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 China National Space Administration
China is the 3rd country in the world to have mastered the technology of satellite recovery, with the success rate reaching the advanced international level, and the 5th country capable of developing and launching geo-stationary telecommunications satellites independently.
China is drafting a space development strategy and plans oriented to the 21st century according to the actual demands and long-term target of national development to spur the growth of the space industry.
China's space industry was developed on the basis of weak infrastructure industries and a relatively backward scientific and technological level, under special national and historical conditions.
www.cnsa.gov.cn /english/spacye_policy/more.asp?id=7   (4319 words)

  
 National Communications System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The NCS consists of both the telecommunications assets of the entities represented on the NCS Committee of Principals and an administrative structure consisting of the Executive Agent, the NCS Committee of Principals, and the Manager.
The organization established by Section 1(a) of Executive Order No. 12472 to assist the President, the National Security Council, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in the discharge of their national security emergency preparedness telecommunications functions.
Almost a year later, the Bush Administration released the, “National Security Strategy of the United States,” in September 2002, which delineated the Federal Government’s strategy for preventing terrorist attacks against the homeland, U.S. interests abroad, and U.S. allies.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Communications_System   (1344 words)

  
 ABS-CBN Interactive
The monitored firms were: the National Power Corp., National Electrification Administration, Local Water Utilities Administration, Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, Home Guarantee Corp., National Housing Authority, Light Rail Transit Authority; Philippine National Oil Co., National Irrigation Administration, National Development Co., Philippine Ports Authority, Philippine Economic Zone Authority, Philippine National Railways and the National Food Authority.
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines criticized the move of the National Telecommunications Commission to ban the airing of the alleged wiretapped conversations of President Arroyo and Election Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano.
Gullas said the National Treasury’s income from dividends paid by profitable GOCCs and guarantee fees on public corporate loans were way below the taxpayer’s money being drained for the continuous operation of these GOCCs.
www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryID=6422   (1344 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Federal Communications Commission
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that serves as the Presidents principal adviser on telecommunications policies pertaining to the United States economic and technological advancement and to regulation of the telecommunications industry.
New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture.
In the United States, a grandfather clause is an exception which allows something pre-existing to remain as it is, despite a change to the contrary in the rules applied to newer situations.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Federal-Communications-Commission   (5455 words)

  
 National Institute of Justice - Technology Programs
Federal Communications Commission, Public Safety National Coordination Committee : The National Coordination Committee (NCC) was established by the Commission to solicit input from the public safety community in the further development of rules governing the new 700 MHz public safety band, particularly in regard to interoperability.
National Public Safety Telecommunications Council : The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) is a federation of associations representing public safety telecommunications.
National Association of School Safety and Law Enforcement Officers : Learn about NASSLEO, the oldest school safety organization in the United States is a non-profit association of North American law enforcement and security administrators, professionals and experts from coast to coast dedicated to the safety of students, faculty and institutional property.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov /nij/sciencetech/links.htm   (5455 words)

  
 NTIA Special Pub. 96-332 - Executive Summary
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), under a mandate from Congress to develop long-range spectrum plans, initiated the Strategic Spectrum Planning Program.
Forecasting the demand for these services and allocating adequate spectrum for radio services in advance will assure that these telecommunications services are provided in a timely and efficient manner.
As part of this long-term planning effort, NTIA released a report, U.S. National Spectrum Requirements: Projections and Trends (hereinafter NTIA Requirements Study) in March 1995 addressing all radio services, and found that eight of these services needed access to additional spectrum in order to satisfy user requirements to the year 2004.
www.ntia.doc.gov /osmhome/reports/hfspo/hfsposum.html   (998 words)

  
 American Backlash with Eddie's Weekly Rant Against Coercive Busyblodyism
It now seems that the 377 tons of high explosives (which international inspectors had said had been stored in a huge cache near Baghdad) had already been moved, apparently with the help of the Russian military, while Saddam was still in power and before American troops got there, possibly well before the invasion began.
It is clear to me that Clinton cared little about Amereican national security; his main concern was his own power and enrichment.
But, instead of apologizing and admitting he jumped to conclusions in his haste to condemn the Bush Administration and impugn the competence of American soldiers, candidate Kerry continues to pretend that the story is true and that President Bush and his administration owes him an explanation (even though the story is untrue)!
americanbacklash.com   (998 words)

