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NTIA’s Robotics Convening in Commemoration of 250 Years of U.S. Innovation

June 16, 2026
As part of the Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan, NTIA was tasked with bringing together industry and government stakeholders to identify barriers to American robotics and drone manufacturing. In response, earlier this spring NTIA convened approximately 100 participants from across the private and public sectors at the Department of Commerce to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the robotics industry.

Celebrating America 250: The Story of U.S. Spectrum Policy

June 10, 2026
As the United States celebrates 250 years of independence this July 4, NTIA is reflecting on our nation’s spectrum story—one of the most consequential, yet overlooked, achievements in American technological leadership. From the experimental early days of radio in the 1920s to the bold spectrum pipelines of today, the story of how America organized its airwaves reflects an enduring commitment to innovation and progress.

New NTIA Study Finds Remaining Nationwide Transition Costs for Next Generation 9-1-1 Range from $5.8B to $9.27B

April 29, 2026
A new NTIA study released today shows that the estimated cost of implementing Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG911) nationwide has declined since NTIA’s 2018 assessment, reflecting both state investments to date and a broader shift in the market from equipment-based systems to software-driven models with lower upfront costs and recurring subscription-based pricing. As a result, the estimated remaining cost of nationwide implementation has fallen from $9.5 billion to $12.7 billion in 2018 to $5.8 billion to $9.27 billion today—a reduction of roughly 30 to 40% (even more significant after accounting for inflation).

A Strong Signal During Every Phase: How ITS is Enabling Reliable Communications on the Moon

April 13, 2026
Almost 57 years after President Richard Nixon’s long-distance telephone call to the Apollo 11 astronauts—via radio—Artemis II marked mankind’s return to the lunar neighborhood. Following through on President Trump’s Executive Order on Ensuring American Space Superiority, NTIA’s Institute for Telecommunications Sciences (ITS) lab has helped to power Americans’ historic return, including by developing a model for understanding how communications signals travel on the Moon and between the Moon and spacecraft.

NTIA Hears from the Public on How to Best Use BEAD Savings

February 13, 2026

It was full steam ahead for the BEAD program this week, as NTIA works to get the program over the finish line and considers its next phase: how to effectively invest the remaining BEAD funds.

On Monday, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth announced that NTIA has now approved 50 out of 56 BEAD Final Proposals from states and territories, moving one step closer to ensuring universal broadband availability across America.

The next day, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, where he detailed the success of the Trump Administration’s Benefit of the Bargain reforms in restoring the BEAD program to its statutory mission of achieving universal connectivity in a technology-neutral, competitive, and disciplined manner, while generating $21 billion in savings for taxpayers.

Secretary Lutnick confirmed that $21 billion in BEAD savings would be spent in accordance with the law and highlighted NTIA’s efforts to gather feedback on how to best use the remaining funds.

Funding Programs
Broadband Equity, Access, And Deployment (BEAD) Program

Clarity Through Clutter: ITS Workshop Advances Mid-Band Spectrum Access

January 12, 2026

Researchers from NTIA’s Institute for Telecommunications Sciences (ITS) designed a cross-disciplinary, collaborative workshop to explore ways to reliably expand access to mid-band spectrum.

Expanded access to mid-band spectrum is key to delivering faster wireless networks, fueling innovation, and securing America’s position as the world’s technological powerhouse. Accomplishing it begins with radio-wave propagation models produced with trusted measurements. NTIA’s spectrum laboratory, the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, is leading technical collaboration across academia, industry, and government agencies to openly, accessibly, and comprehensively share all technical aspects of measurement and modeling activities to ensure secure and reliable spectrum use.

NTIA Wants to Hear from You on Excessive Screen Time at School

December 9, 2025
NTIA is launching an effort to put children first when it comes to school-based technology use. Our job is not to dictate education policy but to examine where federal policies, subsidies, and market dynamics may be pushing schools toward more screens—often without asking whether it helps children learn. And before we do anything else, we’re listening.
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