Telecommunications Industry Association TR41.09-05-006 Project Number Document Title ACTA Report to SDO TR41.9 – Savannah John Bipes, ACTA OIP-Primary and ACTA SDO Representative to TR41.9 Source Contact Distribution Intended Purpose of Document (Select one) John Bipes, ACTA OIP-Primary MOBILE ENGINEERING 906 Adams St. Mankato, MN 56001 U.S.A. Phone: 507-345-7169 Fax: 507-345-8626 Email: mobeng@hickorytech.net TR-41.9 For Information The document to which this cover statement is attached is submitted to a Formulating Group or sub-element thereof of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.4.1–6.4.6 inclusive of the TIA Engineering Manual dated March 2005, all of which provisions are hereby incorporated by reference. Abstract ACTA activities since the last meeting of TR41.9 – ACTA Representative to SDO. Report on ACTA’s 11th December, 2008 Virtual meeting and accompanying and subsequent ACTA activities. v1.0 – 20050426 Telecommunications Industry Association TR41.9.09-05-006 Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments PN 09-01 PUBLIC NOTICE ACTA Announces Dates for 2009 ACTA General Meetings January 5, 2009 Washington, D.C. – The Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments (ACTA) herein issues notice of 2009 ACTA General Meeting dates. The ACTA establishes its meeting schedule based upon need but in no event meets less than four times per year. The meeting schedule for 2009 is posted at http://www.part68.org. The 2009 General Meeting dates are: th Thursday March 5 , Face-to-Face Meeting th Thursday June 4 , Virtual Meeting th Thursday September 10 , rd Thursday December 3 , Face-to-Face Meeting Virtual Meeting General Meetings of the ACTA are open to the public. Contributions to meetings may be made by any person or organization by the procedure described in the ACTA Operating Principles and Procedures. Contributions should be submitted on the Contribution Template available on the ACTA Web site and transmitted via email to the ACTA Secretariat at acta@atis.org. Unless otherwise announced, face to face meetings will take place at the offices of the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) and will simultaneously be hosted by virtual meeting. Those wishing to attend meetings in person are asked to RSVP to the ACTA Secretariat prior to the meeting date. Information for attending virtual meetings will be announced prior to each meeting date by the ACTA email exploder lists. At the Recent Meeting: 11th December, 2008 (Virtual Meeting) meeting of the ACTA: Meeting Report Summary v1.0 – 20050426 Telecommunications Industry Association TR41.9.09-05-006 The following ACTA Industry Segment Representatives and general public were present, either in person or on the telephone. Name Jim Haynes Ken Biholar John Bipes Company/Organization Uniden Alcatel Lucent Mobile Engineering Milton Bush The M Companies Trone Bishop James Salinas Sharon Hoffman Scott Lambert Christopher Brearley Jean-Paul Emard Ed Mikoski Paul Anderson Verizon AT&T Timco Engineering, INC Intertek Testing Laboratories Curtis-Strauss, LLC ATIS TIA ATIS Mark Cassarino Meisha Goodhue ATIS ATIS Scott Roleson James Reed Randy Ivans Amy Oke Efrain Guevara Jennifer Warnell Steve Whitesell HP San Diego MET Laboratories Underwriter Labs Industry Canada Industry Canada MET Laboratories VTech Communications Representing ACTA Chair Manufacturer Segment Other Interested Party Segment Other Interested Party Segment Service Provider Segment Service Provider Segment Testing Labs Segment Testing Labs Segment Testing Labs Segment (alt) ATIS Liaison to ACTA TIA Liaison to ACTA ACTA Secretariat Administrator ACTA Database Manager ACTA Administrative Assistant Public Public Public Public Public Public Public Secretariat Update Web site updates Part68.org was reviewed and updates were made to remove dead links and outdated information. ACTA-08-026 Unavailability of modem User Manual statements ACTA Secretariat’s Jean-Paul Emard, ATIS, who noted that ACTA-08-026 Unavailability of modem user manual statements is a dissemination of a phone call received from Brian Slowik, the contents of which was submitted in writing in order to review his technical input as a Council. It was suggested that a review of ACTA documents be performed in order to clarify modem user manual statement compliance concerns. v1.0 – 20050426 Telecommunications Industry Association TR41.9.09-05-006 Trone Bishop is reviewing ACTA documents in order to update document references and clarify compliance concerns expressed in ACTA-08-025. The ACTA Secretariat will notify Mr. Slowik that ACTA has undertaken a review of documents in order to explore possible remedies to these concerns. FCC Enforcement Issues (Complaints to the ACTA) The ACTA Secretariat generated a template to be submitted with complaints of noncompliant TE which have, of late, been coming to the ACTA. While the ACTA has not invited such complaints and does not wish to (nor is the ACTA