ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association’s board of directors established a division to focus on increasing federal funding for communications technology research.
“The board unanimously agreed on the importance of increasing federal funding for communications research and created this new division to advocate research as key to enhancing technological leadership and global competitiveness in the United States,” said TIA President Matthew J. Flanigan. “Such action will further increase visibility on this critical issue and allows direct board involvement, as the division chair will become an adviser to the board.”
The division will convene this fall to finalize a charter and elect leadership, said TIA.
The association last year convened a Chief Technology Officer Council to advocate for increased federal funding for communications-related basic research, said TIA. Now nearly 30 TIA member companies participate in the CTO Council, and the council has produced white papers and recommendations on the funding issue.
