NTIA’s BroadbandUSA team has joined with the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Rural Development staff to offer rural broadband workshops throughout the Northwest. The agencies are working with entities in Oregon and Washington to organize the workshops in a selection of cities.…
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BroadbandUSA’s June 19, 2019, webinar discussed initiatives to develop smart cities and communities aimed at increasing the quality of life for all residents. Speakers from the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC), the Tahoe Transportation District and the Greater Washington Board of…
Vol 4 | Issue 7 | August 2019
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Rinaldo Calls for Increased Vigilance in the New Broadband Era
Acting Assistant Secretary Diane Rinaldo hailed the work of the Internet Governance Forum USA…
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How can a smart city improve communities? At the recent Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC) Expo, city officials across the country dug into this challenge. The three-day meeting welcomed shared stories about smart city projects that are helping communities…
by Keith Gremban, Director of the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
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On Thursday, NTIA’s Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) released final test reports to commercial entities that participated in spectrum sharing testing on a model that would allow…
Vol 4 | Issue 6 | July 2019
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Global Cities Team Challenge Encourages Smart Community Innovation
The Global Cities Team Challenge (GCTC) was launched by U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and…
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Cybersecurity and privacy included in 2019 problem-solving goals
WASHINGTON — Teams of innovators and municipal governments around the world who are using technology to address challenges such as…
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Today, NTIA is announcing a new searchable database of 50 federal broadband programs, spanning a dozen federal agencies with billions of dollars for broadband grants, loans and other…
Vol 4 | Issue 5 | June 2019
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Cutting the Cord: NTIA Data Show Shift to Streaming Video as Consumers Drop Pay-TV
Summary of blog by Edward Carlson, Policy Analyst, Office of Policy Analysis and Development
Americans…
Vol 4 | Issue 4 | May 2019
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Digital Economy Accounted for 6.9 Percent of GDP in 2017
Highlights of blog by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and cross-posted by NTIA.
The digital economy accounted for…