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Notice: Meeting on Low-power Television and
Translator Upgrade Program: NTIA will hold
public meetings regarding the implementation of
the Low-power Television Upgrade Program, established
by Section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of
2005. The meetings will be held in Washington D.C.
on October 24, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time,
and in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 28, 2008, at
3:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
Press
Release: NTIA
Seeks Public Comments for the Deployment of Security Technology
Within the Internet Domain Name System: NTIA is
inviting comments regarding Domain Name and Addressing
System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) implementation at the
root zone. Comments are due on November 24, 2008. French-EU Presidency Conference: Internet
of Things - Internet of the Future: Acting Assistant
Secretary Meredith Attwell Baker presented the Plenary
Session Keynote Speech on the overview on the Challenges
of International Cooperation at
the French-EU Presidency Conference: Internet
of Things - Internet of the Future on Tuesday, October
7, 2008, in Nice, France. Press Release: Proposed Rulemaking for ENHANCE 9-1-1 Act
Grants:
The Transportation Department's National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration and the NTIA today
announced a proposal to make available more than
$40 million in grants to help states and territories
improve their 9-1-1 call centers. The grants were
authorized by the ENHANCE 9-1-1 Act.) Press
Release: Consumers Urged to Apply for Converter Box
Coupons By Year-End:
NTIA announced today that “over-the-air” television
viewers who want to participate in the TV Converter Box
Coupon Program should apply for coupons before the end
of the year to minimize the chances of losing TV reception
when full-power broadcasters end analog broadcasts on
February 17, 2009. (Print
version Acrobat PDF 25 KB) Speech:
Maximum Service Television Conference: Acting
Assistant Secretary Meredith Attwell Baker provides an
update on the TV Converter Box Coupon Program at the
Maximum Service Television (MSTV) 22nd Annual Fall Television
Conference on Monday, September 22, 2008, in Washington,
DC. Congressional
Affairs: Senate Hearing on the Digital Television
Transition: Testimony of Meredith Attwell
Baker,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information,
and Acting NTIA Administrator before the
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
on “Oversight of the DTV Transition – Countdown
to February 2009” on September 23, 2008. (Printable
version Acrobat PDF 73 Kb.) Press
Release: Nursing Homes Residents and P.O. Box
Households Now Eligible to Receive DTV Coupons:
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez
announced today that residents of licensed nursing
homes, intermediate care facilities, assisted living
facilities and households that use a post office
box for mail delivery will be eligible to request
coupons from the TV Converter Box Coupon Program.
The rule change takes effect 30 days after publication
in the Federal Register. Testimony: Hearing
on the Digital Television Transition: Testimony
of Meredith A. Baker, Acting Assistant Secretary
for Communications and Information and Acting Administrator,
before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
the Internet, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S.
House of Representative, regarding "Status of the
DTV Transition" on September 16, 2008 (Print
version Acrobat PDF 72 Kb)< Draft Bill Regarding TV Converter Box Coupon
Program: To maximize coupon distribution, NTIA
is seeking statutory flexibility to use, if necessary,
available funds from other programs funded by the DTV
Transition and Public Safety Act to cover administrative
costs of the Coupon Program. Federal
Register Notice: Re-opened Request for Applications
for Spectrum Management Advisory Committee:
NTIA is re-opening its request for applications
from persons interested in serving on the Commerce
Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (CSMAC)
for new two year terms to commence in December
2008. The evaluation criteria for selecting members
contained in the August 1, 2008 notice shall continue
to apply. Press
Release: Gutierrez Commends Wilmington, N.C.
