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STEP Foundation Board Meeting

Standards Development Proposal

Grant Seiffert, President

Andrew Kurtzman, Vice-President

Herbert V. Congdon II, PE, Associate Vice-President

TIA

STEP Core Competencies

BICSIInfocommCompTIA

TIA(Domestic

and International)

STEP Fdn

CCCA& Others Certification & Training of

IndividualsStandards Development & Public PolicyProject CertificationsVendor Ratings

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Rating Systems - Components

• TIA• Over 500 volunteers in many pertinent

technologies• Land mobile radio communications, Cellular

towers, Data terminals, Satellite communications, Telephone terminal equipment, Multimedia multicast, Vehicular telematics, Acoustic accessibility, Mobile device communications, Machine-to-machine communications, Smart utility networks

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TIA Standards – The Fastest Track

New Project Create Draft

CommitteeBallot

(30 Days)

BallotCommentResolution

(1 Day)

New Draft(1 Day)

PublishedStandard

32 d

ays

Committee Ballot Process

T=0 T=+1 day

T=+33 days

• Inclusive• Fast to market• Legal vetting• Easier review• Step to ANSI

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The Upgrade Track - ANSI

TIA StandardIndustryBallot

Reballotor Default?

BallotCommentResolution

DefaultBallot

BallotCommentResolution

Final DefaultBallot

PublishedStandardNew Draft

Reballotor Final?

45 Days

Industry Ballot Process (ANSI)

30 days

45 Days

60 days45 Days

• Open Input• Broad Acceptance• Government-friendly

STEP and TIA

• STEP Foundation approved TIA as SDO for STEP

• Working with TR-42 as “most suitable” home for STEP core documents

• Other E.C.s have opportunities as well

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