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6 unusual facts about National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Broadband mapping in the United States

Funds were allocated by the Commerce department and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in February 2009.

CEA-909

The United States National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) ran a coupon-eligible converter box (CECB) subsidy program for the ATSC conversion, but did not subsidize the purchase of a smart antenna to mitigate the cliff effect of digital television, and most CECBs do not support smart antennas.

Digital divide in the United States

In 2010, the City of Boston received a 4.3 million dollar grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

Frequency assignment authority

In the United States, primary frequency assignment authority is exercised by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for the Federal Government and by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for non-Federal Government organizations.

Maritime Mobile Service Identity

In the United States (one of whose MIDs is 366), federal MMSIs are assigned by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and are normally (but not always) formed as 3669xxxxx.

Rob Frieden

He has held senior policy making positions in international telecommunications at the United States Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.


Smart antenna

In 2008, the United States NTIA began a major effort to assist consumers in the purchase of digital television converter boxes.

Spectrum Task Force

Lastly, the command-and-control approach requires the NTIA and FCC to have proper measures in place to monitor the allocated spectrum, address any interference issues, keep the technical standards in check, and audit the geographic spectrum assignments.


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