as First Market in Nation to Transition from Analog
to Digital 2008
Speeches: Digital Television Transition in
Wilmington, North Carolina: Meredith
Attwell Baker, Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications
and Information, U.S. Department of Commerce, participated
in the transition to digital television broadcasting
in Wilmington, N.C., on Monday, September 8, 2008. Federal
Register Notice: Spectrum Management Advisory
Committee Meeting: A Spectrum Management
Advisory Committee (Committee) will be held on
Friday, September 19, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m., EDT, at the United States Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, DC. The
Committee provides advice to the Assistant Secretary
for Communications and Information on spectrum
management matters. (Acrobat PDF 60 Kb) Press
Release: Wilmington, N.C., on Track
for Sept. 8 Digital Television Transition:
As Wilmington prepares to be the first market to
transition from analog to digital television on
September 8, NTIA announced today that more than
36,000 Wilmington households have requested
67,000 coupons and redeemed 25,000 from the TV
Converter Box Coupon Program. (Print
version: Acrobat PDF 26 Kb) Federal
Register Notice: Changes in the Low-Power Television
and Translator Digital-to-Analog Conversion Program:
On October 29, 2007, the NTIA published a notice
in the Federal Register announcing the establishment
of the Low-Power Television and Translator Digital-to-Analog
Conversion Program and announcing $8 million in
funds available for grants. Pursuant to the requirements
of the DTV Transition Assistance Act, NTIA has
determined that the full funding amount is not
necessary for the Conversion Program and announces
the funds available for these grants to be $3.5
million. NTIA also announces certain changes in
the application submission deadlines. (Acrobat
PDF 53 Kb) Press
Release: Commerce Secretary Urges Georgia
Residents to Act Now to Prepare for Digital TV
Transition: Marking six months until the
nation switches from analog to digital, U.S. Commerce
Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez joined Georgia Governor
Sonny Perdue at an Atlanta Circuit City store to
urge consumers to prepare for the digital television
transition. Press
Release: Participation By “Over-the-Air” Households
in TV Converter Box Coupon Program On Track as
Nation Marks Six Months Until DTV Transition Concludes:
NTIA announced today that nearly 6.4 million "over-the-air" TV
households, those that rely on an antenna for broadcast
TV, have requested about 12 million coupons from
the TV Converter Box Coupon Program. Public
Comments: NTIA Submits Comments on Draft
Proposed Changes to ICANN's Registrar Accreditation
Agreement: NTIA, on behalf of the Department
of Commerce, submitted its views Draft Proposed
Changes to ICANN's Registrar Accreditation Agreement.
(Printable
version, Acrobat PDF 1,362 Kb) Federal
Register Notice: Call for Applications, Commerce
Spectrum Management Advisory Committee:
NTIA is seeking applications from persons interested
in serving on the Commerce Spectrum Management
Advisory Committee (CSMAC) for new two year terms
to commence in December 2008. The CSMAC provides
advice to the Assistant Secretary for Communications
and Information and NTIA Administrator on spectrum
management matters. Public
Comments: NTIA Submits Comments on Improving
Institutional Confidence in ICANN: NTIA,
on behalf of the Department of Commerce, submitted
its views on a series of interrelated documents
prepared by ICANN's President’s Strategy
Committee (PSC) regarding improving institutional
confidence in ICANN. (Printable
version, Acrobat PDF 1,343 Kb) FCC
Filing: NTIA Asks for Rule Change To
Improve Airport Runway Safety: NTIA today
filed a petition asking the FCC to modify its rules
to allow airport service vehicles to be equipped
with transmitters that would permit air traffic
control to identify and control these vehicles,
thereby reducing the risk of aircraft colliding
with vehicles on the airport surface. (Acrobat
PDF 125 Kb) Press
Release:
Gutierrez Announces TV Converter Box Coupon Redemption
Data: U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M.
Gutierrez released national coupon redemption data
for the TV Converter Box Coupon Program and announced
Minneapolis/St. Paul is among the top five markets
to redeem coupons. Press
Release: Commerce’s NTIA Announces
More Than 150 Converters Certified; September Deadlines
for Manufacturers Established: NTIA announced
today that the TV Converter Box Coupon Program
has certified more than 150 converter boxes. In
addition, NTIA announced that it has released a
Federal Register notice dealing with instructions
and deadlines for current and potential Coupon
Eligible Converter Box Manufacturers. (Printable
version, Acrobat PDF 46 Kb.) Federal
Register: Instructions to Assist Manufacturers
Submitting Notices of Intent (NOI) for Digital-to-Analog
Converter Boxes: This notice announces
that manufacturers that intend to submit, for the
first time, digital-to-analog converter boxes to
the NTIA for certification must submit their Notice
of Intent before September 1, 2008. Manufacturers
who have to date received a certification notice
for one or more converters have until September
30, 2008 to submit their NOI for any additional
boxes. (Acrobat
PDF 53 Kb) Press
Release: NTIA Lauds Cable Companies
in Fight Against Child Pornography on the Internet:
U.S. Commerce Acting Assistant Secretary Meredith
Attwell Baker today applauded the announcement
that the nation's cable operators, working through
the National Cable and Telecommunications Association
(NCTA), have reached an unprecedented agreement
with the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children. (Printable
version, Acrobat PDF 35 Kb) Congressional
Testimony: House Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform Field Hearing on the Digital
Television Transition: Testimony of Meredith
Attwell Baker, Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications
and Information, before the Subcommittee on Government
Management, Organization, and Procurement of the
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
U. S. House of Representatives, in a Field Hearing
on the Digital Television Transition; Brooklyn,
NY (Printable
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Release: Commerce's NTIA To Address
Native American Leaders and To Seek Outreach
Assistance in Indian Country: NTIA Program Officer
Lynn Chadwick will address Native American leaders
at the FCC Indian Telecommunication Initiative
at the Indian Walk-in Center in Salt Lake City,
Utah, on July 17, 2008. (Printable
version, Acrobat PDF 36 Kb.) FTC
Consumer Alert: Television is Going Digital: Get
the Picture: With many consumers in the market
for converter boxes, subscription services, or digital
televisions, the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s
consumer protection agency, offers shopping tips
to make sure you continue to get your favorite television
programs come February 2009. Federal
Register Notice: Commerce Spectrum Management
Advisory Committee Meeting: NTIA announces
a public meeting of the Spectrum Management Advisory
Committee on July Congressional
Testimony: Status of the DTV Transition:
