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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Cross-posted with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
WASHINGTON — With a focus on improving access to mental health care for Veterans living in rural areas, today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it has launched a pilot telehealth program that will give rural Veterans…
By Keith Gremban, Director of the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
Every new innovation in connected devices promises exciting possibilities for the future, but it also means greater demand for spectrum, a critical and limited resource used both by the public and private sectors. …
NTIA is pleased to announce the first award recipients of the State and Local Implementation Grant Program (SLIGP) 2.0, which will provide as much as $43.4 million to help states and territories prepare for FirstNet’s buildout of the nationwide public safety broadband network.
The Middle…