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NTIA Letter on Linkage of Internet Addresses with Telephone Numbers (ENUM)
NTIA pledged active U.S. government participation in the global effort, known as "ENUM" and now under way, to match phone numbers with Internet addresses. ENUM would enable U.S. citizens to communicate both voice and text messages through one single identifier, either a telephone number or an e-mail address.
NTIA letter to Register of Copyrights regarding DMCA
Joint letter to the ENUM Forum
NTIA, the State Department and the Federal Communications Commission sent a joint letter to the ENUM Forum (.pdf file) supporting an industry-based mechanism for implementing ENUM in the U.S.
Internic License Agreement 01-08-01
License Agreement
Whereas on November 25, 1998, the U.S. Department of Commerce ("DoC" or "Licensor") and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN" or the "Licensee") entered into a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a joint project under which ICANN is assuming the responsibilities of overseeing the technical management of the Internet, including the Domain Name System (DNS); and,
Registration and Administration of Internet Domain Names -- Summary of Comments [Docket No. 97061337-7137-01]
SUMMARY OF COMMENTS
Registration and Administration of Internet Domain Names
[Docket No. 97061337-7137-01]
Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-Bed Phase I Test Plan
This document describes the types and depth of testing that NTIA is conducting in Phase I of the Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-Bed Pilot Program to assess whether Dynamic Spectrum Access devices employing spectrum sensing and geo-location techniques can share the frequency spectrum with land mobile radio systems in the specified frequency bands.
Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-Bed Draft Phase I Test Plan
This document describes the types of testing that NTIA proposes to conduct in Phase I of the Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-Bed Pilot Program to assess whether Dynamic Spectrum Access devices employing spectrum sensing and geo-location techniques can share the frequency spectrum with land mobile radio systems in the specified frequency bands.
NTIA letter to ICANN regarding cross-ownership issues for registries and registrars
NTIA letter to ICANN transmitting the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division's advice on cross-ownership issues for registries and registrars for existing and new gTLDs.
U.S. Principles on the Internet's Domain Name and Addressing System
The United States Government intends to preserve the security and stability of the Internet's Domain Name and Addressing System (DNS). Given the Internet's importance to the world's economy, it is essential that the underlying DNS of the Internet remain stable and secure. As such, the United States is committed to taking no action that would have the potential to adversely impact the effective and efficient operation of the DNS and will therefore maintain its historic role in authorizing changes or modifications to the authoritative root zone file.