252 Days and Counting: Testimony of Dr.
Bernadette McGuire-Rivera, Associate Administrator,
National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Before the Subcommittee
on Telecommunications and the Internet, Committee
on Energy and Commerce, U. S. House of Representatives,
Hearing on "Status of the DTV Transition:
252 Days and Counting" Notice
of Proposed Rule Making: Changes
to TV Converter Box Coupon Program Regarding Households Press
Release: Commerce’s NTIA Announces Consumer
Alert About Microprose Converters (Acrobat
PDF 34 Kb) NTIA
Releases Names of Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-Bed
Participants Press
Release: Gutierrez Announces One Million Coupons
Used for TV Converter Box Coupon Program:
U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today
announced that, nine months away from the digital
television transition for all full-power broadcasters,
one million coupons have been used as part of the
NTIA TV Converter Box Coupon Program. (Acrobat
PDF 59 Kb) Federal
Register Notice of Proposed Rule Making: Changes
to TV Converter Box Coupon Program Regarding Households:
NTIA proposes certain changes affecting its Digital-To-Analog
Converter Box Coupon Program rules such as waiving
the "eligible household" application requirements
for individuals residing in nursing homes or other
senior care facilities. Comments must be submitted
by 5 p.m. EST, no later than June 9, 2008. (Acrobat
PDF 73Kb) Press
Release: 300 Days Until Digital TV Transition:
U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today
urged Americans to redeem TV converter box coupons
within required 90-Day timeframe. (Acrobat PDF
62 Kb) Report:
1710-1755 MHZ Spectrum Band Relocation: NTIA
has released the First
Annual Progress Report on the Relocation of Federal
users from the 1710-1755 MHZ Spectrum Band, which
details progress from the commencement of relocation
activity in March 2007 through December 2007. This
is the first federal spectrum band selected for relocation
pursuant to the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act.
(Acrobat PDF 123 Kb) Media
Advisory: Commerce’s NTIA to Join Broadcast
Industry Leaders in Providing Update on Digital
Television Transition and the TV Converter Box
Coupon Program at that National Association
of Broadcasters' NAB Show 2008 at 2:00 PM (PDT)
on Monday, April 14, 2008. (Printable
Version Acrobat PDF 47 Kb) Notice
of Open Meeting: Spectrum Management Advisory
Committee: NTIA has published a notice
announcing a public meeting of the Spectrum Management
Advisory Committee on April 30, 2008, from 1:30
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time at the
U.S. Department of Commerce Herbert C. Hoover Building,
1401 Constitution Avenue N.W., Room 1412, Washington,
DC. (Printable
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Release: Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Announces
Ten Millionth Coupon Requested for TV Converter
Box Program: Commerce Secretary Carlos
M. Gutierrez announced over 10 million coupons
have been requested since the launch of the TV
Converter Box Program on January 1, 2008. The
Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA) is administering
the TV Converter Box Coupon Program. (Acrobat
PDF 59 Kb) Testimony:
Oversight of the DTV Transition: Testimony
of Meredith A. Baker, Acting Assistant Secretary
for Communications and Information and Acting Administrator,
before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
United States Senate, regarding "
Oversight of the DTV Transition" on April 8, 2008
(Printable
version Acrobat PDF 45 Kb) NTIA
Issues Statement on the Joint Project Agreement (JPA)
Mid-term Review: NTIA, on behalf of the Department
of Commerce, recently conducted a mid-term review
of the Department's Joint Project Agreement (JPA)
with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (ICANN). The JPA is a continuation of
a series of agreements between the Department and
ICANN to facilitate the transition of the technical
coordination of the management functions related
to the Internet domain name and addressing system
(DNS) to the private sector. (Printable
version, Acrobat PDF 31 Kb) Press
Release: NTIA Works with Local Community Groups
to Educate Consumers About the Benefits of the
Digital TV Transition and Coupon Program:
NTIA today kicked off Digital Television: Experience
the Benefits, an effort with local organizations
across the country to educate consumers about the
benefits of the digital TV transition and the TV
Converter Box Coupon Program. (Printable
Version, Acrobat PDF 40 Kb) Press
Release: NTIA Releases Federal Strategic Plan
as Part of the President's Initiative on Spectrum
Management Reform: NTIA today released
a comprehensive report on the use of the nation’s
