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- Acting Chairman Copps Releases Report on Broadband Strategy for Rural America.
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May 27, 2009
- Congressional Report: BTOP Quarterly Program Status Report : Submitted to the Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate; the Committee on Appropriations, U. S. House of Representatives; the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, U. S. Senate; and the Committee on Energy and Commerce, U. S. House of Representatives.
May 18, 2009
- FCC Launches Development of National Broadband Plan.
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April 8, 2009
- 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.
April 2, 2009
- Clarification : On February 24, 2009, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) published a Notice in the Federal Register announcing its intention to begin holding meetings on March 2, 2009, in connection with the broadband grant programs described in the Broadband Data Services Improvement Act, Public Law No. 110-385, and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), Public Law No. 111-5 (collectively, "Broadband Grant Programs"). This Notice provides clarification regarding those meetings.
- Media Advisory: NTIA and USDA's Rural Utilities Service to Hold Public Meetings to Help Shape American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's Broadband Initiatives : The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Services (RUS) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will hold a series of public meetings on the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program and the additional authority for the RUS to make grants and loans for the deployment and construction of broadband systems. Agenda is included.
Dated March 13, 2009
- 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.
Updated March 10, 2009
- High-Speed Services for Internet Access Data and Reports (semi-annual)
- Section 706 Advanced Services Reports
- Other FCC Statistical Reports
- Communications With Registered Lobbyists
- FCC Proceedings Related to Broadband
- USDA Proceedings Related to Broadband
Capture The Phone Numbers Using Your Camera Phone
If you have a camera and a 2D matrix code reader on your mobile phone, you can capture the FCC Phone numbers right to your phone by following these three easy steps:
Step 1: Take a photograph of one of the codes below using the camera on your mobile phone.
Step 2: Use your phone's Datamatrix or QR Code reader to decode the information on the photograph. Please note, these code readers are device specific and are available to download on the internet.
Step 3: Store the decoded address information to your phone's address book and use it with your Maps or GPS application.