AST Technology Labs is actively involved with the telephony industry as a member of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and is involved in committee TR41, User Premises Telecommunications Requirements.

• Vice-Chairman TIA-TR-41.3 (Telephones) Subcommittee (2007 - Present): Bress
• Chairman TIA-TR-41.3 (Telephones) Subcommittee (2000 - 2007): Bress
• Chairman TIA-TR-41.3.2: Automatic Stutter Dialtone Detection (TIA-855): Bress
• Chairman TIA-TR-41.3.9: Telephone Magnetic Noise (TIA-1083): Bress
• Chairman and Editor TIA-TR-41.3.5,6,7,8 Telephone Electro-acoustics (TIA-470-C): McKinnon
• Chairman and Editor TIA-TR-41.3: Analog Terminal Adaptor (TIA-1063): Bress
• Chairman and Editor TIA-TR-41.7.4: Environmental (TIA-571-B): McKinnon
• Chairman and Editor TIA-TR-41.7.3: Radio Frequency Interference (TIA-631-A): McKinnon
• Major contributor to TIA-TR-41.3.1: Caller-ID (TIA-777-A): Bress / McKinnon
• Editor TIA-TR-41.3.12: Telephone Answering Machine (TIA-470.330-C): Bress
• Editor TIA-TR-41.3.10: Speakerphone Telephone (TIA-470.120-C): Bress, McKinnon
• Editor TIA-TR-41.3.9: Cordless Features (TIA-470.320-C): Bress
• Editor TIA-TR-41.3.9: Cordless Telephone Range Measurement Procedures (TIA-470.310-C): Bress
• Editor TIA-TR-41.3.9: Cordless Telephone Range Measurement Procedures (TIA-470.310-D): McKinnon
• Editor TIA-TR-41.3.9: Telephone Magnetic Noise (TIA-1083-A): McKinnon
• Editor TIA-TR-41.3.3 VoIP Telephone Acoustics (TIA-920-A): McKinnon