NTIA Press Releases 1997-1999

NTIA PRESS RELEASES 1997 - 1999

PTFP Announces Application Deadline for FY 2000 Grant Cycle. (12-23-99)
DoC Press Release: COMMERCE SECRETARY DALEY PRAISES HISTORIC FCC DECISION TO OPEN NEW YORK TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET TO COMPETITION. (12-23-99)
Assistant Secretary Gregory L. Rohde named a series of new staff appointments to help support the agency's programs and initiatives. (12-20-99)
TIIAP Announces Technical Assistance Workshops -- Potential Applicants Encouraged to Participate in Regional Workshops. (12-20-99)
Commerce Department Engineers Develop New Technology to Assist with Air Traffic Safety. (12-15-99)
NTIA's Institute for Telecommunication Sciences Employees Awarded Department of Commerce Silver Medals. (12-13-99)
COMMERCE SECRETARY DALEY DESIGNATES NTIA ADMINISTRATOR AS A KEY OFFICIAL IN THE ADMINISTRATION'S PROGRAM TO PROTECT THE NATION'S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES . (12-10-99)
ASSISTANT COMMERCE SECRETARY ROHDE ANNOUNCES NEW NTIA WEBSITE ON DIGITAL DIVIDE. (12-09-99)
Press Release: Commerce Secretary Daley Hosts First Digital Divide Summit. (12-09-99)
Media Advisory: Commerce Secretary Daley Hosts First Digital Divide Summit. (12-07-99)
Press Release: A new version of the InterNIC website launched on December 1, at www.internic.net. The new site provides the public with information regarding domain name registration and a directory of domain name registrars accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that are currently taking registrations in the .com, .net and .org domains. (12-01-99)
Media Advisory: Members of the Press are invited to meet with Gregory L. Rohde, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator of NTIA on Thursday, December 2. (11-30-99)
CHIEF POLICY ADVISOR TO SENATOR BYRON DORGAN ASSUMES TOP TELECOMMUNICATIONS POST AT COMMERCE, 11-22-99.
NTIA's Advanced Antenna Test Bed Evaluates "Smart" Antennas, 11-9-99.
Domain Name Management Agreement Finalized, 11-9-99.
Commerce Department Hosts Conference to Discuss Impact of Information Technology on People's Lives, 10-29-99.
Media Advisory: Third annual Networks for People Conference, November 1-2, 1999, in Arlington VA, 10-28-99.
Commerce Secretary Daley urges Congressional action on satellite home viewer legislation, 10-27-99.
Media Advisory: Commerce Department and Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) to hold industry briefing November 10 for the fifth Latin American Telecommunications Summit (LATS), 10-22-99.
COMMERCE SECRETARY DALEY RELEASES REPORT ON HOW COMMERCE PROGRAM HELPS YOUTH PREPARE FOR FUTURE THROUGH INTERNET ACCESS, 10-05-1999.
Commerce Secretary Daley Announces $17.6 Million in Matching Fund Awards to Non-Profits for Innovative Uses of Advanced Networking Technologies, 10-05-1999.
COMMERCE DEPT. AWARDS $19.6 MILLION IN PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES PROGRAM (PTFP) GRANTS FOR FY 1999, 10-04-99.
Media Advisory: Larry Irving, assistant secretary of Commerce for Telecommunications and Information will discuss telecommunications and information policy during his six-year tenure at the Commerce Department, Wednesday, September 29, 10:00am at the U.S. Department of Commerce. (09-27-99)
Media Advisory: Assistant Secretary will discuss telecommunications and information policy during his six-year tenure at the Commerce Department Thursday, September 16, 11:00 a.m., 09-13-99.
Press Release:The Department of Commerce and Network Solutions agreed today to a further extension of the testbed period of the development of the Shared Registration System until September 30, 09-10-99.
Secretary Daley Reinforces Administration's New Markets Initiatives for Underserved Communities in visit to D.C. Urban League Technology Training Center, 08-24-99.
On August 24, Commerce Secretary William Daley will visit Urban League Tech Training Center with Mayor Williams and Private Sector Representatives in Northeast D.C., 08-23-99.
U.S. Commerce Department, Network Solutions Agree To Add New Registrars and Extend Test Bed Until September 10, 8-6-99.
NTIA's Larry Irving Leaving Commerce Department, 8-5-99.
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT, NETWORK SOLUTIONS AGREE TO EXTEND SHARED REGISTRATION TEST BED UNTIL Aug 6, 7-16-99.
Falling Through the Net: Defining the Digital Divide has been released, 7-8-99.
Media Advisory: "Falling Through the Net: Defining the Digital Divide" will be released on July 8, 6-30-99.
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT, NETWORK SOLUTIONS AGREE TO EXTEND SHARED REGISTRATION TEST BED UNTIL JULY 16, 6-25-99.
