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Agencies and Standards
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This section of
Congress.org contains information
about recent activities, issues and actions specific to the
Telecommunications industry. |
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European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC)
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CENELEC is
the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization. It was set
up in 1973 as a non-profit-making organization under Belgian Law. |
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European Telecommunications Standards Institute
(ETSI) - A not for profit organization whose mission is
to produce the telecommunications standards that will be used for
decades to come throughout Europe and beyond. |
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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independent regulatory agency within the Department of Energy |
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- The FCC
is vigilantly monitoring the rollout of broadband access and encouraging
competition in this market. This area of their site contains a variety
of articles relating to the broadband industry. |
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE) -
A technical
professional association with over 350,000 members in 150 countries.
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RegTP - Regulierungsbehörde für Telekommunikation
und Post
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The
Regulatory Authority, which took up its work on 1 January 1998, is
tasked with promoting the development of the postal and
telecommunications markets through liberalization and deregulation.
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Powerline Research
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Homeplug Alliance is an
industry Alliance comprised of industry leaders at each level of the
value chain - from Technology to Services & Content. The Alliance
members (chiefly silicon and equipment vendors), bring necessary capabilities and a financial commitment to the
successful launch of the technology. |
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PowerlineCommunications.Net is an all-inclusive website
dedicated to providing information on the Powerline communications
industry. |
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Powerline
World is another outstanding
collection of
information on Powerline network and Powerline communications issues. |
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Manufacturers
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Orion Technology's'
patented
PowerView™ and ComGate™ bring a unique approach to PLC
requirements, by managing power utilization to the customer and
providing high speed broadband services via the electric utility
network. |
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Vendor Associations
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CEBus Industry Council's (CIC)
mission is to establish a thriving home networks industry for its
members. This means accelerating the evolution from standalone products
to interoperable network products. This means helping members to
increase their market share in the home networking industry. |
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LonMark Interoperability Association
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The LonMark
Association's mission is to enable the easy integration of multi-vendor
systems based on LonWorks networks. Today over 3,500 companies are using
LonWorks control networks to provide systems and solutions for building,
home, industrial, telecommunications, transportation and other
industries. |
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Service Providers
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The
Glasgow Electric Plant Board
is Glasgow Kentucky's city-owned utility. In addition to providing
Glasgow's
electric power, their high speed, city-wide communications network
provides superior cable television service,
DMX
premium audio service, computer networking and data for the
efficient operation of the electric system. |
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