NTIA Presentation
to
National Conference on
Emergency Communications Systems
December 12, 2005
Bill Belote
Chief, Emergency Planning and
Public Safety Division
NTIA 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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NTIA ORGANIZATION
Office of the Assistant
Secretary and Administrator
Office of Policy
Coordination &
Management
Office of Chief
Counsel
Office of
International
Affairs
Office of
Policy
Analysis &
Development
Office of
Telecom &
Information
Applications
Office of
Spectrum
Management
Institute for
Telecom
Sciences
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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 Management
Principal 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
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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 Management
Is 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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National Spectrum Management
Communications Act of 1934
The President
The Congress
NTIA
Federal Government
Users
- National Defense
- Law Enforcement & Security
- Transportation
- Resource Mgt Control
- Emergencies
- Other Services
FCC
Coordination
Non-Federal Government
Users
- Business
- State & Local Government
- Entertainment
- Commercial
- Private
Advisory
Liaison
Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC)
19 Federal Departments/Agencies Represented—Chaired by NTIA
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OSM Organizational Chart
Associate Administrator
Office of Spectrum Management
Deputy Associate Administrator
Domestic Spectrum
Management
Deputy Associate Administrator
International Spectrum
Management
Space
Coordination
Expert
Spectrum
Engineering
and Analysis
Division
Spectrum
Engineering
Branch
Spectrum
Analysis
Branch
Domestic
Spectrum
Policy and
IRAC Support
Division
International
Spectrum
Plans and
Policy
Division
Systems
Development
Branch
Information
Technology
Division
Network &
Technical Services
Branch
Emergency
Planning &
Public Safety
Division
Enterprise
Architecture
Branch
Strategic
Spectrum
Planning and
Reform
Division
Spectrum
Services
Division
Systems
Review
Branch
Frequency
Assignment
Branch
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Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee
U.S.
Postal
Service
Air
Force
BBG
VA
DHS
Transportation
State
Energy
Navy
Chairman
(NTIA)
FCC
(Liaison)
NASA
NSF
Agriculture
Commerce
Interior
Justice
Army
Coast
Treasury
Guard
FAA
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IRAC
Chaired By
SECRETARIAT
NTIA
SSS
SPACE
SYSTEMS
SUBCOMMITTEE
FAS
FREQUENCY
ASSIGNMENT
SUBCOMMITTEE
RCS
RADIO
CONFERENCE
SUBCOMMITTEE
TSC
TECHNICAL
SUBCOMMITTEE
SPS
SPECTRUM
PLANNING
SUBCOMMITTEE
EPS
EMERGENCY
PLANNING
SUBCOMMITTEE
Ad Hoc
GROUPS
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Federal Communications Commission
PRIMARY NTIA INTERFACES -- SPECTRUM
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OSM Important Issues
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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 Bands
162-174 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
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