consumerist.com/2016/06/14/court-upholds-fccs-net-neutrality-rules/ |title=Court Upholds FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules |publisher=consumerist.com |date=2016-06-14 |accessdate=2016-07-15}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://morningconsult.com/alert/broadband-providers-fire-back-white-house-set-top-rules-backing/ |title=Broadband Providers Fire Back at White House for Backing FCC Set-Top Rules |publisher=morningconsult.com |date=2016-04-15 |accessdate=2016-07-15}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=United States Telephone Association Announces Name Change - Becomes United States Telecom Association|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/United+States+Telephone+Association+Announces+Name+Change+-+Becomes...-a056465811|publisher=PR Newswire Association LLC|accessdate=23 March 2012}}
11. ^{{cite journal|last=De Land|first=Fred|author2=John C. McMynn |author3=Frederic Auten Combs Perrine |author4=Carl E. Kammeyer |title=The National Convention|journal=Telephone Magazine|date=October 1904|volume=24|series=Google eBook|issue=157|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=omdKAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=31 March 2012|editor1-first=Geo H.|editor1-last=Gould|page=137|publisher=The Telephone Magazine Publishing Co.|location=Chicago}}
12. ^{{cite journal|last=De Land|first=Fred|author2=John C. McMynn |author3=Frederic Auten Combs Perrine |author4=Carl E. Kammeyer |title=The National Convention|journal=Telephone Magazine|date=October 1904|volume=24|series=Google eBook|issue=157|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=omdKAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=31 March 2012|editor1-first=Geo H.|editor1-last=Gould|page=137|publisher=The Telephone Magazine Publishing Co.|location=Chicago}}
13. ^{{cite journal|last=McMeal|first=Harry B.|title=Personal and Biographical Notes|journal=Telephony the American Telephone Journal|date=July 1 – December 30, 1922|volume=83|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kq45AQAAIAAJ|accessdate=1 April 2012|page=32|publisher=Telephone Publishing Corporation|location=Chicago}}
14. ^{{cite journal|last=McMeal|first=Harry B.|title=Personal and Biographical Notes|journal=Telephony the American Telephone Journal|date=July 1 – December 30, 1922|volume=83|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kq45AQAAIAAJ|accessdate=1 April 2012|page=32|publisher=Telephone Publishing Corporation|location=Chicago}}
15. ^{{cite book|title=The Froehlich/Kent Encyclopedia of Telecommunications|year=1997|publisher=Marcel Dekker, Inc.|location=New York, New York|isbn=0-8247-2912-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9f5WzE0C_sUC&pg=PA111|author=Frank DeWitt Reese|editor=Froehlich, Fritz E.|accessdate=19 March 2012|page=111|chapter=Volume 14}}
16. ^{{cite web|title=United States Telephone Association Announces Name Change - Becomes United States Telecom Association|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/United+States+Telephone+Association+Announces+Name+Change+-+Becomes...-a056465811|publisher=PR Newswire Association LLC|accessdate=23 March 2012}}
17. ^{{cite web|title=Who We Are|url=http://www.ustelecom.org/who-we-are|publisher=United States Telecom Association|accessdate=17 February 2012}}
18. ^{{cite web|title=Leadership|url=http://www.ustelecom.org/who-we-are/leadership|publisher=United States Telecom Association|accessdate=17 February 2012}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/ustelecom-names-acs-vadapalli-as-board-chair|title=USTelecom names ACS’ Vadapalli as board chair|last=Buckley|first=Sean|date=23 October 2017|website=|publisher=Fierce Telecom|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=1 May 2018}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lightwaveonline.com/articles/2016/10/jonathan-spalter-new-ustelecom-president-and-ceo.html|title=Jonathan Spalter to be new USTelecom president and CEO|last=|first=|date=6 October 2016|website=Lightwave|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=1 May 2018}}
21. ^{{cite web|title=Membership|url=http://www.ustelecom.org/who-we-are/membership|publisher=USTelecom|accessdate=1 April 2012}}
22. ^{{cite web|title=USTelecom Research Briefs|url=http://www.ustelecom.org/broadband-industry/broadband-industry-stats/research-briefs|publisher=USTelecom|accessdate=25 March 2012}}
23. ^{{cite web|last=Brief|first=Smart|title=USTelecom Association News|url=http://www.smartbrief.com/news/ustelecom/associationNews.jsp|publisher=SmartBrief, Inc.|accessdate=5 April 2012}}
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