Press Release: Hatfield Named as Chair of Spectrum Advisory Committee: Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information John Kneuer today announced Dale Hatfield, an independent consultant and adjunct professor in the University of Colorado Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program, as chairman of the Commerce Department’s Spectrum Advisory Committee at the Committee’s first meeting.
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Posted 12-13-2006

Press Release: .Com Domain Registry Agreement: NTIA approved today a new .com domain name registry agreement between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and VeriSign Inc.  The new agreement allows VeriSign to operate the .com domain through 2012.
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Posted 11-30-2006

Press Release: Spectrum Management Advisory Committee: Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez today announced the appointment of a diverse group of representatives from the private sector for a two-year term to the Spectrum Management Advisory Committee. [ -- HTML -- MS Word -- Acrobat PDF -- ]
Posted 11-03-2006

Press Release: The Commerce Department announced it has signed a Joint Project Agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to continue the transition of the coordination of the technical functions relating to the management of the Internet Domain Name and Addressing System to the private sector.
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Posted 09-29-2006

Press Release: ICANN Awarded Contract for Internet Domain Name Technical Functions: NTIA today announced the award of a sole source contract to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to perform technical functions supporting the Internet Domain Name system.
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Posted 08-15-2006

Media Advisory: NTIA to Hold Public Meeting on Transition of the Internet DNS to Private Sector: NTIA will host a public meeting on Wednesday, July 26, to get input from interested stakeholders on the transition of the technical coordination and management of the Internet Domain Name and Addressing System to the private sector.
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Posted: 07-25-2006

NPRM: Digital-to-analog Converter Box Coupon Program: NTIA has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on ways to implement the digital-to-analog converter box coupon program pursuant to the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005.
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Posted: 07-24-2006

Press Release: NTIA Seeks Public Comment on Creation of Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-bed: Pilot Program to study feasibility of increased spectrum sharing between federal and non-federal users
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Posted: 06-07-2006

Press Release: The Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration has published a notice of its intent to award a sole source contract to ICANN to perform key technical functions supporting the Internet Domain Name System.
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Posted 05-19-2006

Press Release: Public Safety Wireless Network Demonstration: The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration today announced it has selected a Washington, D.C. public safety wireless network to evaluate its effectiveness in sharing the radio spectrum with federal, state and local governments during emergencies.
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Posted 04-25-2006

Deputy Secretary of Commerce to Address Spectrum Management Workshop: Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson will deliver opening remarks and kick off a two-day policy reform workshop on the use of economic or other incentives in order to increase the efficiency of spectrum use. The workshop will address incentives that apply both to federal government as well as non-government spectrum users. Session topics will include spectrum valuation, rights and secondary markets, sharing and fees.
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Posted 2-16-2006

Statement by Assistant Secretary Michael D. Gallagher on 5 GHz Agreement
Posted 2-8-2006