National Telecommunications and Information Administration

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that serves as the President's principal adviser on telecommunications policies pertaining to the United States' economic and technological advancement and to regulation of the telecommunications industry.

The current NTIA administrator is Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary of Commerce. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 25, 2009, following his nomination by President Barack Obama.

Among its stated goals are:

• Working to ensure that all Americans have affordable phone and cable service.
• Helping to bring the benefits of advanced telecommunications technologies to millions of Americans in rural and underserved urban areas through its information infrastructure grants.
• Providing the hardware that enables public radio and television broadcasters to extend and maintain the reach of their programming.
• Advocating competition and liberalization of telecommunications policies around the world.

A Park Service radio license.

• Participating in international government-to-government negotiations to open markets for U.S. companies.
• Negotiating with foreign governments to ensure adequate spectrum for national defense, public safety, and U.S. business needs.
• Promoting efficient use of federal radio spectrum and encouraging the development and implementation of new and emerging telecommunications technologies.
• Performing long-term research to explore uses of higher frequency spectrum.
• Working with Federal, state, and local public safety agencies to address future spectrum requirements.

The NTIA's Office of Spectrum Management is in charge of regulating use of spectrum allocated to the Federal Government. It serves in a manner equivalent to the Federal Communications Commission for this purpose. It is also the part of the Department of Commerce that oversees ICANN.

The NTIA also administers the analog-to-digital TV converter box Coupon Program.

External links

• National Telecommunications and Information Administration official site

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