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WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host a listening session in conjunction with a Request for Comment released today to gather feedback on potential ethical guidelines for the use of pervasive data in research.

Pervasive data refers to information about people gathered through online services. While this data can help provide essential insights for informing policy, there is a lack of clarity on how to ensure this research is done responsibly.

By:  Will Arbuckle, Senior Policy Advisor, NTIA  

The $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program aims to connect 25 million Americans currently without high-speed Internet access. Building these broadband networks on time and at scale across 56 states and territories will require tens of thousands of broadband construction workers: from network designers to pole surveyors, from locators to drill operators, from general laborers to fiber splicers. 

In November 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) completed a study of the Lower 37 GHz band (37-37.6 GHz), paving the way for a co-equal, shared-use framework for government and commercial users in this “innovation band.”  It represents the first deliverable under the National Spectrum Strategy directive to examine a key set of bands to ensure U.S. leadership in spectrum-based services now and into the future.

Texas Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $3.3 Billion; All 56 States and Territories Now Approved

WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Texas' Initial Proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration’s “Internet for All” initiative.  

WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) received 58 written comments in response to its Bolstering Data Center Growth, Resilience and Security Request for Comment (RFC).

The comments are available to the public via Regulations.gov.

By: Robert Cannon, Senior Telecommunications Policy Analyst

Securing our nation's cyber infrastructure is imperative. That is why all Department of Commerce networks have taken the first step to implement Internet routing security.

Routing security ensures that Internet traffic reaches its intended target. Misconfigurations or manipulations of routing information can lead to significant degradation and loss of service.

WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) more than $72 million from the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program to expand high-speed Internet access and adoption in Native Hawaiian households.

By: Dr. Chris Anderson, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), Theory Division Chief

In an increasingly congested wireless spectrum, conflict is both inevitable but often resolvable.  

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the appointment of eleven public safety, technology, and business leaders to the Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) and the selection of a new Board Chair.  

By: Luis Zambrano Ramos, Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy Analysis and Development, NTIA

Every three years, the U.S. Copyright Office reviews and occasionally recommends expanding legal protections rooted in Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 for circumventing access controls on copyrighted works. Last week, the Copyright Office concluded its most recent review and issued its recommendations.

Two States Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $2.5 Billion

WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Alabama and Florida’s Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration’s "Internet for All" initiative.  

By: Will Arbuckle, Senior Policy Advisor, NTIA

President Biden and Vice President Harris made a historic commitment to connect everyone in America to affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service while creating good-paying jobs and boosting American manufacturing. These investments are, in part, thanks to efforts made by the Biden-Harris Administration to enforce Buy American and impose Made in America requirements, going further than any previous Administration to reinforce these actions.

By: Maya C. James

Estephanie (Stephanie) Solano sees herself as a vessel for change.

A recent graduate of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), Solano currently works as a career advisor at Goodwill in southern Los Angeles, where she helps connect community members with job opportunities and resources.

Her pathway to her current role emerged not only from her desire to counsel vulnerable populations, but from a paid internship through an NTIA-funded workforce development program.  

By: Shiva Goel, Senior Advisor for Spectrum Policy, NTIA & Mike DiFrancisco, Senior Technical Advisor, NTIA Office of Spectrum Management & Co-chair of NITRD Wireless Spectrum R&D interagency working group

Two States Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $1.7 Billion

WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Alaska and Ohio’s Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration’s "Internet for All" initiative.  

By: Maci Morin, Engagement and Communications Manager, Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth 

California Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $1.8 Billion

WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved California’s Initial Proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration’s “Internet for All” initiative.