TIA News Conference

TIA: Leading the ICT Industry in New Directions

June 18, 2008

Rob Pullen, TIA Chair,President & CEO, Tellabs

Grant Seiffert, President, TIA

TIA Advances Global Broadband Deployment

Technology neutralSupporting FCC’s intent to re-auction D Block spectrum to promote broadband deployment and facilitate an interoperable public safety networkStrong supporter of DTV Transition

Supports Farm Bill provisions advancing deployment of broadband in rural AmericaOn board of Connected Nation

Broadband •Fastest-growing segment during the next four years•18.8% compound annual growth to $240 billion in 2011from $121 billion in 2007

Source: 2008 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast

Broadband•Just a 7% increase in national broadband penetration could create 2.4 million jobs and add $92 billion in growth.

Source: Connected Nation, “The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally,” February 21, 2008

Broadband•An estimated $1 trillion could be lost over the next decade due to constraints on broadband development.

Source: Jim Kolhenberger (Benton Foundation), “How to Modernize Universal Service for the 21st Century and Connect Americans to a New Era of Digital Opportunity,” December, 2007

RESPONSIBILITY• TIA members see the need to

go green.

• TIA is focused on leading the way.

Recycling•Fewer than 20% of mobile phones are recycled each year.

Source: Environmental Protection Agency, “Recycle Your Cell Phone. It’s an Easy Call,” May 27, 2008

Recycling•If the 100 million outdated cell phones in the U.S. were recycled, we could save enough energy to power more than 194,000 U.S. households.

Source: Environmental Protection Agency, “Recycle Your Cell Phone. It’s an Easy Call,” May 27, 2008

Recycling•Recyclers recover more than 100 million pounds of materials from electronics each year.

Source: Environmental Protection Agency, “eCycling: Basic Information” http://www.epa.gov/e-Cycling/basic.htm

eCyclingCentral.com

2000+ electronics recyclers listed

Searchable database by state, zip code or national program

Satisfies regulatory compliance for electronics manufacturers

Greening Data Centers

Carefully considering environmental impact of data centers

Standardization can reduce data centers’ carbon footprints

Standards committees are working on data center standards

The global benchmark in environmental regulatory analysis

Over 110 international jurisdictions covered

Analysis from world- renowned experts

Content value of over $1 million

Free trial available

EIATRACK is the most comprehensive online environmental law service you can buy for the electronics industry. I have never regretted the decision to join.

Samsung

Government Affairs

Drive policyWork on behalf of members to communicate with and educate

Regulators

Legislators

U.S. and international policy makers– Federal Communications Commission– U.S. Congress– Department of State– USTR– Department of Commerce– Embassies– NTIA, among others…

Accessible Technology Agenda

Ensuring persons with disabilities have access to information, balanced with cost and technical feasibility

Accessible Technology Fair educated members of Congress on devices used to improve lives

New TIA logo signals standard for telephones that reduce interference when used with hearing aids

Global Agenda

Facilitate market opportunities for the industry worldwide

Promote full, fair and open trade and competition

Host USA Pavilion at ITU TELECOMBangkok, September 2-5, 2008

Geneva, October 5-9, 2009

Comply with environmental regulatory intelligence

A Global Standards Authority

Accredited by ANSI

Represents the global ICT industry

Benefits thousands of companies and individuals

Members participate in more than 70 committeesMobile and personal communications systems

Fiber optics and cabling infrastructure

Vehicular telematics

Terrestrial mobile multimedia

Healthcare ICT

Structural Standards for Steel Antenna Towers

…and many more

TIA Enhances the Business Environment

Telecommunications

Broadband

Mobile wireless

Information technology

Networks

Cable

Satellite

Unified communications

Emergency communications

Telematics

Healthcare

Greening of technology

TIA Board of Directors

Recognized leadership

Advance association mission

ACS | ADC | ADTRAN | Alcatel-Lucent | Anda Networks | ArrayComm |

AttivaCorp | Avaya | Bechtel Communications, Inc. | Cam

Communications | Cisco Systems | Corning Incorporated | Ericsson Inc.

| Graybar | Harris Stratex | Henkels & McCoy | Intel Corporation | LGE |

Microsoft | Motorola | Nortel | OneChip Photonics Inc. | Panasonic

Computer Solutions Co. | Qualcomm | Research In Motion | Sumitomo

Electric Lightwave Corporation | Tellabs | Tyco Electronics | Ulticom, Inc.

| Verari Systems | Westell Technologies, Inc. | Zebra Technologies

Corporation. Advisors to the Board: FAL Associates | ILS Technology |

Orca Systems | Telcordia Technologies

Thank You

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