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This list of communications policy sites is not exhaustive
but should provide a useful starting point for research on communications
issues. These
links are provided for informational purposes only. Neither OSP
nor the FCC endorses any of the sites listed here or the views
expressed therein.
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- APPC --
Annenberg Public Policy Center at Univ. of Pennsylvania
- USC Annenberg --
Annenberg School for Communication at the Univ. of
Southern California
- CALIT2 -- California
Institute for Telecommunications & Information Technology
- CERT --
Computer Emergency Response Team at Carnegie Mellon Univ.
in Pittsburgh
- CFP --
Communications Futures Program at Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
- CITI --
Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, a research center
at Columbia Univ.
- IRT --
Internet Real-Time Lab at Columbia Univ., does research
on Internet and multimedia services
- ITP -- Interdisciplinary
Telecommunications Program at the Univ. of Colorado at Boulder
- IU -- Indiana Univ. Telecommunications Program
- PURC -- Public Utility Research
Center at the Univ. of Florida
- SIS -- School of Information
Science, Telecom & Networking Program, Univ. of Pittsburgh
- TPRC -- Telecommunications
Policy Research Conference
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- FTC --
Federal Trade Commission
- ITU --
International Telecommunications Union, a United Nations
agency for communication issues
- NARUC --
National Association Regulatory Utility Commissioners
- NATOA --
National Association of Telecommunications Officers and
Advisors
- NTIA --
National Telecommunication and Information Administration
- USDOJ --
US Department of Justice, Anti Trust Division
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- APNG --
Asia Pacific Networking Group, promotes Internet and
network interconnectivity
- Cybertelecom --
analyzes federal Internet law and policy
- DNRC --
Domain Name Rights Coalition
- FISPA --
Federation of Internet Solution Providers of the Americas
- IAB --
Internet Architecture Board
- IANA --
Internet Assigned Number Authority
- ICANN --
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
- IETF --
Internet Engineering Task Force
- ISOC --
Internet Society
- Netcaucus --
Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus
- USIIA --
US Internet Industry Association
- VON --
Voice on the Net Coalition, an alliance of Internet
voice providers
- W3C --
World Wide Web Consortium, develops interoperable specifications
and guidelines
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- ABAnet --
American Bar Association Forum on Communications Law
- FCBA --
Federal Communications Bar Association
- ILPF --
Internet Law and Policy Forum
- ITechLaw --
International Technology Law Association
- SBE --
Society of Broadcast Engineers, a nonprofit professional
organization
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- ACLU --
American Civil Liberties Union
- Benton
Foundation -- is a private foundation working
on media and telecom issues
- CDT --
Center For Democracy and Technology
- CPSR --
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
- EFF --
Electronic Frontier Foundation
- EPIC --
Electronic Privacy Information Center
- MAP --
Media Access Project is an advocate for open and diverse
mass media
- NENA --
National Emergency Number Association
- PFF --
Progress and Freedom Foundation, studies issues with
emphasis on technological change
- Phoenix
Center -- studies broad public policy issues
with emphasis on telecom matters
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- APAN --
Asia-Pacific Advanced Network is a non-profit international
consortium
- APCO --
Association of Public Safety Communications Officials,
International
- ATIS --
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions, helps
develop industry standards
- CableLabs --
Cable Television Laboratories is a non-profit research
and development consortium
- COMPTEL --
represents competitive communications service providers
and their supplier partners
- CTIA --
Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association
- EWA --
Enterprise Wireless Alliance
- ITI --
Information Technology Industry Council
- NAB --
National Association of Broadcasters
- NCTA --
National Cable
& Telecommunications Association
- NECA --
National Exchange Carriers Association
- NRTC -- National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative,
represents rural utilities and their affiliates
- NTCA --
National Telecommunications Cooperative Association
- OPASTCO --
Organization for the Promotion & Advancement of Small
Telecommunications Companies
- PCIA --
the Wireless Infrastructure Association
- TIA --
Telecommunications Industry Association
- USTelecom --
association representing broadband service providers and
manufacturers
- UTC -- Utilities
Telecom Council, represents electric, gas, and water
utilities
- WCAI -- Wireless
Communications Association International
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