  
 DDN Communities: Access
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has just released the latest national digital divide report, A Nation Online.
Over the next five years, Arizona will spend $100 million on a new program, Telecommunications Open Partnerships of Arizona (TOPAZ), that is expected to provide broadband capabilities to 167 rural communities.
Australian computer ownership increased from 53 percent in 1998 to 64 percent in 2000, and Internet access increased from 25 percent in 1999 to 37 percent in 2000.
www.digitaldivide.net /community/access   (5507 words)

  
 National Endowment for Children's Educational Television
National Endowment for Children's Educational Television Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications National Telecommunications and Information Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 4096 Washington, DC 20230
NTIA's National Endowment For Children's Educational Television was funded from 1993 to 1995 to support the creation and production of television programming that enhances the education of children.
Many of these recipients have developed success children's television programs and series that are broadcast by public television stations across the nation.
www.ntia.doc.gov /otiahome/necet/necethm.html   (228 words)

  
 News & Policy
Through membership in the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, more than 1,000 rural utilities deliver the benefits of telecommunications and information technologies to more than 20 million rural Americans.
At the same time, NTIA is gathering information about spectrum resources available to electric utilities and other industrial users of spectrum in preparation of a report to Congress.
Many of NRTC's rural electric utility members use automated meter reading (AMR), power-quality monitoring, and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems in the operation of their businesses.
www.nrtc.coop /export/main/news_policy/pressreleasearchive/20010608.html   (228 words)

  
 BAUCUS URGES AG COMMITTEE TO PASS SAT T.V. MEASURE
The Rural Utility Service (RUS), and its precursor, the Rural Electric Administration, was responsible for bringing electricity and telecommunications to rural America.
The provision would allow the Rural Utilities Service to guarantee the required funding to the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC), a non-profit group of nearly 900 rural electric and telephone cooperatives founded in 1986, to launch and operate two satellites to handle local television traffic.
Baucus's bill extends the mandate of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utility Service to provide loans to ensure that rural Americans, including Montanans, receive local television broadcasts via satellite.
www.senate.gov /~baucus/Press/00/02/2000209623.html   (228 words)

  
 NTIA/OIA Satellite Homepage
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Office of International Affairs (OIA) provides the following list of hypertext links to help monitor developments in the international satellite environment as a public service.
International Trade Administration's Office of Aerospace Department of Commerce market information on aerospace industry
Satellite Active Archives Historical and current information, maintained by NOAA
www.ntia.doc.gov /oiahome/satellite.htm   (228 words)

  
 NTIA Office of Spectrum Management
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
NARTE - National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers
NSF - National Science Foundation Registration of Radio Astronomy Stations
www.ntia.doc.gov /osmhome/sites.html   (228 words)

  
 MySQL Users Conference 2005 -- Speakers
He joined Intel Corporation in 2000 and has more than 14 years of experience in telecommunications, real-time systems and management information systems.
Prior to joining Intel, Harry played key roles in the design and implementation of telecommunications solutions at leading companies such as Toshiba, Ericsson, Nortel Networks, Alcatel, and National Thermal Power Corporation.
Weeks has worked in several areas of Rackspace including system administration, corporate technical training, and as a liaison between customer technical support, security, product and engineering departments.
mysqluc.com /pub/w/35/speakers.html   (7381 words)

  
 National Telecommunications & Information Administration
Public Notice: The Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) provide information to assist coordination in the 1710-1755 MHz band, and to facilitate the transition of this band from federal government use to non-federal use.
Press Release: Public Safety Wireless Network Demonstration: The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration today announced it has selected a Washington, D.C. public safety wireless network to evaluate its effectiveness in sharing the radio spectrum with federal, state and local governments during emergencies.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
www.ntia.doc.gov   (388 words)

