Verizon has certified eight independent laboratories to test vendors' equipment for use in its telecommunications network. Under the new program, Verizon will accept Network Equipment Building System, or NEBS, testing reports only from these eight certified labs:
- Curtis-Straus LLC, Littleton, MA
- Intertek Testing Services, Lexington, KY
- Met Laboratories, Baltimore, MD
- National Technical Systems, Acton, MA
- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX
- Telcordia Technologies, Chester, NJ
- Underwriters Laboratories, Northbrook, IL
- Wyle Laboratories, Huntsville, AL
