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NTIA Presentationto

National Conference onEmergency Communications Systems

December 12, 2005

Bill BeloteChief, Emergency Planning andPublic Safety DivisionNTIA Office of Spectrum Management

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Overview

• NTIA Background, NTIA Vision, Mission, Goals and Principal Responsibilities

• Key Overall NTIA Mission Functions • NTIA Office Mission Functions

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NTIA Background

• Established in 1978 by Executive Order 12046

• Personnel authorizations transferred from the Executive Office of the President to new Bureau (NTIA) in U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)

• DOC Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information also serves as NTIA Administrator

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NTIA Vision & Mission

• VISION: NTIA envisions a world where telecommunications and information technologies are used to protect and improve the global quality of life.

• MISSION: To promote the efficient and effective use of telecommunications and information resources in a manner that creates job opportunities, enhances U.S. competitiveness, and raises the standard of living.

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NTIA Goals

• Promote open markets and encourage competition

• Ensure spectrum provides the greatest benefit to all people

• Advance the public interest in telecom, mass media, and information

• Promote the availability and sources of advanced telecom and information services

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NTIA Principal Responsibilities• Serve as President’s principal advisor

on telecommunications & policy issues• Represent the Executive Branch in

international & domestic telecommunications policy activities

• Manage Federal Government use of radio frequency spectrum

• Administer public telecommunications facilities grants• Perform telecommunications research & engineering for Federal

Government and private sector• Seek to achieve robust communications capability for the

Industrial/Commercial Sector

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Key NTIA Mission Functions

• Coordinate economic, technical, and related preparations for U.S. participation in international telecommunications conferences and negotiations

• Provide advice and assistance to the Secretary of State on international telecommunications policies

• Provide for the coordination of the telecommunications activities of the executive branch

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Key NTIA Mission Functions(Continued)

• Ensure that the views of the executive branch on telecommunications matters are effectively presented

• Participate with National Security Council and the Director OSTP as they carry out their E.O. 12046 functions

• Serve as a member of the Joint Telecommunications Resource Board (JTRB)

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Key NTIA Mission Functions(Continued)

• Advise and assist the President in the administration of a system of radio spectrum priorities

• Certify priorities for radio spectrum use by the Federal Government under all conditions of crisis or emergency

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Office of the Assistant Secretary and Administrator

Office of Chief Counsel

Office of Telecom & Information Applications

Office of International

Affairs

Office of Policy

Analysis & Development

Institute for Telecom Sciences

Office of Spectrum

Management

Office of Policy Coordination & Management

NTIA ORGANIZATION

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Office of International Affairs (OIA)Goals

• Improve access for U.S. companies in the global market

• Promote fair and open access to information and communications technologies (ICTs) and services for consumers, particularly in developing countries

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Office of Policy Analysis & Development (OPAD) Goal

• Generate, articulate, and advocate creative and influential policies and programs in the ICT sector that enhance– service,– competition,– consumer welfare, and – economic and social opportunities for all,

and that remove impediments to the growth and vitality of the ICT sector

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Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications (OTIA)

• Administers the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP) – a competitive grant program – Main objective: extend the delivery of public

radio and television to unserved areas

• Supports the Pan-Pacific Educational and Cultural Experiments by Satellite (PEACESAT) project

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Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS)

• The NTIA Research and Engineering Laboratory

• Provides scientific, engineering, and technical telecommunications support to NTIA, other Federal agencies, and the Private Sector

• Located at Boulder, Colorado

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Office of Spectrum ManagementPrincipal Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Federal spectrum policies

• Manage and authorize spectrum use by Federal agencies

• Prepare for, participate in, and implement the results of World Radio Conferences and International Technical Fora

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A Few EPPS Division Efforts Underway

• E-911

• Federal Narrowbanding

• Interoperability

• President’s Spectrum Policy Initiative

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Thank You

Contact Information:• William A. Belote, Jr.• Email: wbelote@ntia.doc.gov• Phone: (202) 482-2473• Website: <http://www.ntia.doc.gov>

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OIA Engages In Multilateral, Regional, And Bilateral International Fora & Targeted Activities

– International Telecommunication Union (ITU)– Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL)

– Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD)

– Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Telecommunications and Information Working Group (APEC TEL)

– Global Business Dialogue on Electronic Commerce (GBDe)

– Trans-Atlantic Business Dialogue (TABD)

– China-U.S. Telecom Summits (CATS)

– Caribbean Policy Workshop

– Information Society Dialogues with European Commission

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• Back-up Slides Follow

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OPAD: Sample Current Issues

• Broadband (Supply Side)– Infrastructure Rights of Way

• Spectrum Policy/Next Generation Wireless• Domain Names• ENUM• Children’s Online Privacy • Digital TV Transition

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ITS Principal Responsibilities

• Produce State-of-the-Art Research and Analysis Results of National Impact in Telecommunications

• Respond to Requests for Technical Input to NTIA Policy Development and Spectrum Management

• Publish Fundamental Research Results of Broad Application• Solve Specific Telecommunications Problems of Federal

Agencies• Provide Technical Assistance to the Private Sector• Provide Leadership and Technical Contributions to National

and International Telecommunications Fora

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Spectrum ManagementIs Comprised Of:

• Scientific Evaluation• Engineering Processes, and• Administrative Procedures

That Permit A Variety Of Telecommunications Operations To:

• Operate Effectively, and• Share The Radio Spectrum Without Interference

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NTIAFederal Government

Users

- National Defense- Law Enforcement & Security- Transportation- Resource Mgt Control- Emergencies- Other Services