  
 China Telecommunications News - CWC archives
Note: Director-general Chin Jiachuan for the Development and Planning Department of Radio Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Information Industry explained the basic principles and leading ideas, business management and commercial trials of Chinas digital trunk communications development in the sixth National Trunk Communications Application and Development Conference.
In April this year, the 5 infrastructure telecommunications business operators of China Telecom, China Netcom, China Unicom, China Railcom, and China Satcom will be formally approved on shared network digital trunk business commercial trial in some Chinese cities.
In this year, the sixth trunk communications application and development conference, the main topic is second development in digital trunk communications system, equipment and terminal and value added business and its market.
www.chinatelecomnews.com /archives/cwc/v9n6/art2.htm   (388 words)

  
 National Telecommunications & Information Administration
The subsidy for authorized services and equipment will be based upon whether the school or library is located in a rural or high-cost area as well as the percent of students in the district who are eligible for the national school lunch program, which provides free or reduced cost lunches for needy students.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996, among other things, directed that a special Universal Service Joint Board comprised of federal and state regulators and a consumer advocate develop recommendations for the FCC identifying services that will be supported by a federal universal service funding mechanism.
This summary addresses how the FCC's action will affect users of telecommunications services, particularly low-income households or those in high-cost areas, and institutions such as schools, libraries, and rural health care providers.
www.ntia.doc.gov /opadhome/uniserve/univweb.htm   (2457 words)

  
 Community Economic Development online (U.C. Berkeley)
Falling through the Net: The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration is publishing a series of analytical and statistical reports on what's popularly known as the "digital divide" between the technology haves and have-nots.
Falling through the net: defining the digital divide: a report on the telecommunications and information technology gap in America.
Contains approximately 300 citations to books related to community networks and telecommunications technology.
www.lib.berkeley.edu /ENVI/commdev.html   (1100 words)

  
 Open Directory - Business: Telecommunications: Resources
National Telecommunications And Information Administration - US President's principal adviser on telecommunications and information policy.
Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) - University-based research center focusing on strategy, management and policy issues in telecommunications and computing.
Telecommunications in Canada - Reference material and overviews pertaining to the history, achievements, and activities of the telecommunications community in Canada.
dmoz.org /Business/Telecommunications/Resources   (1007 words)

  
 REPORT ON THE ACTIVITY OF THE SPECIAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
The Special Telecommunications Service was financed in 2002 on the basis of two budget programmes: Programme 164 “Modernising, developing, maintaining, operating and ensuring the protection of the special telecommunications networks” and the Programme 165 “Central administration, health care, education, social assistance”.
With respect to the logistic activity, a strong emphasis was laid on completing the works and putting into operation the spaces designed for the equipment necessary for the operation of the National Unique System for Emergency Calls in Bucharest, as part of the investment goal LG-97 “Developing the administrative offices of the Special Telecommunications Service”.
The conditions that need to be met for the optimal operation of the staff team of the Special Telecommunications Service, in crisis situations, and the protection of the personnel will be ensured by equipping the leadership point and the civil protection shelters.
www.stsnet.ro /news.htm   (1007 words)

  
 ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), on behalf of the Department of Commerce, and the FTC conducted the study required by Section 105(b).
The e-commerce businesses noted that the national scope of ESIGN provides guidance to e-commerce businesses regarding interstate electronic transactions by eliminating the problems created by attempts to comply with different state laws.
One commenter noted that Congress should refrain from revising the consumer consent provision of Section 101(c)(1)(C)(ii) when the United Nations Commission on International Trade (UNCITRAL) Working Group on E-Commerce is expected to complete its work on the development of an electronic signatures law by year end.
www.ftc.gov /os/2001/06/esign7.htm   (5354 words)

  
 I Am Bullish: January 24, 2005 - January 30, 2005
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigating the defect in November after receiving 36 reports of fires.
Combined, the companies would be about the same size as Verizon Communications Inc., the nation's biggest telecommunications company.
Under terms of the agreement, approved by the boards of directors of both companies, shareholders of ATandT will receive total consideration currently valued at $19.71 per share, or approximately $16 billion.
refernet.typepad.com /iambullish/2005/week4   (4784 words)