airwaves used by the U.S. federal government, based
on submissions of spectrum plans from 15 Federal
agencies. The report titled, The
Federal Strategic Spectrum Plan is a key
component of President
Bush's 21st Century Spectrum Policy Initiative for
improving the management of spectrum by federal
agencies. Press
Release: Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez Announces
TV Converter Box Coupon Program on Track, Retailers
Open for Business: $40 Coupons to
be Mailed Out Starting Next Week, 9,700 Retailers
Ready to Accept Coupons Testimony:
DTV Transition: 370 Days and Counting:
Testimony of Meredith A. Baker Acting Assistant Secretary
for Communications and Information, NTIA, Before
the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives
Hearing on Status of the DTV Transition: 370
Days and Counting on February 13, 2008 (Printable
version Acrobat PDF) Notice
of Open Meeting: Spectrum Management Advisory
Committee: NTIA has published a notice
announcing a public meeting of the Spectrum Management
Advisory Committee (Committee). The meeting
will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences in Boulder,
Colorado, on February 8, 2008, from 1:30 p.m. to
3:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. (Printable
version - Acrobat PDF 29 Kb) Press
Release: One Year from 2009 Digital TV Transition,
Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Highlights TV Converter
Box Program at Retail Event : Commerce
Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today urged Americans
to take action and prepare for the digital television
transition before February 17, 2009. More
than 4.4 million coupons have been requested since
the opening of the TV Converter Box Coupon Program
on January 1, 2008. NTIA
Seeks Public Comments Regarding Joint Project Agreement
with ICANN: NTIA will consult with interested
stakeholders regarding the mid-term review of the
Joint Project Agreement (JPA) between the Department
and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN). The Notice of Inquiry (NOI)
was published in the Federal Register on November
2, 2007. Comments are due February 15, 2008. Notice
of Open Meeting: Spectrum Management Advisory
Committee: NTIA has published a notice
announcing a public meeting of the Spectrum Management
Advisory Committee (Committee). The meeting
will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences in Boulder,
Colorado, on February 8, 2008, from 1:30 p.m. to
3:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. (Printable
version - Acrobat PDF 29 Kb) Press
Release: Commerce’s NTIA Seeks Participants
for Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-Bed: NTIA
announced today in a public notice that the agency
will be soliciting participation in the Spectrum
Sharing Innovation Test-Bed which will study the
feasibility of increased spectrum sharing between
federal and commercial users. Participants must
notify NTIA of their interest by Feb. 29, 2008. Press
Release: Gutierrez Hails Dramatic U.S. Broadband
Growth: NTIA today released the report, “Networked
Nation: Broadband in America, 2007,” that
highlights the dramatic growth of broadband in
the United States. The report shows that
the Administration’s technology, regulatory
and fiscal policies have stimulated innovation
and competition, and encouraged investment in the
U.S. broadband market contributing to significantly
increased accessibility of broadband services. Press
Release: Commerce’s NTIA Urges Federal
Partners to Help Reach Targeted Communities about
the DTV Transition: NTIA hosted a meeting
with more than 15 other federal agencies to further
coordinate efforts to educate the nation about
the February 17, 2009, deadline to transition to
digital television. “These partners are particularly
important in reaching the communities most at risk
for losing television broadcasts,” said NTIA
Acting Administrator Meredith Baker. • Federal Register Notice (Printable version - Acrobat PDF 47 Kb) Posted 01-24-2008 Press
Release: Commerce's NTIA Certifies More Than 250
Retailers and 19 Converter Box Models for TV Converter
Box Coupon Program: The U. S. Department of Commerce's
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) announced today at the world's largest consumer
technology tradeshow that more than 250 retailers, representing
more than 15,000 outlets nationwide, are certified to
participate in a program to aid in the transition to
digital television. Also, 19 converter box models are
eligible for purchase with the coupon and more are being
tested as part of the certification process. To date,
more than one million applicants have requested two million
coupons. Posted 01-04-2008 Archived
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