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Remarks by Lawrence E. Strickling
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
Brookings Institution
Principles of Internet Governance: An Agenda for Economic Growth and Innovation
Washington, DC
January 11, 2012
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Testimony of Fiona M. Alexander
Associate Administrator, Office of International Affairs
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
United States Department of Commerce
Before the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
United States House of Representatives
Hearing on
ICANN’s Top Level Domain Name Program
December 14, 2011
Introduction
Remarks by Lawrence E. Strickling
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
PLI/FCBA Telecommunications Policy & Regulation Institute
Washington, DC
December 8, 2011
—As prepared for delivery—
Testimony of Fiona M. Alexander
Associate Administrator, Office of International Affairs
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
United States Department of Commerce
Before the
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
United States Senate
Hearing on
ICANN’s Expansion of Top Level Domains
December 8, 2011
Introduction
As Prepared for Delivery
I am very pleased to announce this morning that the Department of Commerce, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and Network Solutions (NSI) have successfully concluded negotiations on the critical outstanding issues regarding domain name management. This is a landmark day for the Internet.
Opening Session Remarks by Lawrence E. Strickling
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
Internet Governance Forum
Nairobi, Kenya
September 27, 2011
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Thank you, Alice, and I want to especially thank the Kenyan government for hosting this important conference.
On behalf of the United States Government, I have three points and one request to make:
Keynote Address of Lawrence E. Strickling,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
39th Annual Telecommunications Policy Research Conference
Arlington, Virginia
September 23, 2011
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I want to thank Minister Sahl-Madsen and Director General Andersen for inviting me to speak today at IGF-Denmark. They both have been especially helpful in organizing my visit here to include meetings with the Danish business community and with other Nordic Governments to discuss some immediate and important issues of Internet governance.
Testimony of
Mr. Karl Nebbia
Associate Administrator, Office of Spectrum Management
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
Before the
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Committee on Armed Services
U.S. House of Representatives
Hearing on “Sustaining GPS for National Security”
Thank you, Robert, for that kind introduction. And thank you for giving me the honor of closing out an event that has had such distinguished speakers, including Senator Jay Rockefeller—who has been a leader in keeping cyber security atop the national agenda.
I’ve had the privilege of working with the Business Software Alliance since my days as the governor of Washington State.
For 20 years, you have been at the forefront of addressing key policy issues, on innovation, global trade, e-commerce and of course copyright protection and patent reform.
Thank you for the kind words, Larry. Good morning everyone.
I want to join in welcoming you to our Privacy and Innovation Symposium.
I’d like to give special thanks to the superb group of panelists who are joining us—many of whom have traveled across the country to engage in this important dialogue.
It is great to be here today.
I know many of you have travelled from different parts of the country, and I want to thank you for coming.
The topic of today's symposium, “Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Internet Economy,” is timely.
It is important.
This morning, Larry Strickling talked a bit about the impressive growth in the Internet economy, even in the midst of major economic challenges.
That’s particularly true when it comes to copyrighted works.
I want to begin by thanking you all for your attendance and participation in this very significant event.
Especially Senator Barbara Mikulski, who is here with us today.
As Chairwoman of the powerful Senate Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee, Senator Mikulski has used her influence to increase cyber security awareness among the American public; and to lead the charge on Capitol Hill to develop policies that keeps our Internet safe and secure in the 21st century.
Thank you, Craig, for those kind words.
And thank you to everyone who is attending this important conference this week.
As we all know, the Internet has already fundamentally changed how we communicate with each other. And seemingly overnight, it’s altered how the world does business.
I’m sorry I wasn’t able to be here for your discussion earlier, but I look forward to hearing what you came up with.
As you know, I’ve been nominated by President Obama to be the next ambassador to China.
But even from across the globe, I want to remain up-to-speed on your thoughts on how to maintain a free flow of online commerce worldwide. And I want to do what I can, wherever my office may be, to ensure electronic information moves as freely as possible from country to country.
pdf version posted at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/kerry_brookings_07212011.pdf
I want to begin by thanking Howard Schmidt for pulling this event together.
Almost a year ago, President Obama challenged the U.S. government to collaborate even more closely with the private sector to meet the evolving challenges of cybersecurity.
Today’s forum is emblematic of this improved public-private sector cooperation.
It can't be any other way.
The private sector owns and operates the vast majority of the Internet’s infrastructure, and it develops the applications and services that move commerce along atop of that infrastructure.
I want to thank our hosts today, TechAmerica, TechNet, the Churchill Club, Stanford University, and the TRUST Center.
And I want to thank all of you for joining us this morning.
There may be some other people here, who, like me, can remember when Time’s “Man of the Year” was a personal computer, and, according to reports, most of that story was composed on a typewriter.
That was in 1982, well before terms like “cyberspace” and “virtual reality” and “social networking” would enter the popular lexicon.
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Good morning and thank you for joining us today. NTIA is pleased to be hosting this 12th Annual International Symposium on Advanced Radio Technologies here at our research and engineering laboratory in Boulder.
Remarks by Lawrence E. Strickling
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
Internet Governance Forum--USA
Washington, DC
July 18, 2011
-As prepared for delivery-
Thank you for the opportunity to speak once again at the IGF-USA. I want especially to thank Marilyn Cade for her work in pulling together the third edition of this meeting and I am glad to have had the opportunity to speak at each of these sessions.
Testimony of Lawrence E. Strickling
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
Hearing on Internet Privacy:
The Views of the FTC, the FCC, and NTIA
Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade and
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Committee on Energy and Commerce
United States House of Representatives
Oral Statement of
The Honorable Lawrence E. Strickling
Before the
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Hearing on “Federal Government Spectrum Use”
July 6, 2011
[As prepared for delivery]
I. Introduction
Chairman Walden, Ranking Member Eshoo, Vice Chairman Terry, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) regarding the Federal Government's use of the radio spectrum. I am very pleased to describe NTIA's efforts to maximize the efficient and effective Federal use of spectrum and our work to identify and reallocate spectrum to meet the Nation's rapidly-growing demand for wireless broadband.