TIA Lauds New EPA Telephony Product Rule Exemption

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is pleased with the EPA’s finding that its ENERGY STAR® Telephony “No-Load” rules do not apply to telephony products such as cordless telephones, answering machines, and combination cordless phones and answering machines.

In September, TIA called upon the EPA to ensure that an external power supply (EPS), used in conjunction with ENERGY STAR® qualified telephony products, would not be required to meet ENERGY STAR® energy consumption requirements of 0.3 or 0.5 watts when in standby or “No-Load” mode requirements.

TIA noted that the new EPA requirements did not take into account the fact that cordless telephones, answering systems, and combination units are never in standby/No-Load mode and were thus inapplicable.

“In embracing our position, the EPA has eliminated regulations that are inapplicable to and irrelevant for cordless phones, answering machines, and combination cordless phones and answering machines,” said Danielle Coffey, TIA vice president of Government Affairs. “Our members’ efforts to employ environmentally sound practices will be enhanced by eliminating regulations that would not, in application to many of their products, be of benefit. As we hoped, the EPA has understood this concern and risen to the occasion.”

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