  
 National Telecommunications & Information Administration
In addition to representing the Executive Branch in both domestic and international telecommunications and information policy activities, NTIA also manages the Federal use of spectrum; performs cutting-edge telecommunications research and engineering, including resolving technical telecommunications issues for the Federal government and private sector; and administers infrastructure and public telecommunications facilities grants.
The telecommunications and information revolution is bringing dramatic growth and change to the nation's economic, social, and political life.
The Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications (OTIA) administers two programs: the Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) and the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP).
www.ntia.doc.gov /ntiahome/aboutntia/aboutntia.htm   (555 words)

  
 World Telephone Numbering Guide
The ITU is expected to form a Numbering Administration Group (NAG) as part of its Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), to handle telecommunications numbering assignments such as telephone country codes, telex country codes, Universal International Freephone Numbers, or other numbering resources for which the ITU would be responsible.
Country code +991 was reserved by ITU as of mid-2000 for a trial of an "International Telecommunications Public Correspondence Service".
The Canadian Switched Network (CSN) is operated by Canada's Department of National Defence for its telecommunications needs.
www.wtng.info /wtng-spe.html   (3290 words)

  
 National Telecommunications & Information Administration
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
ATIS is a U.S.-based body that develops and promotes technical and operations standards for the communications and related information technologies industry worldwide.
His leadership has assisted with more than three dozen American national Standards and Technical Reports, and he has authored or co-authored at least 100 U.S. contributions to the International Telecommunication Union.
www.ntia.doc.gov   (322 words)

  
 News Release: SAIC Wins Across the Board on DOE Energy Information Administration Omnibus Procurement, 12-29-97
SAIC scientists and engineers work to solve complex technical problems in telecommunications, national security, health care, transportation, energy and the environment.
Under the umbrella of information technology services, the team will integrate new and emerging information technologies, including advanced Web-based data systems, custom electronic interchange applications, and data warehousing, as well as provide system operation and computer facility support.
More information about SAIC and its subsidiaries can be found at www.saic.com.
www.saic.com /news/dec97/news12-29-97.html   (353 words)

  
 Commonalities
R.E.A. loans furnished the incentive for rural electric cooperatives to form and connect to the existing electrical network at rates comparable to the national average.
The dilemma of rural high-speed Internet access is not in the development of content, but in whether the telecommunications infrastructure can deliver content to rural homes and businesses.
R.E.A. cooperatives were one of the largest capital investments of the New Deal, and low-cost financing for construction of electrical supply infrastructure was the key provision of the program.
www.usinternetcouncil.org /papers/highSpeed.htm   (5163 words)

  
 NASK SENSE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS - What's new
The National Defence Academy (Akademia Obrony Narodowej, AON), the leading university of the Polish Army, teaches students and conducts its own research activities, mainly for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland.
The National Defence Academy uses a 10Mbps link, and the Regional Public Polish Radio Station in Opole "PRO FM SA" has a 2 Mbps connection.
The National Defence Academy and the Regional Public Polish Radio Station in Opole "PRO FM SA" are NASK’s new customers.
www.nask.pl /press_infoID/id/114   (174 words)

  
 CFP 2004 / Computer Freedom & Privacy Conference
Misener was a policy specialist for the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration in the late 1980s, where he was a U.S. delegate to several conferences of the International Telecommunication Union; prior to that, he designed communications systems for the military.
In previous lives he was Chair of the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Deputy Director of the FCC's Y2K Task Force and Law Clerk to Judge Steffen Graae, DC Superior Court.
Misener was Intel Corporation's Manager of Telecommunications and Computer Technology Policy, where he co-founded and led the computer industry's Internet Access Coalition.
www.cfp2004.org /program/speakers.html   (174 words)

  
 High-Tech Dictionary Definition
(NII).The networks of the national information superhighway, as defined by the Clinton administration.President Clinton assigned a task force to study key issues of telecommunications.
www.computeruser.com /resources/dictionary/definition.html?lookup=3032   (24 words)

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