The following press release was issued by the NTIA on Thursday, December 23 News Media Contact: NTIA, Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-7002, press@ntia.gov WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently released the first ACCESS BROADBAND Report, which highlights the accomplishments of NTIA’s recently established Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (OICG) over the past year. …
House unanimously passes bill to create new broadband office within Commerce Department
Published by PoliticoPro on May 8, 2019 By John Hendel House lawmakers today unanimously approved legislation to create a new Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth within the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The office envisioned by the ACCESS BROADBAND Act, H.R. 1328 (116), would conduct outreach, hold workshops and develop guidance all targeted at getting more communities …