Publications

On November 20, 2001, the NTIA announced the Notice of Closing Date and Solicitation of Applications for the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP) At the time the Notice of Closing Date and Solicitation of Applications appeared in the Federal Register, PTFP had not been appropriated funds through the fiscal year. NTIA is publishing this Notice of Availability of Funds to announce the funds available for fiscal year 2002 PTFP grants. (Acrobat PDF 38 Kb)

On December 6, 2001, the NTIA announced the Solicitation of Grant Applications for the Technology Opportunities Program (TOP). At the time the Notice of Solicitation of Grant Applications appeared in the Federal Register, TOP had not been appropriated funds through the fiscal year. TOP is publishing this Notice of Availability of Funds to announce the fiscal year 2002 appropriation amount for TOP grants. (Acrobat PDF 33 Kb)

NTIA will host a two-day Spectrum Summit, on April 4–5, 2002, that will be open to the public. The summit will be held from 8:30 a.m–5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2002, and from 8:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m on Friday, April 5, 2002 at the auditorium of the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. (Acrobat PDF 34 Kb)

NTIA announces the solicitation of applications for a grant for the Pan-Pacific Education and Communications Experiments by Satellite (PEACESAT) Program. Applications for the PEACESAT Program grant must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. on April 11, 2002. (Acrobat PDF 43 Kb)

NTIA and the Public Safety Wireless Network (PSWN) Program will co-host a two-day summit on Current and Emerging Solutions to Public Safety Communications Interoperability, on June 11-12, 2002, at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC. (Acrobat PDF 15 Kb)

NTIA invites interested parties to provide comments in response to section 1703 of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). Section 1703 directs NTIA to initiate a notice and comment proceeding to evaluate whether currently available Internet blocking or filtering technology protection measures and Internet safety policies adequately address the needs of educational institutions. (Acrobat PDF 46 Kb)

NTIA will host a roundtable to address issues relating to the convergence of communications technologies, including the Telephone Number Mapping (ENUM) Protocol that facilitates convergence between the Internet and the public-switched telephone network. The roundtable will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 2002, at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. (Acrobat PDF 38 Kb)

This Notice is intended to solicit comments from interested parties specifically on the hazardous materials and dangerous goods documents exception to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act ("‘ESIGN Act.") (Acrobat PDF 44 Kb)

This Notice is intended to solicit comments from interested parties specifically on the product recall notices exception to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act ("‘ESIGN Act.") (Acrobat PDF 44 Kb)

NTIA solicits comments from interested parties specifically on the domestic and family law documents exception to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act ("‘ESIGN Act.") (Acrobat PDF 44 Kb)