News and Events
By: Shirley “Mel” Reyes Moret, Federal Program Officer, Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program
NTIA awarded Phoenix College more than $4.25 million from the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program to improve high-speed Internet service capacity and workforce development training. This funding also enabled Phoenix College to purchase devices and software, create paid internships within the college’s Information Technology Department, and revise programs within their new Bachelor of IT program, among other changes and improvements.
By Rafi Goldberg, Senior Policy Advisor, Digital Equity
Today, we’re excited to announce Local Estimates of Internet Adoption (Project LEIA), a new project to improve our understanding of the digital divide at a local level.
Improved and more timely estimates of Internet adoption in counties and other communities will lead to better tracking of our progress toward digital equity and fuel important research and policy development efforts.
By: Karen Hanson, Director of Interagency Coordination, Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (OICG), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
As projects from the Biden-Harris administration’s Internet for All initiative connect people to affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service around the country, coordinating across the federal government is crucial to maximize taxpayer dollars and ensure no one is left behind.
By: Robert Cannon, Senior Telecommunications Policy Analyst
On September 3, 2024, the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) released the Roadmap to Enhancing Internet Routing Security report. The report recommends actions the federal government and all Internet networks should take to advance routing security.
By: Samantha Claggett, Digital Equity Advisor, NTIA
By Kenneth R. Tilley, NTIA ITS Technical Writer, Editor, Videographer
Have you ever attended a virtual discussion ruined by poor audio quality?
You know the scenario: Unintelligible speech interrupts a class, virtual conference, online meeting, or telemedicine appointment. The result? Less material learned, less engagement, more confusion, and more time wasted.
By: Sarah Bleau, Director of the Middle Mile Program, NTIA
Across six Internet for All grant programs, NTIA is already funding hundreds of individual projects, with hundreds more to come. A new type of data dashboard shows how the public can monitor the progress of construction and implementation related to projects in their area.
By: Angela Thi Bennett and Maya C. James
Last month NTIA announced our first Capacity Award from the Digital Equity Act, which awarded approximately $9 million to Nevada to implement digital inclusion programs across the state.
By: Philip Powell, NTIA’s Federal Program Officer for Arkansas and Oklahoma
As we celebrate Disability Pride Month and the 34th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it’s crucial to recognize the achievements, contributions, and resilience of individuals with disabilities. This month serves as a reminder of the importance of inclusivity and accessibility in every aspect of our society, especially in the digital realm.
By Jill Springer, Senior Advisor, Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, NTIA
High-speed Internet service connects and builds communities, accelerates economic progress, and enhances public service capabilities. Installing broadband infrastructure can be complex due to permitting processes and regulations that may influence the availability of public rights-of-way, poles, conduits, ducts, and other necessary facilities.
By: Sarah Salgado, Broadband Program Specialist, Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth
Generations before us built infrastructure such as electricity, water, and sewer systems to serve everyone in America. Now, it is our generation’s turn to connect everyone in America to the tools they need to thrive in the modern digital economy through reliable, affordable, high-speed Internet service. Achieving this ambitious goal requires the development of middle mile infrastructure.
By: Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce & NTIA Administrator
The importance of the multistakeholder system of Internet governance was on full display last month in Kigali, Rwanda during the ICANN80 High Level Government Meeting (HLGM) and Policy Forum. I was delighted to lead the U.S. Delegation to the HLGM, participate in ICANN’s forum, and meet with leaders from around the world in support of that multistakeholder system.
What Pride Means to NTIA
Each June, Pride Month provides an occasion to celebrate progress made by the LGBTQI+ community and reflect on the work that remains to create a more equitable future.
By: NTIA
Lidar, a sensing method that uses light waves, has been around since the 1960s when the United States developed it as a military technology for defense and aerospace uses. But the advent of publicly-available lidar data has made it a crucial tool for helping radio scientists inside and outside of government better predict where objects like trees and buildings will likely interrupt a wireless signal. These more accurate predictions can enable more opportunities for government and non-government users to share the airwaves.
Byline: Jeremy Glenn, Program Management Specialist
The future of wireless innovation is bright.
NTIA’s Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), in collaboration with the Department of Defense’s FutureG Office, recently hosted the RIC (RAN Intelligent Controller) Forum in Dallas, Texas.
By: Charles Cooper, Associate Administrator, Office of Spectrum Management
NTIA’s new round of funding from the $1.5 billion Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund presents a unique opportunity to advance spectrum-sensing technology, in turn potentially driving more efficient use of airwaves for the public and private sectors.
By Charles Cooper, Associate Administrator, NTIA Office of Spectrum Management
NTIA is hard at work implementing the National Spectrum Strategy. First up: initiating technical studies of spectrum bands – including a process to streamline funding to federal agencies – and kicking off the exploration and demonstration of advanced spectrum management techniques including Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS).