Board Of Examination And Licensing Of Telecommunications

BOARD OF EXAMINATION AND LICENSING OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS. TECHNICIANS. AND INSTALLERS 1511 PONTIAC AVENUE – BUILDING 70 CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND 02920

Suggested Listing of Study References

This listing is provided as a suggested resource for an individual that may wish to study the areas of telecommunications that are covered on the license examination. It is not an endorsement of any particular information source nor is it intended to be a complete listing of all available sources.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM LIMITED INSTALLER:

1. Rhode Island State Building Code. particular attention to 2. National electrical code. Particular attention to chapters 1 to 4, and 8 3. ANSIEIA TIA 568-1991. Commercial Building Telecommunications Wiring Standard 4. ANSIEIA TIA 569-1991. Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces 5. ANSIEIA TIA. 570-1991. Residential and Light Commercial Telecommunications Wiring Standard.

TELECOMMUNCATIONS SYSTEM TECHNICIAN:

1. Rhode Island State Building Code. (particular attention to Article 27). Rhode Island State Building. 1 Capitol Hill. Providence, RI.

2. National Electrical Code. (particular attention Chapters 1 to 4 and 8). National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). 1900 Batterymarch Park. Quincy, MA (1- 800-344-3555) 3. ANSIEIA TIA 568-1991. Commercial Building Telecommunications Wiring Standard* 4. ANSIEIA TIA 569-1991. Commercial Building Standard for Tele – Communications Pathways and Spaces. 5. ANSIEIA TIA 570-1991. Residential and Light Commercial Tele – Communications Wiring Standard* 6. Newton. Harry. Newton’s Telecom Dicitionary..New York. Telecom Inc.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM CONTRACTOR:

1. Rhode Island State Building Code particular attention to Article 27. 2. National Electrical Code. Particular Chapters 1-4 and 8 3. ANSIEIA TIA 568-1991. Commercial Building Telecommunications Wiring Standard. 4. ANSIEIA TAI 569-1991. Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces 5. ANSIEIA TIA 570-1991. Residential and Light Commercial Telecommunications wiring Standard. 6. Newton.Harry.Newton’s Telecom Dictionary.New York Telecom Library Inc. 7. Robert William J and Corley.Robert N. Dilavou and Howard’s Principles of Business Law (8th Edition). Prentice-Hall 1967 8. Rhode Island Small Business Handbook. Princeton MA. Princeton Publishing. 1993 ( need a book on basic business accounting )

1. PC Magazine Guide to Connectivity. (2nd Ed.) Emeryville. C.A. Zirr Davis Press. 2. Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual.Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI). 10500 University Center Dr. Suite 100 Tampa. FL

TELEPHONY:

1. Talley.David.Basic Telephone Switching Systems. Hayden Bood Company 1979 2. Bellcore Technical References. Particularly TR 506. Iss 3. Sept. 1991 3. Bellamy.John C. Digital Telephony. John Wiley & Sons. 1982 4. Carlson.A.Bruce.Communications Systems (2ndEd.) McGraw-Hill. 1975 5. Freeman.Roger 1. Telecommunications Transmission Handbood 2nd Ed.John Wiley & Sons. 1981

1. Runstein.Robert.Recording Techniques 2. Ohmslaw 3. Basic Electronic

1. Reference Data for Radio Engineers. Howard W Sams & Co. particular attention To particular attention to frequency data units.constants and conversions.broadcasting and recording 2. Part 76.FCC Rules and Regulations. Federal Communications Commission. 3. Freeman.Roger L. Telecommunications Transmission Handbook (2nd Ed.John Wiley & Sons. 1981

** These publications are available through the following Electronic Industries Association. Telecommunications Industry Association American National Standards Institute. 143 0 New York. NY 10018 Global Engineering Documents. 15 Inverness W Englewood. CO 80112

Telecommunications Industries Association (TIA) 2500 Wilson Blvd, Suite 300 Arlington, VA 22201 USA (703) 907-7700

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 430 Broadway New York, NY 10018 USA (212) 642-4900

Electronic Industries Association (EIA) 2500 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA 22201-3834 USA (703)907-7500

BICSI 10500 University Center Drive, Suite 100 Tampa, FL 33612-6415 813/979-1991 800-242-7405