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<UL>Press Release: <A HREF="./ntiahome/press/antennas110999.htm">NTIA's
Advanced Antenna Test Bed Evaluates "Smart" Antennas</A>.
<H6>Posted 11-10-99</H6></UL>
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<UL>Press Release: <A HREF="./ntiahome/press/dns110999.htm">Domain
Name Management Agreement Finalized</A>.
<H6>Posted 11-10-99</h6></UL>
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<UL>The <a href="./ntiahome/privacy/agenda.htm">agenda</A> for the
<A HREF="./ntiahome/privacy/">Online Profiling Workshop</A> scheduled
for November 8, 1999 has been posted.
<H6>Posted 11-3-99</H6></UL>
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<UL>The Secretary of Commerce will hold a Digital Divide Summit on
December 9, 1999. <A HREF="./ntiahome/digitaldivide/summit/">Further information
and on-line registration for this conference</A> are now available.
<h6>Posted 11-1-99</h6></ul>
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<UL>Press Release:
<A HREF="./ntiahome/press/tiiap102999.htm">Commerce Department Hosts Conference to
Discuss Impact of Information Technology on People's Lives</A>.
<h6>Posted 10-29-99</H6></UL>
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<UL>Media Advisory: <A HREF="./ntiahome/press/tiiap102899.htm">The third
annual Networks for People Conference will be held on November 1st and 2nd,
1999, in Arlington, VA</A>.
<H6>Posted 10-29-99</H6></UL>
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<UL>NTIA <A HREF="./ntiahome/fccfilings/acctgauth_cmts102599.htm">filed comments</A>
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.
<H6>Posted 10-29-99</H6></UL>
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<UL>Press Release: <A HREF="./ntiahome/press/shva102799.htm">Commerce Secretary Daley
urges Congressional action on satellite home viewer legislation</A>
<h6>Posted 10-28-99</h6></ul>
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<UL>NTIA <A HREF="./ntiahome/fccfilings/maritime102599.htm">filed comments in response to the FCC's IB Docket No. 98-96</A>, on maritime mobile and maritime mobile-satellite radio services.
<h6>Posted 10-26-99</h6></ul>
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<UL><A HREF="./ntiahome/press/latspr102199.htm"><B>Media Advisory:</B></A> Commerce Department and
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) to hold industry briefing November 10 for the fifth
Latin American Telecommunications Summit (LATS).
<h6>Posted 10-22-99</h6></ul>
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<UL>NTIA filed <A HREF="./ntiahome/fccfilings/med_tlm101899.htm">Reply Comments</A> 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.
<h6>Posted 10-18-99</h6></ul>
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<UL><A HREF="./ntiahome/press/nafeo100599pr.htm">Press Release</A>: 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
<h6>Posted 10-06-99</h6></ul>
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<UL>NTIA released a report,
<A href="otiahome/tiiap/resources/How_ABC.pdf"><I>How
Access Benefits Children: Connecting Our Kids to the World of Information</I></A>,
which profiles eleven TIIAP projects and shows how young people across America
are using the Internet and other information age tools. The report is in .pdf format.
(<A HREF="./ntiahome/press/kids100599pr.htm">Press Release</A>)
<h6>Posted 10-06-99</h6></ul>
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<ul>FY 1999 grant awards for the
<A HREF="otiahome/ptfp/Projects/1999/index.htm">Public
Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP)</A> and the
<A HREF="http://ntiaotiant1.ntia.doc.gov/cfdocs/tiiap/99grants.cfm">Telecommunications
and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP)</A> have been announced.
<UL><A HREF="ntiahome/press/tiiap100599.htm">TIIAP Press Release</A><BR>
<A HREF="otiahome/ptfp/Projects/1999/PressRelease.htm">PTFP Press Release</A>
</UL>
<h6>Posted 10-05-99</h6></ul>
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<ul>Acting Associate Administrator Kelly Levy delivered
<A HREF="./ntiahome/congress/erate93099.htm">testimony on H.R. 1746, the Schools and
Libraries Internet Access Act</A>, before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications.
<h6>Posted 09-30-99</h6></ul>
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<UL><A HREF="ntiahome/domainname/agreements/">Domain Name Agreements
between the U.S. Department of Commerce, Network Solutions, Inc., and the
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</A>
<H6>Posted 09-28-99</H6></UL>
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<ul>"<A HREF="./ntiahome/speeches/cbc9171999.htm">New Century, New Media, New
Opportunities</A>," Remarks by Larry Irving at the
CBC Science and Technology Braintrust, Washington, D.C., September 17, 1999.
<h6>Posted 09-21-99</h6></ul>
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<ul>Department of Commerce
<A HREF="http://204.193.246.62/public.nsf/docs/F00E1E22AB51C5D5852567EE005632D4">Media
Advisory</A>: U.S. Government to Address "Online Profiling,"
Commerce Department and FTC to Hold Public Workshop.
<h6>Posted 09-21-99</h6></ul>
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<ul>NTIA and the Federal Trade Commission will hold a
<A HREF="./ntiahome/privacy/workshop/frn-workshop.htm">public workshop on
"online profiling"</A> 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.
