For Immediate Release
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Committee T1 Pre-Published Standards Available at ATIS Document Center

November 20, 2001, Washington, D.C. - Accredited Standards Committee T1, a leading standards body supporting telecommunications services, network interconnection, interoperability and performance for both wireless and wireline telecommunications technologies, has announced that pre-published standards, technical reports and requirements are now available through the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions' (ATIS) Document Center.

The pre-published standards have been approved by Committee T1 and by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), but have not yet completed final editing and publication cycles. Availability of Committee T1's pre-published standards is being made to provide advance access to T1 standards before their official publication date.

The following represents a sample of more than 40 Committee T1 pre-published documents that are now publicly available through the ATIS Document Center.

• A Reliability/Availability Framework for IP-based Networks and Services, T1.TR.PP.70-2001
• Broadband ISDN Network Node Interfaces and Inter-Network Interfaces - Rates and Formats Specification, T1.PP.640-2001
• Number Pooling, T1.TRQ.PP.4-2001
• Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) - Payload Mappings, T1.PP.105.02-2001

Committee T1 is sponsored by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS). Committee T1's pre-published standards are available at the ATIS Document Center at www.atis.org.

About Standards Committee T1

Standards 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.

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.

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