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Diverse Small Businesses Discuss FirstNet Opportunities at Matchmaking Event
Wed, 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...
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Five City Strategies to Accelerate Broadband Infrastructure Deployment
Wed, May 09, 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 —...
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Tue, May 08, 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...
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Making the Case for Using Computer Simulations to Gauge Spectrum Interference
Tue, 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...
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Thu, 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...
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Celebrating the Nation’s Public Safety Telecommunicators
Mon, April 09, 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...
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Building Digital Access: NTIA Partners with Tennessee on Broadband Summit
Tue, 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...
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Initial Estimates Show Digital Economy Accounted for 6.5 Percent of GDP in 2016
Thu, 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...
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VA Launches Telehealth Program for Rural Vets with PTSD
Tue, March 06, 2018
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...
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ITS Spectrum Efficiency Report Examines the Past, Looks to the Future for New Solutions
Mon, March 05, 2018
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. ...
