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Organizational Bodies

ORGANIZATIONAL WEB SITES

Several organizations have been established to consolidate input from either the telecommunications industry and/or consumer to the regulatory bodies at the state and/or federal level.

Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions [ATIS]
California Telephone Association
 Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association
 CWTA/ACTS (Canada)
 Minnesota Telephone Association
 NECA
National Telephone Cooperative Association
 Ontario Telecommunications Association (Canada)
 OPASTCO
 Rural Iowa Independent Telephone Association [RIITA]
 United States Telephone Association
 Western Rural Telephone Association

CONSUMER WEB SITES

The following web sites provide consumer services to assist one in finding the best phone rates or provide insight into the telecommunications industry.

10-10 Phone Rates
 DLD Digest
 ICB Toll Free
 LincMad.Com
 Michigan NPA Info
 Phone Bill Man
 Ported.Com
 Telecom Digest
 Telecom Indiana
 The TEN Project



Organizational bodies can often influence regulatory agencies, but occasionally come under scrutiny themselves.

A recent CBS 60 Minutes news article about telephone billing line items featured interviews with the then-head of the USTA.

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