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05/12/2015 CSMAC Meeting Notice
The next meeting of the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee will be held on May 12, 2015, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mountain Daylight Time. The meeting will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Communication Technology Laboratory, 325 Broadway, Room 1A116, Building 81, Boulder, CO 80305. CSMAC provides advice to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information on spectrum management policy matters. Please see the attachment below for further information.
Comments on Privacy, Transparency, and Accountability Regarding Commercial and Private Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Public comments received on Privacy, Transparency, and Accountability Regarding Commercial and Private Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. See Federal Register Notice: Request for Comments
Fifth Interim Progress Report on the Ten-Year Plan and Timetable
NTIA submits this Fifth Interim Progress Report in response to the Presidential Memorandum issued on June 28, 2010. The 2010 Presidential Memorandum directed the Secretary of Commerce, working through NTIA and in collaboration with the FCC, to identify and make available 500 megahertz of federal and non-federal spectrum by 2020 for expanded wireless broadband use. This report covers the period from October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014.
NTIA Letter to FCC on Commercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band
Overview
NTIA responds to the 3.5 GHz Band Notice for the purposes of: (1) proposing specific changes to the regulatory framework of the spectrum sharing model to effectively protect federal operations and maximize available spectrum available for commercial broadband; (2) outlining a phased implementation and approval process for commercial access to the 3.5 GHz Band; (3) designating smaller zones for the protection of federal systems based on new technical analysis; (4) addressing protection of commercial operations in the 3.5 GHz Band from federal radar systems; and (5) correctin
NTIA & FCC Model City Workshop Agenda April 15-16, 2015
Twenty-Third Quarterly Status Report to Congress Regarding BTOP
Pursuant to Section 6001(d)(4) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA or Recovery Act) (Public Law No. 111-5),NTIA provides this Quarterly Report on the status of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). This Report focuses on the Program’s activities from July 1 to September 30, 2014.
DMCA Notice-and-Takedown Processes: List of Good, Bad, and Situational Practices
This document, known as DMCA Notice-and-Takedown Processes: List of Good, Bad and Situational Practices, was developed by the participants in the multistakeholder forum established as a result of the Commerce Department's Green Paper on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy, released in 2013. The document identifies a number of “good”, “bad” and “situational” practices to improve the efficiency of the handling and processing of DMCA not
Eighth Annual Progress Report on the Relocation of Federal Radio Systems from the 1710-1755 MHz Spectrum Band
Section 207 of the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act (CSEA), Title II of P.L. 108-494 requires annual reporting on federal agencies’ progress to vacate certain wireless communications systems from the 1710 MHz to 1755 MHz radio spectrum that has been reallocated to commercial use. NTIA published the first annual report to Congress on April 17, 2008. That report covered relocation activity occurring over the period March 2007 through December 2007. This annual report documents the cumulative progress since the commencement of relocation activity in March 2007 through December 2014.
Public Meeting on Facilitating the Development of the Online Licensing Environment for Copyrighted Works
The Internet Policy Task Force will hold a public meeting on April 1, 2015, to explore further development of a robust online licensing environment, focusing specifically on how the Government can assist in facilitating the development and use of standard identifiers for all types of works of authorship, interoperability among databases and systems used to identify owners of rights and terms of use, and a possible portal for linking to such databases and to licensing platforms.