specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
provider: TM Forum
providerId: tm-forum
publisherName: TM Forum
serviceCategory: Industry Standards Body
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Telco
  - Telecommunications
  - Open APIs
  - Standards
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: 'TM Forum is a not-for-profit industry association whose direct customer billing surface
  is association membership rather than API consumption. There is no FOCUS-aligned per-request meter at
  the TM Forum level; FinOps for "TMF APIs" applies to the operator that implements them.'
sources:
  - https://www.tmforum.org/
notes: TM Forum membership pricing not retrievable (403). FOCUS columns and meters here describe membership
  billing only; per-request meters belong to the implementing CSP or vendor.
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Membership
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Adjustment
    - Refund
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: TM Forum Membership
  ServiceCategory: Industry Standards Body
  ProviderName: TM Forum
  PublisherName: TM Forum
  InvoiceIssuerName: TM Forum
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
  - name: tm_forum_membership_year
    description: One year of TM Forum association membership at the contracted tier.
    unit: year
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - tier
      - organization
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Track the TM Forum membership invoice as a fixed annual line; for downstream API costs,
      visibility is the responsibility of the implementer that runs the TMF API.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate the membership fee to the central architecture/standards function that uses
      the conformance program; do not attempt to per-call attribute it.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Review the membership tier annually against actual use of conformance, working groups,
      and event credits.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Designate the standards/architecture lead as the membership owner.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com