roundtable: NTIA Update

roundtable: NTIA Update

NTIA Update

David E. Gardner (DGARDNER@ntia.doc.gov)
Fri, 01 Dec 1995 17:34:51 -0500 

Message-Id: <s0bf3d01.025@ntia.doc.gov>
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 1995 17:34:51 -0500
From: David E. Gardner <DGARDNER@ntia.doc.gov>
To: roundtable@cni.org, ace-mg@esusda.gov
Subject:  NTIA Update


NTIA Update

Room 4892, HCH Building, Washington, DC  20230; Voice 202.482.1835,
Fax 202.482.0979, E-mail: dgardner@ntia.doc.gov

Friday, December 1              A summary of NTIA and NII events and news


NTIA Speaks...

Larry Irving	Dec 1
Keynotes Bertelsmann Conference
(Guttersloh, Germany)

Larry Irving	Dec 9
Keynotes India Exhibitions
(New Delhi, India)

Larry Irving	Dec 15
Keynotes Public Safety Wireless Advisory Council Meeting
(Washington, D.C.)

Larry Irving  	Dec 15
Keynotes FCBA/PLI Conference for Telecommunications Policy and
Regulation
(Washington, D.C.)

Larry Irving 	Dec 19
Speaks at UNESCO Conference
(Paris, France)


Quotable...

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."

Thomas Watson,
Chairman of IBM, 1943


NTIA On-Line

NTIA's on-line resources include: dial-up access: 202. 501.8100 at
speeds up to 14.4K bps.
Internet access points:
http://www.ntia.doc.gov,
ftp.ntia.doc.gov, and  gopher.ntia.doc. gov.



Conference Approps. Bill Includes NTIA Cuts  
In the next week Congress is expected to report H.R. 2076, the FY 1996
Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Appropriations bill, that
includes significant, across-the-board cuts for the Commerce
Department including NTIA and its grant programs.  The bill includes: $17
million for NTIA salaries and expenses; $15.5 million for the Public
Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP); and $21.5 million for the
Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program
(TIIAP).  In contrast, the FY 1995 funding for NTIA programs was: $21
million for salaries and expenses, $29 million for PTFP, and $45 million for
TIIAP.  The conference bill still must be passed by the House and Senate,
and signed by the President to become law.  At this time, it is expected
that the President will veto this bill, which would provide the opportunity
for  NTIA funding levels to change.  For more information,  contact
Roanne Robinson at 202/482-0516 or via e-mail at rrobinson
@ntia.doc.gov, or David Gardner at 202/482-5893 or via e-mail at
dgardner@ntia.doc.gov.

NTIA Supports Successful World Radio Conf. #95
Last Friday marked the conclusion of the month-long World Radio
Conference (WRC) '95, held in Geneva, in which U.S. negotiators,
including NTIA staff, were successful in their efforts to ensure the
American satellite industry can continue its global leadership.  The
biennial WRC, sponsored by the International Telecommunications Union,
establishes the international radio spectrum frequency allocations that
enable mobile satellite and wireless services to be standardized
worldwide.  In particular, WRC-95 set aside frequency allocations above
1 GHz for feeder links for Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) Satellites that make
them viable for global, broadband communications.  Other
accomplishments include agreements on radio spectrum bands for PCS
services and various satellite applications.  For more information, contact
NTIA's Office of Spectrum Management at 202/482-1850. 

Brown, Barram Announce TIIAP Grants Last Month
On November 9, Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown, Deputy
Commerce Secretary David J. Barram and Assistant Commerce
Secretary Larry Irving announced NTIA's Telecommunications and
Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP) FY 1995 grant
awards.   NTIA awarded 117 grants in 47 states totaling $36 million. 
Over 1800 applications requesting $680 million competed for the funds. 
The FY 1995 TIIAP grants, combined with over $60 million in non-federal
matching funds, will help bring advanced telecommunications services to
millions of Americans, many of them living in rural and urban underserved
areas.  A list of FY 1995 TIIAP grants is available on-line or by calling
NTIA's Office of Telecommunication and Information Applications at
202/482-2048.     
 
NTIA Urges FCC Review of Wireless NII Band
In a letter sent last month, Assistant Commerce Secretary Larry Irving
urged the FCC to proceed with a review of the potential of nonlicensed,
wireless technologies for education, health care, and other community
services.  "Schools, libraries, businesses, and others need convenient
access to communications networks with voice, video, data, and
graphics capabilities without the expense and disruption that installing
wired systems would require," said Irving.  For a copy of the letter,
please consult NTIA On-Line as directed in the left column or contact
NTIA's Chief Counsel's Office at 202/482-1816.

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