National Telecommunications and Information Administration
How Public Input Helped Shape NTIA’s Approach to the Uniform Guidance in the BEAD Program
The National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) released a Policy Notice providing guidance on the application of the Uniform Guidance in the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program. This Policy Notice reflects NTIA’s latest step to create the conditions necessary for building high-speed networks that connect everyone in America to affordable, reliable, high-speed Internet service. The Uniform Guidance is the Federal Government’s framework for grants management, providing rules and requirements for Federal grant programs.
Biden-Harris Administration Approves Louisiana’s “Internet for All” Initial Proposal
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Louisiana’s Initial Proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. Louisiana is the first state to reach this important milestone, which will enable the state to move from the planning phase to the implementation phase for the BEAD program—a major step towards closing the digital divide in Louisiana and meeting the President’s goal of connecting everyone in America with affordable, reliable, high-speed Internet service.
Comments in Implementation of the National Spectrum Strategy proceeding due January 2, 2024 (National Telecommunications and Information Administration)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 12/07/2023 - 05:35Written Statement of NTIA Director Alan Davidson Before the House Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Since my last appearance before the House Commerce Committee in May 2023, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has made considerable progress toward the bipartisan initiatives that Congress tasked to NTIA. These include:
Press Release | NTIA Receives More Than 500 Comments on Protecting Kids Online (National Telecommunications and Information Administration)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Fri, 12/01/2023 - 15:18Notice of National Spectrum Strategy Implementation Plan
The White House released a Presidential Memorandum (PM), Modernizing United States Spectrum Policy and Establishing a National Spectrum Strategy, and the National Spectrum Strategy (Strategy), on November 13, 2023.
Biden-Harris Administration Awards $13 Million from Wireless Innovation Fund
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded seven projects across six states a total of $13 million in the second round of grants from the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund’s first N
NTIA Reply Comments in FCC Proceeding on Facilitating Capabilities for In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (National Telecommunications and Information Administration)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 11/22/2023 - 15:10Investment Meets Impact: Celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Two years after President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and other agencies have distributed billions of dollars to communities to bridge the digital divide and make participation in the digital economy a reality for everyone. At NTIA, we completed funding rounds for multiple programs in the last year and are moving to the implementation phase, all the while preparing states and territories to administer their state grant programs.