• U.S-India Business Council Wants Clarity on PMA 'Gearmakers' Contracts
  April 22, 2013
  The U.S. trade bodies demand to know that if the preferential market access (PMA) provided to domestic telecom ‘kit manufacturers’ will only be applicable to government contracts or will also include private [...]
  [Posted in Media Coverage]

• APEC Calls for Conclusion of ITA Expansion Talks by mid-2013
  April 21, 2013
  Trade ministers from APEC’s 21 economies descended on the sprawling city of Surabaya in East Java this weekend in their annual discussions to promote trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region.  Though [...]
  [Posted in ITI Blog]

• Bipartisan House Members Urge President Obama to Get ITA Expansion Done This Year
  April 19, 2013
  It’s another good day for the global campaign to expand the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) and the accompanying prospects for fostering growth, innovation, and jobs.  This afternoon, U.S. Reps. [...]
  [Posted in ITI Blog]

• India to defend PMA extension to local telecom gear companies
  April 15, 2013
  India will cite the examples of US, Australia and Taiwan to ward off criticism against its new policy that gives preferential market access (PMA) to domestic telecom gear makers for government contracts. [...]
  [Posted in Media Coverage]

• Japan as TPP Game-Changer
  April 12, 2013
  Less than a month removed from the announcement by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that his nation would seek a seat at the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiating table, the Obama Administration [...]
  [Posted in ITI Blog]