created or commissioned to) facilitate complaints or requests for FCC enforcement other than those which originate with the ACTA itself and have been encouraged by the Commission, those outside complaints which have come the way of the ACTA have been forwarded to the Commission. The ACTA Secretariat has, in the past, forwarded complaints submitted to the ACTA (ACTA-08-010) to the FCC under the draft cover letter. Information has been included on the opening page of the ACTA Website that the ACTA does not handle enforcement, that the FCC solely receives complaints of noncompliant TE, and that requests for enforcement should be directed by the complainant to the Commission. That the ACTA Web page provides a direct clickable link to http://www.fcc.gov/eb/. ACTA Sponsorship The ACTA decided to select ATIS and TIA as joint sponsors for the ACTA from February 2009 – February 2013…for the next 4 years. Work on the Connector Attestation Project The WG headed by Trone Bishop shared the draft Connector Attestation ACTA-08-023 – the product of the WG efforts in October and November, 2008. The draft is being reviewed by ACTA Secretariat’s legal counsel and – with their inputs and depending on discussions and ACTA consensus – will be considered at the 5th March, 2009 meeting of the ACTA for formal adoption. v1.0 – 20050426 Telecommunications Industry Association TR41.9.09-05-006 Meanwhile, the Connector Attestation Ad Hoc group is compiling a list of connector manufacturers for distribution of notification, and will; continue to develop a process for the filing of connector attestations while the draft is under Legal review when and if the proposed connector attestation requirements are approved. Updates to the Submission Guidelines and Procedures Rev 3.1 ACTA-08-024 was accepted which resulted in administrative updates made to the Submission Guidelines and Procedures Rev 3.1. TTE Submission Form Version 1.07 (Revised December 2008) Updates to the AOF Filing System It was noted that updates are being made to the AOF Filing System were completed. Guidelines & Procedures Rev. 3.2 (Revised December 2008) Several features were added to guide new filers moving through the system, and the educational aspect is built in. A Public Notice may be made at the time the changes to the system are made live. ACTA Educational Seminar The Ad Hoc group which volunteered to plan an ACTA educational seminar in mid-2009 is being activated for teleconferenced discussions. Volunteers include ACTA members Jimmy Salinas, Trone Bishop and John Bipes; the ACTA Secretariat’s Jean-Paul Emard, Mark Cassarino, Paul Anderson, Secretariat Administrator, and Meisha Goodhue, and TIA’s Ed Mikoski. v1.0 – 20050426 Telecommunications Industry Association TR41.9.09-05-006 ACTA Leadership: Chair Jim Haynes, (formerly of Uniden) Tel: 843-374-3852 Email: (A) Service Provider Segment (“SP”) – four voting members (1 primary + alternate vacant) Primary: Trone Bishop, Verizon Tel: 301-236-3754 Email: trone.t.bishop.jr@verizon.com Primary: Jimmy Salinas, AT&T Tel: 713-567-8095 Email: js5906@att.com Primary: Amar Ray, Embarq Tel: 913-339-5197 Email: amar.ray@embarq.com Primary: Tel: Email: Alternate: Vacant (B) Manufacturer Segment (“MS”) – four voting members (3 primary + alternate vacant) Primary: Ken Biholar, Alcatel-Lucent Tel: 972-477-9148 E-mail: ken.biholar@alcatel-lucent.com Primary: Vacant Tel: Email: Primary: Vacant Tel: Email: Primary: Vacant Tel: Email: Alternate: Vacant v1.0 – 20050426 Telecommunications Industry Association TR41.9.09-05-006 (C) Testing Laboratories Segment (“LAB”) – two voting members (full) Primary: Mr. Scott Lambert, Intertek Testing Services NA Inc. Tel: Email: scott.lambert@intertek.com Primary: Sharon Hoffman, Timco Engineering, INC. Tel: 352-472-5500 Email: shoffman@timcoengr.com Alternate: Christopher Brearley, Curtis-Straus, LLC Tel: Email: christopher.brearley@us.bureauveritas.com (D) Other Interested Parties Segment (e.g., consumer groups and associations representing individuals with disabilities) (“OIP”) – two voting members (alternate vacant). Primary: Mr. Milton Bush, The M Companies Tel: 703-533-9539 Email: themcos@aol.com Primary: Mr. John Bipes, Mobile Engineering Tel: 507-345-7169 Email: mobeng@hickorytech.net Alternate: Vacant ACTA Secretariat Administrator: Paul Anderson panderson@atis.org 202-662-8654 ACTA Manager for Database Maintenance and Support: Mark Cassarino Mark Cassarino <mcassarino@atis.org> ACTA Online Filing Administrator: Meisha Goodhue mgoodhue@atis.org 202-434-8859 ATIS Liaison to the ACTA: Jean-Paul Emard JPEmard@atis.org 202-434-8824 The next General Meeting for the ACTA is: Thursday, 5th March, 2009, 10AM – 4PM EST: Face-to-Face Meeting. We encourage any/all to participate in person if possible at the ATIS v1.0 – 20050426 Telecommunications Industry Association Conference Room, 12th & G Sts., Washington, D.C.; or via teleconference and Web-based video-conference. v1.0 – 20050426 TR41.9.09-05-006