Institute for Telecommunication Sciences

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The Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), located in Boulder, Colorado, is the research and engineering arm of NTIA. ITS provides core telecommunications research and engineering services to promote:

• Enhanced domestic competition and new technology deployment
• Advanced telecommunications and information services
• More efficient use of the radio frequency spectrum

ITS also serves as a principal Federal resource for investigating the telecommunications challenges of other Federal agencies, state and local governments, private corporations and associations, and international organizations. In particular, this includes assisting Federal public safety agencies, the FCC, and agencies that use Federal spectrum. Current areas of focus include:

• Research, development, testing, and evaluation to foster nationwide first-responder communications interoperability
• Test and Demonstration Networks to facilitate accelerated development of standards for emerging communications devices
• Analysis and resolution of interference issues

ITS Director: Keith Gremban
kgremban@ntia.gov

Contact

Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
325 Broadway, MC ITS.D
Boulder, CO 80305–3337
(303) 497–3571
info@ntia.gov