News
May 16, 2018
Cross-posted with NTIA
By Maureen Lewis, Director, Minority Telecommunications Development, Office of Policy Analysis and Development
On May 9, 2018, the U.S. Commerce Department brought together more than 100 small businesses for matchmaking opportunities with AT&T and five first-tier…
May 9, 2018
Cross posted from National League of Cities: CitySpeak.
This is a guest post by Karen Perry, senior policy analyst with the National Telecommunication and Information Administration’s BroadbandUSA program
Across America, broadband and digital technologies power businesses — making the lack of…
May 8, 2018
Cross-posted with the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Ed. note: This post is part of a series for Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) May 6-12, showcasing the vast and diverse work of Commerce employees collectively working together to deliver important services that are helping the American…
April 30, 2018
Volume 3 | Issue 5 | May 2018
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BroadbandUSA Technical Assistance to Rural Communities
May 14-21, 2018 marks the 6th annual national Infrastructure Week, so BroadbandUSA is focusing this month on connectivity in rural…
April 24, 2018
Cross-posted with NTIA
As demand for spectrum for commercial use continues to grow, policymakers are exploring spectrum sharing as a way to expand capacity while still fulfilling the needs of federal agencies. This model can work only if rules are designed to maximize the value of spectrum…
April 19, 2018
Remarks of David J. Redl, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, at CTIA's Race to 5G Summit, Washington, D.C., April 19, 2018
--As Prepared for Delivery--
Thank you. It’s great to be here and see such widespread commitment to the United States winning the race to 5G…
April 9, 2018
Cross-posted with National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
By David J. Redl, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator
April 8-14 marks this year’s National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, when we take time to appreciate and thank…
March 31, 2018
Volume 3 | Issue 4 | April 2018
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Smart States and Broadband
Last year, the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices began discussions about a new Smart States Initiative.
The NGA has being looking at…
March 20, 2018
by Doug Kinkoph, Associate Administrator, Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications
Nationwide broadband connectivity is the aspirational goal bringing together broadband leaders for the March 20 Tennessee Broadband Summit in Nashville. The event, sponsored jointly by NTIA and the…
March 15, 2018
This blog post was cross-posted on the Bureau of Economic Analysis website.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis released, for the first time, preliminary statistics and an accompanying report exploring the size and growth of the digital economy. Goods and services that are primarily digital accounted…