The following antitrust and trade regulation policies guide and govern the New York State Telecommunications Association, Inc. (NYSTA) and its directors, officers, employees, standing committees, subcommittees, ad hoc committees, and any and all other representatives of this Association.

1. From its founding it has been the policy of the New York State Telecommunications Association, Inc (NYSTA) to comply fully with the letter and spirit of any and all laws and regulations relating to the Association and its operations and activities. As a part of this long standing commitment, it is and has been the policy of the association to comply fully with the various federal and state laws and regulations governing the area of antitrust and trade regulations.

2. In view of the changing and evolving technological, legal and regulatory climate relating to NYSTA and its members, it is appropriate to reaffirm and restate our policies in the important area of antitrust and trade regulation compliance. The directors, officers, employees, standing committees, subcommittees, ad-hoc committees, special committees, and any and all other representatives of NYSTA are obligated to comply fully with any and all applicable laws and regulations relating to antitrust and trade regulation. They are hereby instructed that they are to take no action, or engage in any activity, that may or will lessen competition between or among firms in the telecommunications industry (whether or not members of NYSTA) or that may or will lessen competition among such firms' suppliers - or customers. This policy is intended to prohibit any action or activities by, or on behalf of NYSTA, that may lessen competition, such as:

a. Fixing or maintaining rates, prices, or terms and conditions of service in an unlawful manner.
b. Allocating customers or territories among competitors or potential competitors; or
c. Taking any other action that is or intended to be harmful to competition.

3. Because of the fact that the antitrust and trade regulation area is legally complex (especially in view of the pervasive regulations that have traditionally applied within the telecommunications industry) the directors, officers, employees, standing committees, sub committees, ad-hoc committees, and special committees, and any and all other representatives of NYSTA are expected and instructed to seek promptly the advice of counsel for the Association in the event that there is any question as to whether any contemplated action, activity, proposal, or other course of action may be in conflict with the applicable laws and regulations.