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Technical and Economic Assessment of Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
The U. S. Department of Commerce has released the final report on the technical and economic issues related to IPv6 adoption in the United States, including the appropriate role of government, international interoperability, security in transition, and costs and benefits of IPv6 deployment. The report was developed by the IPv6 Task Force, led by NTIA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Ultrawideband Report, Part 3
The report Interference Potential of Ultrawideband Signals, Part 3: Measurements of Ultrawideband Interference to C-Band Satellite Digital Television Receivers provides results from tests that measured digital television (DTV) susceptibility to ultrawideband (UWB) interference. The authors are with the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
Plan to Implement Recommendations of the President's Spectrum Policy Initiative
Spectrum Management for the 21st Century: Plan to Implement Recommendations of the President’s Spectrum Policy Initiative
Petition to Amend Table of Frequency Allocations
NTIA submitted a petition for rulemaking to amend the national table of frequency allocations to provide an allocation status for U.S. Government (Federal) earth stations communicating with non-federal satellites.
NTIA Comments to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Recommendations of the Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks
Comments by the Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information regarding the FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Recommendations of the Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks, EB Docket No. 06-119
NTIA Comments Regarding PacifiCorp's Part 80 Waiver Request
NTIA requested that the FCC deny PacifiCorp's request for a waiver of Part 80 rules to permit the use of maritime frequencies for private land mobile communications.
Spectrum Relocation Report: Compensation Options for Relocation Costs of Federal Entities
NTIA transmitted to Congress a report required by the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act (CSEA) on the various policy options to compensate Federal entities for relocation costs incurred when the entities' spectrum is allocated by the Federal Communications Commission for unlicensed, public safety, shared, or non-commercial use.
National Space Policy Supports Petition for Rulemaking on Federal Earth Stations
The Acting Assistant Secretary sent a letter to the FCC Chairman notifying him that the President's U.S. National Space Policy supports the objective of NTIA's petition for a rulemaking to obtain allocation status for federal earth stations using non-federal satellites.
Comments on FCC Automated Identification Systems Proceeding
The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is an essential tool to provide vessel information critical to maritime safety and homeland security. NTIA believes that to provide the coverage necessary for AIS, there must a nationwide allocation of Channel 87B for exclusive AIS use. An exclusive nationwide allocation would allow the more efficient satellite detection of AIS signals, a method which is necessary to extend the coverage of AIS.
NTIA Comments Related to Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems and General Maritime Communications
NTIA comments, in coordination with the United States Coast Guard, in response to the FCC's Third Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making:
Amendment of Parts 13 and 80 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Maritime Communications
Petition for Rule Making Filed by Globe Wireless, Inc.
Amendment of the Commission's Rules Concerning Maritime Communications