FCCNon-Federal Government

Users- Business- State & Local Government- Entertainment- Commercial- Private

Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC)19 Federal Departments/Agencies Represented—Chaired by NTIA

LiaisonAdvisory

National Spectrum ManagementCommunications Act of 1934

The President The Congress

Coordination

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OSM Organizational Chart

SpectrumEngineeringand Analysis

Division

Domestic Spectrum Policy and

IRAC Support Division

International Spectrum Plans and

Policy Division

Information Technology

Division

Emergency Planning &

Public Safety Division

Strategic Spectrum

Planning and Reform Division

Spectrum Services Division

SpectrumEngineering

Branch

SpectrumAnalysisBranch

FrequencyAssignment

Branch

SystemsReviewBranch

Network & Technical Services

Branch

Systems Development

Branch

EnterpriseArchitecture

Branch

Deputy Associate AdministratorInternational Spectrum

Management

Associate AdministratorOffice of Spectrum Management

Deputy Associate AdministratorDomestic Spectrum

Management

SpaceCoordination

Expert

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Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee

U.S.PostalService

Commerce

VABBG

DHS TransportationState

Energy

Agriculture

Navy

FCC(Liaison)

AirForce

FAACoastGuardTreasury

Justice

Interior

NASA

NSF

Chairman(NTIA)

Army

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IRAC

NTIAChaired By

SPS

SSS

TSCRADIO

CONFERENCESUBCOMMITTEE

TECHNICALSUBCOMMITTEE

SPECTRUMPLANNING

SUBCOMMITTEE

FREQUENCYASSIGNMENT

SUBCOMMITTEE

SPACE SYSTEMS

SUBCOMMITTEE

RCSFAS EPSEMERGENCY

PLANNINGSUBCOMMITTEE

Ad Hoc GROUPS

SECRETARIAT

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Federal Communications CommissionPRIMARY NTIA INTERFACES -- SPECTRUM

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OSM Important Issues • Improvement of Spectrum Management Processes• Broad Band over Power Lines (BPL)• Ultrawideband (UWB) Technology• Advanced Wireless Communications Technology (3G)• Public Safety Interoperability• Spectrum Relocation & Reimbursement• Federal Agency Spectrum Requirements• WRC-2007 Preparations• WRC 2003 Results• WRC 92/95/97 Implementation

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Division Efforts Underway (Cont’d) NTIA/NHTSA E-911 ICO

• “(A) Establish a joint program to facilitate coordination and communication between Federal, State, and local emergency communications systems, emergency personnel, public safety organizations, telecommunications carriers, and telecommunications equipment manufacturers and vendors involved in the implementation of E-911 services; and

• (B) Create an E-911 Implementation Coordination Office to implement the provisions of this section.”

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Division Efforts Underway (Cont’d)Federal Narrowbanding

• In 1992, the Congress required the NTIA to adopt and implement a plan for Federal agencies with existing mobile radio systems to use more spectrum-efficient technologies.

• NTIA, through the IRAC, directed a reconfiguration of Federal spectrum to reduce channel size through the use of narrowband technologies, looking to respond to both existing and future requirements for voice and low-speed data transmissions.

• Three bands were made subject to narrowbanding, each with deadlines for Federal Government agencies to migrate from 25 kHz channels to 12.5 kHz narrowband channels:

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Division Efforts Underway (Cont’d) Narrowbanding

• Frequency Bands162-174 MHz: January 1, 1995 (new systems), January 1, 2005 (all

systems)406.1-420 MHz: January 1, 1997 (new), January 1, 2008(all)138-150.800 MHz: January 1, 1995 (new) January 1, 2008 (all)

• As of January 1, 2005, seven of fifty-four Federal entities were 100‑percent compliant with the 2005 mandate for the 162-174 MHz band. Twenty-four agencies had reached at least 50-percent compliance, with five of these more than 60-percent compliant.

• The narrowbanding transition is progressing as a viable means of providing additional channels for voice and low-speed data applications without hampering current operational requirements.

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Division Efforts Underway (Cont’d) Interoperability

• NTIA has set aside 40 narrowband channels within the 162-174 MHz and 406.1-420 MHz bands for interoperable communications among Federal, State and local agencies for law enforcement and incident response operations.

• IRAC is considering rules proposed by Ad Hoc 214 to make licensing of these frequencies easier.

• NTIA continues to work with DHS SAFECOM and Federal agencies to foster interoperability among Federal, State and local jurisdictions.

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Division Efforts Underway (Cont’d) President’s Spectrum Policy Initiative

• In May 2003, the President established the Spectrum Policy Initiative: to promote the development and implementation of a U.S. spectrum management policy for the 21st century that will foster economic growth; to promote our national and homeland security; to maintain U.S. global leadership in communications technology; and to satisfy other vital U.S. needs including public safety.

• In June 2004, the Secretary of Commerce issued recommendations that were included in a two-part series of reports.

• In November 2004, the President directed Federal agencies to implement the recommendations from the two reports. NTIA forwarded an implementation plan to the White House earlier this year.

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President’s Spectrum Policy Initiative (Cont’d)• Of interest to the public safety community is a number of

recommendations from Report 2 to be carried out by DHS (SAFECOM) and NTIA. Specifically, NTIA will:

• examine the feasibility of sharing spectrum among commercial, Federal and local public safety and critical infrastructure applications, including the possibility of leasing services

• develop and implement one or more demonstration programs to test the operational and cost effectiveness of sharing spectrum and communications infrastructure between Federal, State, and/or local governments and private users