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Tenth Quarterly Status Report to Congress Regarding BTOP
Pursuant to Section 6001(d)(4) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act or Act) (Public Law No. 111-5), the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) provides this Quarterly Report on the status of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP or Program). This Report focuses on the Program’s activities from April 1 to June 30, 2011.
Models To Advance Voluntary Corporate Notification to Consumers Regarding the Illicit Use of Computer Equipment by Botnets and Related Malware
The U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of Homeland Security are requesting information on the requirements of, and possible approaches to creating, a voluntary industry code of conduct to address the detection, notification and mitigation of botnets. Over the past several years, botnets have increasingly put computer owners at risk. A botnet infection can lead to the monitoring of a consumer’s personal information and communication, and exploitation of that consumer’s computing power and Internet access.
Revision to the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) hereby makes certain changes to its regulations, which relate to the public availability of the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management (NTIA Manual). Specifically, NTIA updates the version of the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management with which federal agencies must comply when requesting use of the radio frequency spectrum.
Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters
Final Report of the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters
Information and updates about the issues in this Report will be available at www.benton.org/PIAC.
Protecting Our Electronic Main Street
Guest blog post by Ari Schwartz, Internet Policy Adviser at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and member of the Internet Policy Task Force at the Department of Commerce.
As we all know, the Internet has led to incredible commercial growth and an unprecedented means for self-expression and innovation. Some industry analysts now estimate that the Internet now carries some $10 trillion in online transactions annually.
Protecting Consumers & Promoting Innovation Online: A Call for Baseline Privacy Legislation
by Cameron Kerry, General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The time has come for Congress to pass strong Internet consumer privacy legislation that provides clear rules of the road for businesses and consumers while preserving the innovation and free flow of information that are hallmarks of the Internet economy.
Comments on the Internet Policy Task Force Cybersecurity Green Paper
Comments received in Response to Federal Register Notice 110527305-1303-02 are posted on the National Institute of Standards and Technology's website at http://www.nist.gov/itl/greenpapercomments.cfm
IPv6 Readiness Tool for Businesses
The IPv6 Readiness Tool for Businesses is a comprehensive checklist for businesses preparing to deploy and adopt IPv6. The tool was developed by experts from industry and the Internet technical community in response to a call from U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra at an IPv6 workshop hosted by NTIA in September 2010.
NTIA Letter Transmitting LightSquared Assessment Report
NTIA transmitted to the FCC a letter from Assistant Secretary Strickling and a report titled, Assessment of LightSquared Terrestrial Broadband System Effects on GPS Receivers and GPS-dependent Applications, prepared by the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, Timing Systems Engineering Forum (NPEF) on behalf of the National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (EXCOM).