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News and Publications

May 10, 2012 Blog

I recently had the opportunity to participate in a Community Broadband Summit held by the District of Columbia to explore the many ways that broadband drives economic growth, spurs community development and opens up new possibilities in jobs, education, healthcare and other areas.

May 07, 2012 Blog
Earlier this year Julie Zoller participated in the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference, where policymakers negotiated changes to the international treaty that governs the use of radiofrequency spectrum. 
April 25, 2012 Speech/Testimony

Remarks by Lawrence E. Strickling

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information

at the

Broadband Communities Summit

Dallas, Texas

April 25, 2012

As prepared for delivery

April 11, 2012 Speech/Testimony

I want to thank Harold Furchtgott-Roth and the Hudson Institute for inviting me to talk about the Obama Administration’s blueprint to protect consumer data privacy.  About six weeks ago, the Administration introduced a blueprint to improve consumer privacy protections and ensure that the Internet remains an engine for innovation and economic growth.  My agency, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, played a key role in developing this policy, and we are leading the Administration’s work to put it into practice.  

April 04, 2012 Blog

I recently had the opportunity to participate in a symposium at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab that highlighted the benefits that a new high-speed broadband network will bring to schools, libraries, healthcare institutions, public safety facilities and other community “anchors” across the state of Maryland.

March 29, 2012 Speech/Testimony

Testimony of Lawrence E. Strickling

Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce

Hearing on “Privacy and Innovation: Does the President’s Proposal Tip the Scale?”
Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade
Committee on Energy and Commerce

United States House of Representatives

March 29, 2012

I. Introduction

March 28, 2012 Speech/Testimony

Testimony of Fiona M. Alexander
Associate Administrator, Office of International Affairs
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
United States Department of Commerce

Before the

Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
United States House of Representatives

March 27, 2012 Blog

In today’s wireless world, the demand for spectrum from consumers, businesses, and federal users continues to grow at a rapid rate.  In response to this growing demand, in June 2010, President Obama directed the Department of Commerce, working through NTIA, to collaborate with the FCC to make available an additional 500 megahertz of spectrum over the next decade for commercial wireless broadband use.

March 27, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Commerce, through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), today announced its finding that 95 megahertz (MHz) of prime spectrum could be repurposed for wireless broadband use. Reallocation of this spectrum would represent significant progress towards achieving President Obama’s goal to nearly double the amount of commercial spectrum available this decade.

March 21, 2012 Blog

A dozen years ago, a group of technology officials in the neighboring Wisconsin cities of Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls began meeting to share ideas on how to prepare their computer systems for Y2K. The group included officials from the city and county governments, local school districts, community libraries and medical institutions. And while Y2K came and went without incident, it soon became clear that the collaboration had the potential to turn into something much bigger.

March 06, 2012 Speech/Testimony

“A Public Safety Broadband Network Built To Last”
Remarks of Anna M. Gomez, Deputy Assistant Secretary

For Communications and Information
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
PSCR Demonstration Network Stakeholders Meeting
Broomfield, Colorado
-As Prepared for Delivery-

Thank you Dereck.

March 15, 2012 Blog

Last week, over 350 representatives from public safety organizations, Federal agencies, industry and academia converged in Broomfield, Colorado to learn about the latest developments in public safety broadband technologies.  The conference was sponsored by the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) program, a joint effort between NTIA’s Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) research laboratory and NIST's

March 02, 2012 Blog

Just over a year ago, we unveiled the National Broadband Map – an unprecedented, interactive map that shows what high-speed Internet services are available in the United States. Powered by a searchable database of more than 20 million records, the map is the most extensive set of U.S. broadband availability data ever published. Our partners in the states collect new data every six months from nearly 1,800 broadband providers nationwide. Just as we did last September, today we are again updating the map with the latest information.

February 29, 2012 Blog

Last week the Obama Administration unveiled a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, part of a comprehensive blueprint to improve consumers’ privacy protections in the information age and promote the continued growth of the digital economy. These rights enumerate the specific protections that consumers should expect from companies that handle personal data, and set expectations for the companies that use personal data. While the Administration will work with Congress to enact legislation based on these rights, we are moving forward now to put these principles into practice.

February 23, 2012 Blog

The Obama Administration today unveiled a “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights” as part of a comprehensive blueprint to improve consumers’ privacy protections and ensure that the Internet remains an engine for innovation and economic growth.

At the request of the White House, the Commerce Department’s NTIA will begin convening companies, privacy advocates and other stakeholders to develop and implement enforceable privacy policies based on the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights.

February 12, 2012 Speech/Testimony

Keynote Address by Lawrence E. Strickling
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
Silicon Flatirons Center Conference on
The Digital Broadband Migration: The Challenges of Internet Law and Governance
Boulder, Colorado
February 12, 2012

- As Prepared for Delivery –

February 14, 2012 Blog

NTIA's Recovery Act broadband infrastructure projects  are connecting communities across the country to high-speed Internet, creating jobs, and supporting economic growth.

February 13, 2012 Blog

Last week I attended a meeting of Latino business leaders, convened by the White House, to discuss how the broadband industry can grow the jobs of the future in the Latino community.

February 10, 2012 Blog

As part of our BTOP series: Tales from the Front Lines, today we are highlighting Ohio sustainable broadband adoption grantee One Community.

February 09, 2012 Blog

As part of our BTOP series: Tales from the Front Lines, today we are highlighting public computer centers in Philadelphia.