About NIA

What is NIA?

The National ITFS Association is the professional association for those institutions who hold an EBS (formerly ITFS) license. The membership is comprised of representatives from K-12, post-secondary and other education-related non profit entities, many of whom have operated EBS systems for a number of years. NIA members share information with one another and the association organizes a conference each year, typically in February, to discuss issues of importance to members.

Does NIA benefit from my license?

NIA does not derive benefit from your license but it can benefit from increased participation from licensees who may not have been aware of NIA and its services. Licensees really derive more benefit from NIA because they can obtain practical information from experienced peers who have been successful users of their licenses. In addition, NIA has retained expert communications counsel to apprise members of the legal and regulatory issues that affect all licensees and to represent the association in matters before the FCC. NIA also maintains an active list serve for timely exchange of information.