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CableLabs Joins ATIS as a New Affiliate Member

June 17, 2008, Las Vegas, NV- CableLabs®, a non-profit research and development consortium dedicated to the development and implementation of new cable telecommunications technologies, has applied for and been granted affiliate membership in the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS). CableLabs joins the over 300 information, entertainment and communications companies that make up ATIS’ large and diverse membership. ATIS is the leading technical and operations standards development organization, dedicated to the rapid development and promotion of worldwide interoperable, implementable, end-to-end industry standards.

Susan Miller, President and CEO of ATIS, stated, “The information, entertainment and communications industries look at the leading global work performed within ATIS and see tremendous value.” Miller continued, “We have enjoyed great success in attracting diverse companies that represent every element of the IPTV ecosystem to ATIS. We welcome CableLabs to ATIS, and look forward to its participation in ATIS and its committees.”

ATIS’ members participate in over 22 industry committees and Incubator Solutions Programs and work on standardization activities for wireless and wireline networks, including interconnection standards, number portability, improved data transmission, Internet telephony, toll-free access, telecom fraud, and order and billing issues. ATIS is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). For more information, please visit: www.atis.org.

About ATIS
ATIS is a leading technical and operations standards development organization, dedicated to the rapid development and promotion of worldwide interoperable, implementable, end-to-end industry standards. ATIS’ over 300 member companies participate in over 22 industry committees and Incubator Solutions Programs and work on standardization activities for wireless and wireline networks, including interconnection standards, number portability, improved data transmission, Internet telephony, toll-free access, telecom fraud, and order and billing issues. For more information, please visit www.atis.org.

CableLabs is a trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
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