NTIA's Office of Spectrum Management Announces a Joint Public Safety Interoperability Channeling Plan, 6-23-99.
NTIA's Office of Spectrum Management Files Comments in Response to FCC NPRM Regarding Protection of Global Positioning System, 6-23-99.
U.S. COMMERCE DEPARTMENT SEEKS COMMENTS ON EFFECTS OF DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT ON ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, 5-27-99.
NTIA has established an electronic mailing list for a public discussion regarding the management and administration of .us domain space, 05-14-99.
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT URGES THE FCC TO CLARIFY RULES TO ENCOURAGE DEPLOYMENT OF BROADBAND SERVICES BY LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES, 05-08-99.
Statement by Commerce Secretary Daley in support of E-rate funding for schools and libraries, 05-05-99.
Statement By Commerce Secretary William M. Daley On Domain Name Management, 4-21-99.
Commerce Department Seeks Public Comment Regarding Performance of Intergovernmental Satellite Organizations on International Anti-Bribery Requirements, 04-12-99.
COMMERCE URGES FCC TO REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO ADOPT USER POLICY TO SAFEGUARD CHILDREN USING THE INTERNET, 4-09-99.
Press Release: NTIA has added a search engine to the "Federal Standard 1037C, Glossary of Telecommunication Terms," at http://glossary.its.bldrdoc.gov/fs-1037, 04-08-99.
Press Release: NTIA AND USTTI Host 17TH Annual International Spectrum Management Seminar, 04-05-99
Deputy Secretary Mallet Announces Consortium of Private Sector Coordinators For Critical Infrastructure Protection of the Communications and Information Sector, 02-25-99
MEDIA ADVISORY: NTIA Will Hold a Public Meeting to Explore Future Administration and Management of the .us Domain Space, 02-10-99
The Council of Economic Advisers' Progress Report: Growth and Competition in U.S. Telecommunications 1993-1998 was released at the Commerce Department. Secretary Daley's remarks and a press release are also available, 02-08-99.
Fact sheet on NTIA's FY 2000 Budget Request, 02-01-99
Commerce Leads Effort to Advance Radio Communication Between All Levels of Governments During Emergencies, 01-14-99
COMMERCE MOVES TO SPEED-UP ACCESS TO ADVANCED TELEPHONE SERVICES TO ALL AMERICANS, 01-12-99
Approximately $17 million in grants will be awarded in 1999 by NTIA's Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP), 01-06-99
Advisory Committee on the Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters Submits Final Report to the Vice President, 12-18-98.
Media Advisory: "1998 Networks for People: Society and Information Infrastructure -- The Next Generation" conference to be held December 8-9 in Washington, DC, 11-12-98.
NTIA Reviewing ICANN November 6 Submission, 11-10-98.
Letter to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, 10-27-98.
NTIA TO HOST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NONPROFIT NETWORKING, 10-16-98.
White House Press Release: VICE PRESIDENT GORE ANNOUNCES FIVE CHALLENGES TO BUILD A GLOBAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE, 10-15-98.
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT AND NETWORK SOLUTIONS REACH AGREEMENT TO FACILITATE THE STABLE EVOLUTION OF THE INTERNET DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM TO PRIVATE SECTOR MANAGEMENT, 10-06-98.
VICE PRESIDENT GORE ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT REPORT ON PROTECTING LIVES AND PROPERTY IN THE INFORMATION AGE, 10-01-98.
COMMERCE DEPT. AWARDS $19.8 MILLION IN PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES PROGRAM (PTFP) GRANTS FOR FY 1998, 9-30-98.
COMMERCE DEPT EXPECTS TO RECEIVE PRIVATE SECTOR PROPOSAL FOR NEW DOMAIN NAME CORPORATION, 9-30-98.
Commerce Secretary William M. Daley Announces $18.5 Million in Grants to Non-Profit Organizations, 09-28-98.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT BETWEEN U.S. AND CANADA ON IMPLEMENTATION OF DIGITAL RADIO SERVICES, 09-04-98.
NTIA SUPPORTS EXPEDITED FCC REVIEW OF COURT DECISION ON SATELLITE DELIVERY OF NETWORK PROGRAMMING, 09-04-98.
Media Advisory: NEXT MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INTEREST OBLIGATIONS OF DIGITAL TELEVISION BROADCASTERS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 9, 1998, 09-03-98.
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT EXTENDS COMMENT PERIOD FOR .US DOMAIN SPACE, 08-25-98.
THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT ASKS PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON ISSUES INVOLVING FUTURE EXPANSION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE .US DOMAIN SPACE, 08-03-98.
STATEMENT BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY LARRY IRVING ON FALLING THROUGH THE NET II, 07-28-98.
