Another issue of concern regarding the Verizon ITL program would be the conflict it creates with ISO 17025. Here is a direct quote from ANSI/ISO/IEC 17025:1999E that I have.
Page 2, Section 4.1.4 NOTE 2 If the laboratory wishes to be recognized as a third-party laboratory, it should be able to demonstrate that it is impartial and that it and its personnel are free from any undue commercial, financial an other pressures which might influence their technical judgement. The third-party testing or calibration laboratory should not engage in any activities that may endanger the trust in its independence of judgement and integrity in relation to its testing or calibration activities. I do not know for sure, but some RBOC's may view the Verizon ITL program as a violation of ISO 17025, the same accreditation that Verizon states a lab must maintain. Don Bennett Director of Telecom Compliance Garwood Laboratories 7829 Industry Ave. Pico Rivera, CA 90660 Ph: 562-949-2727 Fax: 562-949-8757 www.garwoodtestlabs.com
