''Big Bang for the Buck: The Value of Communications Research''; TIA to Hold Press Conference at GLOBALCOMM(TM) 2006

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What: The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) will host
"Big Bang for the Buck: The Value of Communications Research,"
a press conference to discuss the need for federally funded
basic research in communications. This event, sponsored by
TIA's Communications Research Division (CRD), also will
examine how ICT basic research is currently funded in the
United States compared to other nations; the importance of
President Bush's American Competitiveness Initiative, which
calls for increased basic research funding for the physical
sciences and improvements in math and science education; and
promising research areas that could provide industry
innovations in the next decade if funding were prioritized.

Communications research is the principal source of fundamental
advances in the digital technologies powering vital U.S.
defense and homeland security capabilities. Yet, for fiscal
year 2007, only 0.3 percent of the $137.2 billion in total
federal research and development funding requested was
budgeted for large-scale networking research and development,
of which communications research is a part. To remedy this
troubling statistic, TIA is recommending that communications
basic research funding be prioritized so that advances in
strategic areas such as universal broadband, networking
security and architectures, interoperable mobility, homeland
security and nanotechnology can be accelerated.

Who: Matthew J. Flanigan, President, TIA; and technologists from
seven global communications giants, specifically Frank Ou, VP
of Engineering, ANDA Networks; Jake MacLeod, Principal VP and
CTO, Bechtel Telecommunications; Madhu Singh, VP - Telecom
Group, Global Consultants Inc.; Rod Alferness, Senior VP,
Research, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies; Anil Kripalani,
Senior VP, QUALCOMM; Adam Drobot, President & CTO, Advanced
Technology Services, Telcordia Technologies; and Bill Noll,
CTO and Senior VP, Engineering, Westell

When: Monday, June 5, 2006,
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (Central Time)

Where: GLOBALCOMM(TM) 2006, N427D (Level 4 in the South Building)
McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill.

RSVP: Please RSVP to Jennifer Mead, (703) 907-7723,
jmead@tiaonline.org
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About TIA

TIA is the leading trade association for the information and
communications technology (ICT) industry. As owner and producer of
GLOBALCOMM(TM), TIA represents global ICT suppliers and their service
provider and enterprise customers through its leadership in standards
development, domestic and international policy advocacy, and
facilitating member business opportunities. TIA represents the
communications sector of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA).
Visit us at http://www.tiaonline.org.

About the TIA Communications Research Division

The TIA Communications Research Division's (CRD) mission is to
ensure that the U.S. communications sector continues to be a world
leader in advanced research; provide expert advice to the government
and to TIA on the status and impact of research and technology on the
communications industry; and educate the public on the importance of
communications research as a foundation for communications products
and services. For more information about the CRD's priorities, see
http://www.tiaonline.org/policy/committees/communications.cfm.

About GLOBALCOMM(TM)

GLOBALCOMM(TM) is a trademark of the Telecommunications Industry
Association (TIA). The Next-Generation Communications Marketplace and
Summit will take place June 4-8, 2006, at McCormick Place in Chicago,
Illinois, USA, with exhibits open from Monday, June 5 through
Wednesday, June 7. Visit www.globalcomm2006.com.