NTIA RELEASES FALLING THROUGH THE NET II: NEW DATA ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, 07-28-98.
SECRETARY DALEY TO RELEASE NTIA REPORT "FALLING THROUGH THE NET II: NEW DATA ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE," 07-28-98.
NTIA PROVIDES ROADMAP FOR INCREASED DEPLOYMENT OF ADVANCED BROADBAND NETWORKS AND SERVICES TO ALL AMERICANS, 7-17-98.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY LARRY IRVING ADDRESSES THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY IN URBAN COMMUNITIES, 7-06-98.
Commerce Secretary William M. Daley opened the Commerce Department's two-day online privacy summit, 6-23-98.
Press Conference Remarks by Becky Burr on Release of the DNS Policy Statement, 6-5-98.
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT TO RELEASE POLICY STATEMENT ON THE INTERNET DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM, 6-4-98.
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT TO HOLD MEETING AND REQUEST PUBLIC COMMENT ON ELECTRONIC PRIVACY, 6-4-98.
VICE PRESIDENT GORE, COMMERCE SECRETARY DALEY, AND LEADERS FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR TO DISCUSS ONLINE CONTENT FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS, CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS(June 11-12, 1998 in Los Angeles), 6-3-98.
CLINTON ADMINISTRATION AND EC2 AT USC's ANNENBERG CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION HOST CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS (June 11-12, 1998 in Los Angeles), 5-14-98.
NTIA PROPOSES OPTIONS TO ALLOW RADIO ASTRONOMERS ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL SPECTRUM, 4-17-98.
NTIA AND USTTI HOST 16TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT SEMINAR 04-16-98.
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES MORE THAN 750 GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TIIAP), 03-30-98
*****MEDIA ADVISORY*****, NEW DIRECTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL TELECOM: A DIALOG WITH INDUSTRY PLAYERS AND WASHINGTON POLICYMAKERS, April 1, 1998, National Press Club, Washington, D.C., 03-24-98
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGREES TO SHARE RADIO FREQUENCIES WITH STATE OF WISCONSIN FOR INTEROPERABILITY TEST PROJECT, 03-16-98
*****MEDIA ADVISORY*****, CONNECTING ALL AMERICANS CONFERENCE, February 25-26, 1998, J.W. Marriott, Washington, DC, 02-24-98.
NTIA RELEASES SPECTRUM REALLOCATION REPORT IDENTIFYING 20 MHz OF GOVERNMENT SPECTRUM TO BE AUCTIONED FOR PRIVATE SECTOR USE, 02-11-98.
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT RELEASES PROPOSAL TO PRIVATIZE INTERNET DOMAIN REGISTRATION, 01-30-98.
NTIA TO HOLD THIRD FORUM ON NEW FRONTIERS ON THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY, 01-27-98.
TEXT OF LARRY IRVING COMMENTS CONCERNING TEXAS COURT DECISION, 01-08-98.
The Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters will hold its third meeting on January 16, 01-08-98.
NTIA ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE FOR 1998 APPLICATION PROCESS FOR INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT AWARDS; WASHINGTON, DC BRIEFING AND OUTREACH WORKSHOPS SCHEDULED, 01-05-98
NTIA ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF GRANT FUNDS FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING FACILITIES, 01-05-98
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INTEREST OBLIGATIONS OF DIGITAL TELEVISION BROADCASTERS TO HOLD MEETING FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 9:00 - 5:30, 11-20-97
NTIA TO HOLD FORUM ON WIRELESS LOCAL LOOP, 11-10-97.
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT RELEASES REPORT AND HOLDS CONFERENCE ON BRINGING THE BENEFITS OF THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, 10-27-97
OVER 500 PEOPLE PLAN TO ATTEND THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT'S CONFERENCE ON BRINGING THE BENEFITS OF THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES , 10-24-97
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT GRANTS BRING ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES TO UNDERSERVED AREAS, 9-30-97
NTIA AWARDS $14.2 MILLION IN PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES PROGRAM (PTFP) GRANTS FOR FY 1997, 09-18-97.
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT SURVEY REVEALS MINORITY OWNERSHIP OF RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS REMAINS DISMALLY LOW, 9-16-97
FULL TRANSCRIPT OF NTIA'S INTERNET TELEPHONY FORUM AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET, 9-16-97
NTIA ADVISORY COMMITTEE RELEASES REPORT ON RELOCATION OF FEDERAL SPECTRUM USERS, 8-25-97
IRVING URGES FCC TO UNDERTAKE A RULEMAKING TO HELP NEW ENTRANTS INTO TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS GAIN ACCESS TO INCUMBENT PROVIDER'S OPERATIONS SUPPORT SYSTEMS (OSS), 8-13-97