<h6>Posted 09-14-99</h6></ul>
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<ul>On behalf of the Administration, NTIA filed a
<A HREF="./ntiahome/fccfilings/e911_91399.htm">letter to the FCC</A> on
implementation of Enhanced 911 (E911) calling for commercial mobile wireless devices
(CC Docket No. 94-102, RM-8143).
<h6>Posted 09-13-99</h6></ul>
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<ul><a href="ntiahome/press/irving08051999.htm">Press Release:</a> NTIA's
Larry Irving Leaving Commerce Department.
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Posted 08-05-99</h6>
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<ul>NTIA filed <a href="ntiahome/fccfilings/une1rep.htm"><i>Ex Parte</i>
Comments</a> 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.
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Posted 08-03-99</h6>
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<ul>NTIA Administrator Larry Irving testified on "<a href="ntiahome/congress/li_empsub19990727.htm">The
Digital Divide: Bridging the Technological Gap</a>" before the Empowerment
Subcommittee of the House Committee on Small Business.
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Posted 07-27-99</h6>
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<ul>NTIA filed <a href="ntiahome/fccfilings/2ghzmss_19990726rep.htm">reply
comments</a> 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.
<h6>
Posted 07-26-99</h6>
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<ul><a href="ntiahome/occ/dmca/dmcajuly26.htm">Comments received</a> 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.
<h6>
Posted 07-26-99</h6>
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<ul>NTIA filed <a href="ntiahome/fccfilings/gmpcs_reply19990721.htm">reply
comments</a> 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) (<a href="ntiahome/fccfilings/gmpcs_reply19990721.wpd">WordPerfect
version</a>)
<h6>
Posted 07-23-99</h6>
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<ul><a href="ntiahome/congress/pincus19990722.htm">Testimony
of Andrew J. Pincus</a>, 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 &amp;
Investigations, House Commerce Committee, July 22, 1999.
<h6>
Posted 07-22-99</h6>
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<ul><a href="ntiahome/domainname/blileyrsp.htm">Department of Commerce
response</a> to letter from the Honorable Tom Bliley regarding DNS issues.
<h6>
Posted 07-08-99</h6>
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<ul><a href="ntiahome/digitaldivide/">Falling Through the Net: Defining
the Digital Divide</a> has been released. This is the third report in the
Falling Through the Net series on the telecommunications and information
technology gap in America. [<a href="ntiahome/press/fttn070899.htm">Press
Release</a>]
<h6>
Posted 07-08-99</h6>
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<ul><a href="ntiahome/press/pubsafety062399.htm">Press Release</a>: 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.
<h6>
Posted 07-01-99</h6>
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<ul>NTIA filed <a href="ntiahome/fccfilings/rm9328_comments62499.htm">comments
at the Federal Communications Commission</a> in IB Docket No. 99-81 and
RM-9328 on efforts to provide additional spectrum allocations for the development
of mobile satellite services.
<h6>
Posted 06-24-99</h6>
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<ul>NTIA filed <a href="ntiahome/fccfilings/nprm9165_62399.htm">comments
at the Federal Communications Commission in IB Docket No. 99-67 and RM-9165</a>
on efforts to implement the international Global Mobile Personal Communications
by Satellite Memorandum of Understanding. [<a href="ntiahome/press/gps062399.htm">Press
Release</a>]
<h6>
Posted 06-23-99</h6>
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<ul><a href="osmhome/wrc99pre/pv990112.htm">U.S.
Preliminary Views on World Radio Communication Conference (WRC-2000)</a>
and <a href="osmhome/wrc99pre/rcsdocs.htm">additional
U.S. proposals for WRC-2000</a> have been posted.
<h6>
Posted 06-11-99</h6>
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<ul><a href="ntiahome/occ/index.html">Comments received</a> in the Commerce
Department's proceeding regarding <i>Performance of Intergovernmental Satellite
Organizations on International Anti-Bribery Requirements</i>
<h6>
Posted 05-13-99</h6>
</ul>
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<ul>NTIA filed a <a href="ntiahome/fccfilings/dslresaleltr5799.htm">letter
with the FCC in CC Docket No. 98-147</a>, Deployment of Wireline Services
Offering Advanced Telecommunications Capability. [<a href="ntiahome/press/dsl5799pr.htm">Press
Release</a>]
<h6>
Posted 05-07-99</h6>
</ul>
<img SRC="plasma.gif" height=13 width=13 align=LEFT>
<ul>NTIA <a href="osmhome/reports/tr99362/">Report 99-362</a>, Evaluation
of Marine VHF Radios: Performance in the Savannah, Ga. and New Orleans,
La. Port Areas, and <a href="osmhome/reports/tr99363/">Report 99-363</a>,
Evaluation of Marine VHF Radios: Compliance to IEC Receiver Standards,
are available for viewing in Adobe Acrobat format.
<h6>
Posted 04-20-99</h6>
</ul>
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<ul>NTIA filed a <a href="ntiahome/fccfilings/041299billing.htm">letter
with the FCC</a> in CC Docket No. 98-170 expressing support for the goals
of the Commission's Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format proceeding.
<h6>
Posted 04-13-99</h6>
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