Press Releases Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

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• Statement on Ultrawideband Test Results by Assistant Secretary Rohde. (January 18,2001)
• DoC Press Release:COMMERCE SECRETARY MINETA RELEASES REPORT FINDING GAINS IN MINORITY BROADCAST OWNERSHIP.
• DoC Press Release: COMMERCE SECRETARY MINETA ANNOUNCES NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS CENTER (ISAC). (January 16, 2001)
• NTIA TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON THIRD GENERATION WIRELESS SERVICES. (January 11, 2001)
• COMMERCE DEPARTMENT TO RELEASE REPORT ON MINORITY OWNERSHIP OF COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATIONS. (January 10, 2001)
• NTIA ANNOUNCES $42.5 MILLION IN FY 2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS GRANTS. (January 11, 2001)
• ASSISTANT SECRETARY ROHDE COMMENDS FCC ON RULEMAKING, STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF 3G INFORMATION.

  FCC's press release (January 4, 2001)

• Assistant Secretary Rohde Issues Statement on NTIA FY 2001 Budget. (December 22, 2000)
• Assistant Commerce Secretary Rohde to host second Government-Industry Outreach Meeting (Workshop for Technical Discussions). (November 29, 2000)
• COMMERCE DEPARTMENT CREATES ELECTRONIC DISCUSSION FORUM FOR THIRD GENERATION WIRELESS ISSUES. (November 22, 2000)
• JOINT NTIA/DOD VENTURE FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN CORRIDOR. (November 15, 2000)
• COMMERCE DEPARTMENT RELEASES INTERIM REPORT ON THIRD GENERATION WIRELESS DEPLOYMENT. (November 15, 2000)
• ASSISTANT SECRETARY ROHDE HOSTS DEMONSTRATION OF INTERNET-BASED WARNING SYSTEM. (November 1, 2000)
• Media Advisory: Commerce Assistant Secretary Rohde to host demonstration of Internet-based warning system. (October 30, 2000)
• Media Advisory: NTIA to hold public meeting on third generation wireless systems deployment. (October 27, 2000)
• Media Advisory: Assistant Commerce Secretary Gregory L. Rohde will make opening remarks at NTIA's annual conference, Networks for People, on Oct. 30. (October 27, 2000)
• ASSISTANT SECRETARY ROHDE WELCOMES CHILD ONLINE PRIVACY ACT (COPA) COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
  Joint Statement of Government Representatives to the COPA Commission. (October 20, 2000)
• COMMERCE SECRETARY MINETA RELEASES REPORT FINDING PROGRESS ON DIGITAL INCLUSION. (October 16, 2000)
• Statements by Assistant Secretary Greg Rohde and other participants in today's conference call on 3G policy. (October 13, 2000)
• COMMERCE SECRETARY MINETA RELEASES REPORT SAYING MAJORITY OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES ARE WIRED, BUT MOST STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE READY ACCESS TO THE INTERNET. (October 12, 2000)
• Media Advisory: Commerce Secretary Mineta to release report on Internet connectivity of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. (October 11, 2000)
• U.S. DELEGATION OBJECTS TO ITU ASSEMBLY ACTION ON INTERNATIONAL INTERNET PRICING. (October 6, 2000)

• COMMERCE DEPT. AWARDS $25.8 MILLION IN PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES PROGRAM (PTFP) GRANTS FOR FY 2000. (October 2, 2000)
• Commerce Secretary Mineta Announces $13.9 Million in Matching Fund Awards to Non-Profits for Innovative Uses of Advanced Technologies. (September 28, 2000)
• Media Advisory: Commerce Secretary Norman Y. Mineta will release the names of the FY 2000 winners of Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) grants on Thurs., Sept. 28. (September 26, 2000)
• Media Advisory: Agenda for September 19 Online Privacy Technologies Workshop. (September 14, 2000)
• Secretary of Commerce releases report on NTIA's Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) and begins Digital Inclusion tour with visit to Philadelphia September 7. (September 5, 2000)
• Media Advisory: NTIA requests comments on a draft statement of work which is expected to be incorporated in a request for proposals for management and administration of the .us domain space. (August 17, 2000)

• Media Advisory: Gregory L. Rohde, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), will be available to the press on Thursday, August 10, to discuss NTIA's proposed measurement plan to assess the potential of interference issues from ultrawideband systems to the Global Positioning System (GPS). (August 9, 2000)
• U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE LAUNCHES MINORITY MEDIA OWNERSHIP SURVEY. (August 8, 2000)
• Media Advisory: The Wireless Innovations in Communications Initiative (WICI) Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 8. (August 3, 2000)
• Media Advisory: The Wireless Innovations in Communications Initiative (WICI) Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, July 25, 2000. (July 18, 2000)

• ASSISTANT COMMERCE SECRETARY ROHDE OPENS MINORITY MEDIA OWNERSHIP ROUNDTABLE, July 18, 2000.

• ASSISTANT COMMERCE SECRETARY ROHDE OPENS ALL HAZARDS ROUNDTABLE, July 17, 2000.

