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New at NTIA Press Release:
NTIA Announces Working Group to Advise on Industry Efforts
to Promote a Safe Online Environment for Children:
NTIA today announced the Online Safety and Technology
Working Group -- a working group dedicated to keeping
children safe on the Internet. More than two dozen
private sector and child and family advocacy leaders will
help evaluate industry efforts to protect the privacy
and safety of children and families online. (Print
version Acrobat PDF 27 Kb) Press
Release: NTIA Seeks Public Comment Regarding
Expiration of the Joint Project Agreement with ICANN:
NTIA published a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking
public comment regarding the September 30, 2009,
expiration date of its Joint Project Agreement (JPA)
with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (ICANN). (Print
version Acrobat PDF 23 Kb) Federal Register Notice: Assessment of the Transition of the
Technical Coordination and Management of the Internet’s Domain Name and Addressing System: NTIA seeks comment regarding the upcoming expiration of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
NOTE: Contact Information Correction: The correct telephone number to contact Suzanne R. Sene, Office of International Affairs, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, is (202) 482-3167. (Acrobat PDF 23 Kb)
Federal
Register Notice: Notice of Availability of a Final Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) Grant Program:
NTIA published the Final FONSI to evaluate the environmental impact of the Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program. (Acrobat PDF 47 Kb)
Report: 1710-1755 MHz Spectrum Band Relocation: NTIA has released the Second Annual Progress Report on the Relocation of Federal Systems from the 1710-1755 MHz Spectrum Band, which details progress from the
commencement of relocation activity in March 2007 through December 2008. This is the first federal spectrum band selected for relocation pursuant to the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act. (PDF 183 Kb) Federal
Register Notice: Low Power Upgrade Program Withdrawal:
NTIA withdraws the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
soliciting comments on the implementation of the Low-Power
Television and Translator Upgrade Program. (Acrobat
PDF 42 Kb) Federal Register Notice: Final Rule for Corrections to Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management: NTIA hereby makes certain changes regarding the revisions to and the public availability of the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management. (Acrobat PDF 47 Kb) Federal Register Notice: Corrections to Part 300, Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management: NTIA adopts certain changes to update the version of the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management with which Federal agencies must comply when requesting use of the radio frequency spectrum. In addition, NTIA updates the address where members of the public may obtain the manual. Federal Register Notice: PTFP Notice of Availability of Funds: NTIA announces that $18 million has been appropriated for fiscal year 2009 grants for the Public
Telecommunications Facilities Program. Funds will be available for applications submitted by the originally announced deadline of December 18, 2008, as well as applications for certain digital television Distributed Transmission System (DTS) projects and replacement translator projects. Congressional Testimony: Hearing on the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act: Testimony of Mark G. Seifert, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, NTIA, before the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on Oversight of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009: Broadband. (Print
version Acrobat PDF 34 Kb) Congressional
Testimony: Hearing on the Digital Television Transition:
Testimony of Anna M. Gomez, Acting Assistant Secretary
for Communications and Information, U.S. Department
of Commerce, Before the House Subcommittee on Communications,
Technology, and the Internet, Committee on Energy
and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington,
D.C. (Print version
Acrobat PDF 40 Kb)
Press
Release: Commerce’s TV Converter Box Coupon
Program Now Accepting Requests to Replace Expired
Coupons:
NTIA has begun to accept replacement requests from eligible households whose coupons expired without being redeemed. Meanwhile, money allocated to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has allowed NTIA to clear the digital converter box coupon waiting list. Federal
Register Notice: Joint Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program Request for Information: Pursuant to Section 6001
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Commerce's
NTIA and Agriculture's RUS will hold a series of public
meetings about the new broadband programs beginning on March
16, 2009. Through this notice, guidance is provided as to
the matters to be discussed at these public meetings and
the categories of information with respect to which interested
parties may submit comments. Press Release:
Vilsack, Copps and Wade Kick Off American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act's Broadband Initiative: U.S.
Department of Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack, Acting Federal
Communications Commission Chairman Michael Copps and U.S.
Dept. of Commerce Senior Advisor and Acting Chief of Staff
Rick Wade kicked off the joint broadband initiative under
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act today and announced
a series of public meetings. (Acrobat PDF 198Kb) Press
Release: NTIA Begins to Clear TV Converter Box Coupon
Request Waiting List: NTIA today announced
that the agency has begun to clear its waiting list
for requests to the TV Converter Box Coupon Program
as a result of additional funds provided by Congress. Federal
Register Notice: American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 Broadband Initiatives The National
Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA), U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of
Rural Development, and Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) will host a public meeting on March 10, 2009,
in connection with the Broadband Initiatives funded
by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009, Public Law No. 111-5. Federal Register Notice: Public Notice of Broadband Grant Programs Meetings: NTIA will begin holding meetings with interested parties on Monday, March 2, 2009, in connection with the broadband grant programs described in the Broadband Data Services Improvement Act and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. All interested parties are invited to schedule a meeting. Federal
Register Notice: Clarification of Online Safety and Technology
Working Group Notice: NTIA is clarifying a notice published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2008 seeking nominations of individuals to represent the business community, public interest groups, and other appropriate groups interested in serving on the NTIA Online Safety and Technology Working Group (OSTWG).
Press Release: Commerce's NTIA Applauds Congress for Additional Funding to Eliminate Current TV Converter Box Coupon Waiting List Press Release: Commerce’s NTIA Welcomes Congressional Action on DTV Delay as Opportunity for More Americans to Prepare for the End of the Digital TV Transition Press Release: Commerce Department Announces
New Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
To Assist in Leading Nation’s Switch to Digital Television Federal Register Notice: NTIA has extended the solicitation period for applications for the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP) replacement digital television translator projects. NTIA will accept applications for these projects until Monday, May 18, 2009.(Acrobat PDF, 58 Kb) Press Release: Commerce Department Announces Committee to Advise on
Management of Nation’s Airwaves: 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 Commerce Spectrum Advisory Committee. Statement: Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Urges Congress
to Pass Legislation to Enable NTIA to Accelerate Distribution
of DTV Coupons: "This approach would ease
the transition for consumers seeking coupons, while maintaining
the integrity of the transition plans." Federal Register Notice: NTIA has amended the system of records regarding the DTV Converter Box Coupon Program to allow for the collection of additional personally identifiable information, namely the name of nursing home facilities. (Acrobat PDF, 58 Kb) Press Release: Commerce's NTIA Releases Statement Regarding the TV Converter Box Coupons: "We are working with Congress and other stakeholders so coupons can be processed and mailed without delay," said Meredith Attwell Baker, acting administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Archived
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