May 08, 2013 Press Release
WASHINGTON – The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Board voted today to establish a Special Review Committee that will review issues raised by Board member Sherriff Paul Fitzgerald at FirstNet’s April 23, 2013 Board meeting.
The committee will look at FirstNet’s compliance with applicable federal hiring and procurement rules, conflict of interest rules and open meeting requirements. The committee will also make recommendations on any process improvements the FirstNet Board should implement to address the concerns raised by Sheriff Fitzgerald.
May 06, 2013 Press Release
WASHINGTON – The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) announced today that the first in a summer-long series of consultations with states, tribes, territories and localities will take place May 15-16 in the Washington, D.C area. FirstNet will conduct regional workshops in six regions and will also meet with each state individually during the consultation process.
May 03, 2013 Blog
This blog is part of a new “Spotlight on NTIA” series. We’ll be highlighting the work that NTIA employees are doing to advance NTIA’s mission of promoting broadband adoption, finding spectrum to meet the growing demand for wireless technologies, and ensuring the Internet remains an engine for innovation and economic growth.
May 02, 2013 Speech/Testimony
Keynote Address of Lawrence E. Strickling
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
at the
SHLB 2013 Annual Conference
Washington, DC
May 2, 2013
As Prepared for Delivery
May 02, 2013 Press Release
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today released its Broadband Adoption Toolkit, a document aimed at sharing best practices developed from broadband adoption and digital literacy projects funded by the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). Leveraging the experience of about 100 communities served by BTOP to benefit the entire nation, the Toolkit gives practical ideas and tools for overcoming barriers to getting more Americans online access.
April 23, 2013 Press Release
WASHINGTON – The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Board today adopted a resolution authorizing FirstNet Board member Sue Swenson to begin negotiations with the state of Texas to enter into a spectrum lease agreement for its public safety broadband project.
April 23, 2013 Press Release
WASHINGTON – The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Board announced today the hiring of Bill D’Agostino, Jr. to be its General Manager. D’Agostino is an accomplished telecommunications and wireless industry executive, with 33 years of experience designing, operating and upgrading telecommunications networks.
April 18, 2013 Press Release
NEW ORLEANS – First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Board member Sue Swenson provided an update yesterday on FirstNet’s work to prepare for a nationwide public safety broadband network. The following remarks are a summary of those delivered at the Competitive Carriers Association Global Expo in New Orleans on April 17.
April 17, 2013 Speech/Testimony
Keynote address by Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information Angela Simpson
Broadband Communities Summit
Dallas, Texas
April 16, 2013
As Prepared for Delivery
April 11, 2013 Blog
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information Lawrence Strickling was honored today for his leadership on behalf of the Obama administration’s efforts to enact wireless deployment and public safety provisions in the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012.
March 28, 2013 Press Release
Washington – FirstNet Board member Sue Swenson, the Board’s lead negotiator with the seven Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) public safety projects on 700 MHz spectrum leases, provided an update today on the process and status of the negotiations. The Board in February adopted a resolution outlining its path forward with the seven public safety BTOP grantees, whose funding was partially suspended following enactment of the law creating FirstNet.
March 22, 2013 Press Release
“Julius Genachowski has built a substantial legacy of accomplishments during his four years as Federal Communications Commission Chair. He has provided intellectual leadership to the U.S. government’s efforts to advance the spread of broadband nationwide and to provide more spectrum to meet the nation’s growing demand for wireless technologies. I have learned much from working with him over the years and most recently in his role as FCC Chairman. I wish him well in his future endeavors.”
March 21, 2013 Blog
Closing the digital divide – and getting all Americans online – requires a multipronged approach. It’s not enough just to provide affordable computer equipment and access to broadband at a reasonable price. Just as important is digital literacy training to teach people how to use the Internet and take advantage of everything it has to offer.
March 18, 2013 Speech/Testimony
Written Testimony of
Samuel Ginn
Chairman
First Responder Network Authority Board
Before the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
United States House of Representatives
Hearing on
“Oversight of FirstNet and Emergency Communications”
March 14, 2013
March 11, 2013 Blog
This article is cross-posted on the OSTP blog
The President’s strategy for expanding the capacity of high-speed wireless broadband services across the Nation may get a boost from a new Defense Department Initiative to fund research and development of innovative new approaches to spectrum sharing.
February 27, 2013 Speech/Testimony
Testimony of
The Honorable Lawrence E. Strickling
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
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
Hearing Entitled
“Is the Broadband Stimulus Working?”
February 27, 2013
February 11, 2013 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 Future of Internet-Enabled Innovation
Boulder, Colorado
February 11, 2013
- As Prepared for Delivery –
February 22, 2013 Blog
As the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) nears completion, NTIA staff is continuing to work closely with our grantees to ensure that projects are wrapping up on time and within budget, delivering the promised broadband benefits to the communities they serve.
February 21, 2013 Press Release
WASHINGTON – Intuit today announced that the company supports the draft code of conduct being developed in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s privacy multistakeholder process, and that the company plans to adopt the code. The code, when finalized and adopted, will improve disclosures regarding mobile applications' privacy practices. In addition, other key stakeholders voiced general support for the direction the code is taking.