Stakeholders Invited to Contact TIA Regarding Participation.
Arlington VA. (Nov. 17, 2020) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.3 Engineering Committee on Telecommunications Administration, Pathways, Spaces, Bonding and Grounding (569) has issued a call for interest for document ANSI/TIA-607-D-1 initially titled “Generic Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) for Customer Premises Addendum 1: Harmonization with ANSI/TIA-222”. TR-42.3 is developing guidelines in the area defined by the following scope: “This addendum to ANSI/TIA-607-D, Generic Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) for Customer Premises, is to capture changes that will harmonize information, including but not limited to Annex D, Towers and Antennas, with ANSI/TIA-222, Structural Standard for Antenna Supporting Structures, Antennas and Small Wind Turbine Support Structures when appropriate.”
The stakeholders may include, but are not limited to: Cabling system designers, installers, consultants, architects, MEP firms, manufacturers, cabling systems owners, facilities management organizations, contractors, end users, anyone designing or installing antennas.
TIA is actively seeking participation in these projects from the user and general interest communities.
For more information about TR-42 and how to participate in standards development with TIA, contact Cheryl Thibideau at standards-process@tiaonline.org.
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