• July 18th Minority Media Ownership Roundtable location changed, July 14, 2000.
• Assistant Secretary Rohde response to the July 14 FCC order on ultra-wideband waiver, July 14, 2000.
• WICI Meeting, Tuesday, July 11, 2000 (posted June 30, 2000).
• ASSISTANT SECRETARY ROHDE ANNOUNCES TESTING PROGRAM FOR ULTRA WIDE BAND TECHNOLOGIES, June 29, 2000.
• ASSISTANT SECRETARY ROHDE TO HOST ROUNDTABLE AND DEMONSTRATIONS ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR EMERGENCY WARNINGS, June 29, 2000.

• ASSISTANT COMMERCE SECRETARY ROHDE TO HOST ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON MINORITY MEDIA OWNERSHIP, June 28, 2000.

• COMMERCE SECRETARY DALEY ANNOUNCES CONTRACT AWARD FOR STUDY ON VIABILITY OF COMMUNITY NETWORKS, June 22, 2000.
• COMMERCE SECRETARY DALEY ANNOUNCES CONTRACT TO STUDY IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES ON NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, June 14, 2000.
• Department of Commerce Grantee Only U.S. Winner of Stockholm Challenge Award, June 7, 2000.

• INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE PRODUCES BENEFITS FOR CONSUMERS, June 2, 2000.
• NTIA REVISITS FEDERAL RADAR SPECTRUM REQUIREMENTS, May 19, 2000.
• Media Advisory: Leaders of the U.S. delegation to the World Radiocommunication Conference, which convened in Istanbul, Turkey on May 8, will brief reporters on May 15 via telephone from Istanbul on progress being made at the conference, May 11, 2000.

• INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS TO DECIDE KEY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS ISSUES, May 9, 2000.

• COMMERCE SECRETARY DALEY EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS ON FCC ROLE IN MERGER REVIEW, May 4, 2000.

• COMMERCE SECRETARY DALEY ANNOUNCES CONTRACT TO SURVEY COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS, May 4, 2000.

• PRESIDENT CLINTON RELEASES REPORT SAYING RURAL AMERICANS LAG BEHIND THOSE IN URBAN AREAS IN ACCESS TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES, April 26, 2000.

• NTIA Administrator Gregory L. Rohde Participates in New York "Digital Divide" Forum With Congressional Black Caucus Members and Business Leaders, April 18, 2000.

• Media Advisory: NTIA will hold an organizational meeting for industry representatives interested in the Wireless Innovations in Communications Inititiative (WICI), April 12, 2000.

• COMMERCE DEPARTMENT GETS 662 GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR PROJECTS AIMED AT CLOSING DIGITAL DIVIDE, April 6, 2000.
• ASSISTANT COMMERCE SECRETARY ROHDE ANNOUNCES 18TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT SEMINAR, March 17, 2000.

• Assistant Secretary Rohde names new staff at NTIA March 6, 2000.

• ASSISTANT COMMERCE SECRETARY ROHDE ANNOUNCES INITIATIVE AIMED AT PROMOTING INNOVATION IN COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, February 29, 2000.

• ASSISTANT COMMERCE SECRETARY ROHDE ANNOUNCES NEW SENIOR STAFF APPOINTMENTS AT NTIA, February 29, 2000.

• COMMERCE SECRETARY DALEY ANNOUNCES CONTRACT FOR STUDY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-BASED PROJECTS IN HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS, February 28, 2000.

• "The 2000 Agenda for NTIA - Promoting Universal Service, Competition and Innovation," speech to the Federal Communications Bar Association, February 17, 2000.

• "From POTS to PANs With Universal Service," speech to the National Telephone Cooperative Association's 2000 Annual Meeting & Expo, February 16, 2000.

• ASSISTANT COMMERCE SECRETARY ROHDE TO HOST PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON RURAL AND SMALL MARKET ACCESS TO LOCAL TV BROADCAST SIGNALS. (2/14/00)

• NAB State Leadership Conference Speech. (2/14/00)

• PROPOSED CHANGES IN FCC ACCESS CHARGE STRUCTURE MUST PRODUCE CLEAR CONSUMER BENEFITS, COMMERCE OFFICIAL TELLS COMMISSION. (02-08-2000)

• NTIA BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS AGENCY EFFORTS TO HELP CLOSE DIGITAL DIVIDE. (02-07-2000)

• MEDIA ADVISORY: Briefing on NTIA Budget Set for Feb. 7. (02-04-00)

• Press Release: Assistant Commerce Secretary Rohde Announces NTIA Inquiry For Local-Into-Local Technology. (01-24-00)

• Media Advisory: Assistant Secretary Rohde will hold a briefing for interested parties on the priorities, goals and process involved in the Commerce Department's Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) (formally known as TIIAP), Wednesday, January 19 at 2:30pm. (01-19-00)

• $12.5 million will be awarded in a new round of grants by NTIA's Technology Opportunities Program (TOP). (01-05-00)

NTIA Press Releases 1997-1999