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October 03, 2006
TIA, USTA back together again?
The split that angered telecom vendors may be healing again, if sources are to believed. At a press conference call scheduled for Wednesday, TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association) and the USTA (U.S. Telecom Association) are expected to announce that they will again jointly produce the Globalcomm trade show.
As yet unknown is whether or not the USTA will still produce its second "TelecomNEXT" show in March of 2007. While representatives of USTA would not comment on the scheduled call, industry sources said that a couple weeks ago, the two associations agreed to once again pool their efforts.
The inaugural TelecomNEXT show this past March had big-name keynote speeches from top telco execs, but had sparse attendance for the expo floor. This past summer's Globalcomm show had slightly lower crowds than the previous Supercomm show that was jointly produced by TIA and USTA until the groups went their separate ways in 2006.
Posted by paul at October 3, 2006 12:42 PM