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Appendix A
Reference Materials
This appendix provides a list of available reference sources related to
telecommunications infrastucture and the technology of specific media.

Most of the specialized specifications and guidelines referred to in various

portions of this document can be obtained from or through the following
organizations:

ACUTA Association of College and University Telecommunications

Administrators
152 W. Zandale
Suite 200
Lexington, KY 40503
(859) 278-3338
Website: : www.acuta.org

ATIS Alliance for Telecomunications Industry Solutions (ATIS)

1200 G Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 628-6380
Website: www.atis.org

ANSI American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

1819 L Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 293-8020
Website: www.ansi.org

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

c/o ASTM Intenational
100 Barr Harbor Drive
P.O. Box C700
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
Customer Service (610) 832-9585
Email: service@astm.org

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Bellcore See Telcordia Technologies

BICSI BICSI (Originally: Building Industry Consulting Services

International)
8610 Hidden River Parkway
Tampa, FL 33637-1000
(813) 979-1991
Website: www.bicsi.org

CSI Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)

99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 689-2900 or (703) 684-0300
Website: www.csinet.org

EIA/TIA Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)

2500 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201-3834
(703) 907-7500
Website: www.eia.org

Telecommunications Industries Association (TIA)

2500 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3834
(703) 907-7700
Website: www.tiaonline.org

FCC Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

445 12th Street SW
Washington, DC 20554
(888) 225-5322
Website: www.fcc.gov

ICEA Insulated Cable Engineers Association (ICEA)

P.O. Box 1568
Carrollton, GA 30112
(770) 830-0369
Website: www.icea.net

IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)

IEEE Operations Center
445 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854-4141
(732) 981-0060
Website: www.ieee.org

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NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

1300 North 17th Street, Suite 1752
Rosslyn, VA 22209
(703) 841-3200
Website: www.nema.org

NFPA National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169-7471
(617) 770-3000
Website: www.nfpa.org

NRECA National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)

4301 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22203-1860
(703) 907-5500
Website: www.nreca.com

Telcordia Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore)

Technologies One Telcordia Drive
Piscataway, NJ 08854-4182
or (732) 699-2000 or (800) 521-2673
Website: www.telcordia.com

UL Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL)

333 Pfingsten Road
Northbrook, IL 60062-2096
(847) 272-8800
Website: www.ul.com

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