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The '''National Telecommunications and Information Administration''' ('''NTIA''') is an agency for the United States Department of Commerce ([[DOC]]) that acts as the Executive Branch, responsible for recommending the United States President on various telecommunications and information policies. NTIA was formed in 1978 with an aim to work with other Executive Branch Agencies on crucial issues regarding telecommunications and information policies and also to report the administration’s current role and position in this policies and issues.  

The '''National Telecommunications and Information Administration''' ('''NTIA''') is an agency for the United States Department of Commerce ([[DOC]]) that acts as the Executive Branch, responsible for recommending the United States President on various telecommunications and information policies. NTIA was formed in 1978 with an aim to work with other Executive Branch Agencies on crucial issues regarding telecommunications and information policies and also to report the administration’s current role and position in this policies and issues.  

NTIA has been always at the forefront of critical issues and have played an important role in providing the guidelines to create and execute new policies to address these issues. It also represents the Executive Branch in national and international telecommunications and information policy activities. NTIA also oversees Federal use of spectrum, it does research on various telecommunications and engineering related fields. It also manages the resolution of issues between the government and the private sector related to telecommunications and also provides grants to infrastructure and public telecommunications facilities. <ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/about.html ntia.doc.gov]About</ref>

NTIA has been always at the forefront of critical issues and has played an important role in providing the guidelines to create and execute new policies to address these issues. It also represents the Executive Branch of the government in national and international telecommunications and information policy activities. NTIA oversees Federal use of spectrum, it does research on various telecommunications and engineering related fields. It also manages the resolution of issues between the government and the private sector related to telecommunications and also provides grants to infrastructure and public telecommunications facilities.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/about.html NTIA About]</ref>

 

==Goals==

==Goals==

NTIA has many goals for the development of Telecommunication and information sector. The following are a few goals of NTIA:  

NTIA has many goals for the development of Telecommunication and information sector. The following are a few goals of NTIA:  

* To perform a long term research to find the new possibilities in using the higher frequency spectrum for telecommunication.  

* To perform a long term research to find the new possibilities in using the higher frequency spectrum for telecommunication.  

* Partnering with national, state and local public safety agencies to understand the necessities of the future spectrum on the grass root level. <ref>[http://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Telecommunications-and-Information-Administration/132977413407954 facebook.com]National Telecommunications and Information Administration</ref><ref>[http://ecommerce.hostip.info/pages/771/National-Telecommunications-Information-Administration-NTIA.html ecommerce.hostip.info]</ref>

* Partnering with national, state and local public safety agencies to understand the necessities of the future spectrum on the grass root level. <ref>[http://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Telecommunications-and-Information-Administration/132977413407954 facebook.com]National Telecommunications and Information Administration</ref><ref>[http://ecommerce.hostip.info/pages/771/National-Telecommunications-Information-Administration-NTIA.html ecommerce.hostip.info]</ref>

==Organizational offices of NTIA==

==Organizational offices of NTIA==

* '''Office of the Policy Analysis and Development (OPAD):''' OPAD looks after various domestic policies and is responsible for advising the Executive Branch on various issues and policies after performing adequate research and analysis. <ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/opadhome/opadarchives.html ntia.doc.gov]OPAD Home</ref>

* '''Office of the Policy Analysis and Development (OPAD):''' OPAD looks after various domestic policies and is responsible for advising the Executive Branch on various issues and policies after performing adequate research and analysis. <ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/opadhome/opadarchives.html OPAD Home]</ref>

* '''Office of International Affairs (OIA):''' It is responsible for creating policies which will make the U.S. companies to compete internationally in both the fields of Information Technology and Communications. <ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/oiahome/Oiahome.html ntia.doc.gov]OIA Home</ref>

* '''Office of International Affairs (OIA):''' It is responsible for creating policies which will make the U.S. companies to compete internationally in both the fields of Information Technology and Communications. <ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/oiahome/Oiahome.html ntia.doc.gov]OIA Home</ref>

* '''Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS):''' It is the research and engineering laboratory of the NTIA. ITS provides technical assistance in the field of Information Technology and Telecommunications to develop and implement various updated technologies in the field. It assists NTIA in the development of infrastructure for telecommunications and Information Technology to provide efficient services across the corners of the country. <ref>[http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/ its.bldrdoc.gov]</ref>

* '''Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS):''' It is the research and engineering laboratory of the NTIA. ITS provides technical assistance in the field of Information Technology and Telecommunications to develop and implement various updated technologies in the field. It assists NTIA in the development of infrastructure for telecommunications and Information Technology to provide efficient services across the corners of the country. <ref>[http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/ its.bldrdoc.gov]</ref>