• DocumentCode
    1240926
  • Title

    The federal telecommunication standards program

  • Author

    Bodson, Dennis

  • Author_Institution
    NCS Office of Technology and Standards, Washington, DC, USA
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    1/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    56
  • Lastpage
    62
  • Abstract
    THE FEDERAL Telecommunication Standards Program was initiated in 1972 to provide for the development and coordination of Federal Telecommunication Standards for National Communications System (NCS) interoperability and computer-communications interface. This paper presents background information relating to the development of the program, its relationship with other standards organizations, and the potential impact upon Government and industry of standards developed and being developed. A summary of past and on-going standardization activities has also been included, together with commentary on future activities.
  • Keywords
    Governmental activities/factors; Standards; Crisis management; Disaster management; FCC; Government policies; National security; Standards development; Standards organizations; Telecommunication standards;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0163-6804
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MCOM.1985.1092414
  • Filename
    1092414