Press Releases 2007

Press Release: Commerce’s NTIA Announces More Than 100 Retailers Certified to Participate in TV Converter Box Coupon Program for Digital Television Transition: The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today that seven of the largest consumer electronics retailers -- Best Buy, Circuit City, Kmart, RadioShack, Sam's Club, Sears, Target, Wal-Mart -- have been certified to participate in the TV Converter Box Coupon Program along with more than 100 other retailers, representing more than 14,000 stores throughout the nation, and additional Program details. 
• Press Release (Printable version - Acrobat PDF 40 Kb)
• NTIA Certified Retailers, Certified Converter Boxes, and Sample Coupon Application Form (Acrobat PDF 2,467 Kb)
• Consumer Education Plan (Acrobat PDF 408 Kb)
• Consumer Testing Results (Acrobat PDF 1,274 Kb)
Posted 12-11-2007

Public Notice: Third Meeting Of Joint Advisory Committee On Communications Capabilities Of Emergency Medical And Public Health Care Facilities Scheduled For December 18, 2007: At its third meeting, the Joint Committee’s informal working groups will report on their progress. The Joint Committee may also receive presentations from invited representatives of organizations that address health care communications issues. (Acrobat PDF 25 Kb)
Posted 12-07-2007

Press Release: Departments of Commerce and State Release Joint Statement on the Second Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum: Joint Statement by Assistant Secretary John M. R. Kneuer and Ambassador David A. Gross on the Second Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 12-15, 2007
Posted 11-08-2007

Press Release: NTIA Renews Neustar Contract to Manage .us Internet Domain Name: NTIA today announced the renewal of a contract to Neustar to manage the .us domain space. NTIA just completed a three-month long competitive procurement process.
Posted 10-19-2007

Press Release: Secretary Gutierrez Praises NAB's $697 Million Commitment: U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez praised the National Association of Broadcasters' (NAB's) $697 million consumer education campaign to promote the digital television transition.
Posted 10-15-2007

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Announces Technology Council: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez today announced the creation of the Department of Commerce Technology Council, a department-wide council led by the Office of the Secretary to coordinate technology policy and provide a forum for information-sharing, analysis and deliberation of technology policy issues that cut across the diverse range of agencies within the Commerce Department
Posted 09-28-2007

ICANN Contract Term Extended: NTIA exercised the option to extend the term of the IANA Functions contract with ICANN for Option Year One covering the 1-year period of October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008.
Posted 09-27-2007

Press Release: Commerce’s NTIA Meeting and Expo Showcases Consumer Education Efforts for Digital TV Transition and Converter Box Coupon Program: Public, Private Education Efforts Pave the Way for Successful Transition 
• Press Release (Print version - Acrobat PDF 36 Kb)
• Complete Program and Exhibitor List (Acrobat PDF 280 Kb)
Posted 09-25-2007

Congressional Testimony: NTIA Testifies on Digital Television Transition and its Impact On Older Americans: On September 19, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information John M. R. Kneuer testified before the Special Committee on Aging of the United States Senate on the digital television transition and its impact on older Americans.
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Posted 09-19-2007

Press Release: Commerce’s NTIA Announces Agenda for Digital Television Public Meeting and Expo, Sept. 25: Full-Power TV Stations to Cease Analog Broadcasts, Switch to Digital after Feb. 17, 2009
• Press Release in English
• Comunicado de prensa en español
• DTV Meeting and Expo Agenda and Exhibiter List (Acrobat PDF 169 Kb)
Posted 09-10-2007

Press Release: Secretary Gutierrez Applauds NCTA's $200 Million Digital Television Education Campaign: U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez applauds the National Cable & Telecommunications Association's $200 million English and Spanish consumer education campaign to promote the transition to digital television on February 17, 2009.
Posted 09-07-2007

Press Release: Commerce Department’s NTIA Awards IBM Contract For Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program Services: NTIA today awarded IBM a contract to provide services for the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program, which is designed to help all Americans receive free, over-the-air television when full-power television stations cease analog broadcasting after February 17, 2009.
Posted 08-15-2007

Media Advisory: NTIA to Hold Second Public Meeting on DTV Coupon Program: On Tuesday, September 25 at 9 a.m., NTIA will hold a Public Meeting, Expo and Networking Event in the Commerce Department auditorium and lobby.
Posted 08-07-2007

Secretaries Gutierrez and Chertoff to Announce Nearly $1 Billion in Grants for First Responder Communications: On Wednesday, July 18, 2007, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez and U.S. Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff will announce the $968 million Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) Grants to help state and local first responders improve public safety communications during a natural or man-made disaster for All 50 States, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Territories.
• Press Advisory [ -- HTML -- Acrobat PDF (111 Kb) -- ]
• Press Release and State Allocations (Acrobat PDF 59 Kb)
• Remarks of U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez
• Federal Funding Opportunity Announcement (Acrobat PDF 112 Kb)
• Federal Register Notice of Availability of Funds (Abbreviated version of the Federal Funding Opportunity to be published on July 20, 2007.) (Acrobat PDF 50 Kb)
• PSIC Fact Sheet (Acrobat PDF 33 Kb)
• PSIC Program Guidance and Application Kit: Applicants should prepare their applications based on the Federal Funding Opportunity announcement and the Program Guidance. (Acrobat PDF 501 Kb)
• PSIC Frequently-Asked Questions (Acrobat PDF 66 Kb)
• Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program
• DHS State Homeland Security Contacts
Posted 07-18-2007

Press Release: Commerce Department Report Encourages Commercial Technologies for First Responders: The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in a report released today encourages the federal, state and local public safety community to consider utilizing commercial technologies in satisfying broadband interoperable communications among first responders. 
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Posted 06-08-2007

NTIA to Hold Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program Public Meeting, June 4, 2007
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• Federal Register Notice [ -- HTML -- Acrobat PDF (16 Kb) -- ]
Posted: 05-17-2007

Notice: NTIA Issues RFP: NTIA has issued a Request for Proposals to provide services in support of the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program authorized by section 3005 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
• Federal Business Opportunities information (FBO)
• NTIA version (if FBO site is unavailable)
Posted 03-14-2007

NTIA Releases Final Rule on Digital Television Converter Box Coupon Program: The converter box coupon program will assist Americans in receiving over-the-air broadcast television programming when full-power television stations cease analog broadcasting after February 17, 2009. 
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Posted 03-12-2007

Notice: NTIA to Hold Public Meeting on DTV Coupon Program: On Monday, March 19 at 10 a.m., NTIA will hold a Public Meeting in the Commerce Department auditorium to take questions from the public on the Final Rule.
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Posted 03-12-2007

Media Advisory: Final Rule for Digital-To-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program: NTIA will announce the final rule for the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program at 11 a.m. on March 12, 2007. The converter box coupon program will assist Americans in receiving over-the-air broadcast television programming when full-power television stations cease analog broadcasting after February 17, 2009.  
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Posted 03-09-2007

NTIA Announces Staff Appointments
• Meredith Atwell Baker, Deputy Assistant Secretary
• David T. Murray, Senior Advisor
• Todd Sedmak, Communications Director
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