TIA Engineering Standards and Publications are designed to serve the public interest through eliminating
misunderstandings between manufacturers and purchasers, facilitating interchangeability and
improvement of products, and assisting the purchaser in selecting and obtaining with minimum delay the
proper product for their particular need. The existence of such Publications shall not in any respect
preclude any member or non-member of TIA from manufacturing or selling products not conforming to
such Publications. Neither shall the existence of such Documents preclude their voluntary use by non-
TIA members, either domestically or internationally.