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NTIA filed comments
with the FCC in IB Docket No. 98-96, Withdrawal of the Commission as an Accounting
Authority in the Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Radio Services.
Posted 10-29-99
Media Advisory: Commerce Department and
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) to hold industry briefing November 10 for the fifth
Latin American Telecommunications Summit (LATS).
Posted 10-22-99
NTIA filed Reply Comments in
response to the FCC's ET Docket 99-255 NPRM, Amendment of Parts 2 and 95 of the
Commission's Rules to Create a Wireless Medical Telemetry Service.
Posted 10-18-99
Press Release: Secretary Daley
announced the award of a $90,027 contract for a study on
the status of telecommunications capabilities of the nations's
116 historically black colleges and universities
Posted 10-06-99
Department of Commerce
Media
Advisory: U.S. Government to Address "Online Profiling,"
Commerce Department and FTC to Hold Public Workshop.
Posted 09-21-99
NTIA and the Federal Trade Commission will hold a
public workshop on
"online profiling" November 8 at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The workshop is open to the public. Written comments and requests to participate
as a panelist in the workshop must be filed on or before October 18.
Posted 09-14-99
On behalf of the Administration, NTIA filed a
letter to the FCC on
implementation of Enhanced 911 (E911) calling for commercial mobile wireless devices
(CC Docket No. 94-102, RM-8143).
Posted 09-13-99
Press Release: NTIA's
Larry Irving Leaving Commerce Department.
Posted 08-05-99
NTIA filed Ex Parte
Comments dealing with unbundled network elements (UNEs) in the FCC's
CC Docket No. 96-98 proceeding on Implementation of the Local Competition
Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and CC Docket No. 95-185
on Interconnection between Local Exchange Carriers and Commercial Mobile
Radio Service Providers.
Posted 08-03-99
NTIA filed reply
comments in the FCC's IB Docket No. 99-81, Establishment of Policies
and Service Rules for the Mobile Satellite Service in the 2 GHz Band.
Posted 07-26-99
Comments received in
the NTIA and U.S. Copyright Office proceeding on encryption research (Section
1201(g)(5) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act) have been posted.
Posted 07-26-99
NTIA filed reply
comments in the FCC's proceeding, Amendment of Parts 2 and 25 to Implement
the Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite (GMPCS) Memorandum
of Understanding and Arrangements (IB Docket No. 99-67, RM No. 9165) (WordPerfect
version)
Posted 07-23-99
Testimony
of Andrew J. Pincus, General Counsel, Department of Commerce, on progress
towards transitioning management of the Internet domain name system ("DNS")
to the private sector, delivered before the Subcommittee on Oversight &
Investigations, House Commerce Committee, July 22, 1999.
Posted 07-22-99
Press Release: NTIA
announces plans to designate certain federally allocated radio frequencies
for use by law enforcement and incident response entities to improve communications
during emergencies and help them to better respond to threats to public
safety.
Posted 07-01-99
Comments received in the Commerce
Department's proceeding regarding Performance of Intergovernmental Satellite
Organizations on International Anti-Bribery Requirements
Posted 05-13-99
NTIA Report 99-362, Evaluation
of Marine VHF Radios: Performance in the Savannah, Ga. and New Orleans,
La. Port Areas, and Report 99-363,
Evaluation of Marine VHF Radios: Compliance to IEC Receiver Standards,
are available for viewing in Adobe Acrobat format.
Posted 04-20-99
NTIA filed a letter
with the FCC in CC Docket No. 98-170 expressing support for the goals
of the Commission's Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format proceeding.
Posted 04-13-99
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