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TV Converter Box Coupon Program Statistics and Background

Press Release: Commerce’s NTIA and FEMA Release Report on Improving Public Safety Communications Nationwide: NTIA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released a joint report today that analyzes proposed projects for the nearly $1 billion Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) Grant Program.  In September 2007, grants were awarded to help state and local first responders improve public safety communications and coordination during natural and man-made disasters.
• Press Release: Print Version (Acrobat PDF 27 Kb)
• Report (without Appendix): PSIC Investment Summary and Award Information (Acrobat PDF 1,014 Kb)
• Report (with Appendix): PSIC Investment Summary and Award Information (Acrobat PDF 6,542 Kb)
Posted 11-25-2008

Press Release: Commerce’s NTIA Awards $1.65 Million to Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund to Help Vulnerable Groups Transition to Digital TV: NTIA awarded today $1.65 million to the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund (LCCREF) to help vulnerable populations transition to digital television with the TV Converter Box Coupon Program. (Acrobat PDF 27 Kb)
Posted 11-21-2008

Federal Register Notice: Nominations to Serve on Online Safety and Technology Working Group: NTIA is seeking nominations of individuals to represent the business community, public interest groups, and other appropriate groups interested in serving on the NTIA Online Safety and Technology Working Group for a single fifteen (15) month term to commence in January 2009. Nominations must be postmarked or electronically transmitted on or before December 12, 2008. (Acrobat PDF 15 Kb)
Posted 11-20-2008

Press Release: Commerce’s NTIA Awards $2.7 Million to National Association of Area Agencies on Aging to Help Seniors Transition to Digital TV: NTIA announced today an award of $2.7 million to the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) to help seniors transition to digital television through the TV Converter Box Coupon Program.  Full-power TV broadcasters switch from analog to 100 percent digital broadcasts after February 17, 2009. (Print version Acrobat PDF 27 Kb)
Posted: 11-18-2008

Federal Register Notice: Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Meeting: NTIA announced a public meeting of the Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (Committee), which provides advice to the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information on spectrum management matters, on December 4, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, at the United States Department of
Commerce in Washington, DC.
Posted 11-13-2008

Press Release: NTIA Seeks Public Comments for the Deployment of Security Technology Within the Internet Domain Name System: NTIA is inviting comments regarding Domain Name and Addressing System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) implementation at the root zone. Comments are due on November 24, 2008.
• Press Release: Print version (Acrobat PDF 24 Kb)
• Federal Register: Notice of Inquiry (Acrobat PDF 69 Kb)
• DNS Security Supporting Materials
Posted 10-09-2008

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Recent Speeches and Presentations

Speech: Embracing Change in the New Media Landscape: Acting Assistant Secretary Meredith Attwell Baker discussed Embracing Change in the New Media Landscape at the Media Institute’s Communications Forum in Washington, D.C., on November 20, 2008.
Posted 11-20-2008

Speech: Preparing for the DTV Transition in Rural America: Acting Assistant Secretary Meredith Attwell Baker discussed Preparing for the DTV Transition in Rural America at the 142nd Annual Convention of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in Cromwell, Connecticut, on November 14, 2008
Posted 11-14-2008

Speech: Ten Years Out…Celebrating Accomplishments and Preparing for New Challenges: NTIA Acting Assistant Secretary Meredith Attwell Baker speech at the 33rd Meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting in Cairo. (Acrobat PDF 32 Kb)
Posted 11-6-2008

Speech: French-EU Presidency Conference: Internet of Things - Internet of the Future: Acting Assistant Secretary Meredith Attwell Baker presented the Plenary Session Keynote Speech on the overview on the Challenges of International Cooperation at the French-EU Presidency Conference: Internet of Things - Internet of the Future on Tuesday, October 7, 2008, in Nice, France.
Posted 10-08-2008