Broadband and Beyond: A Conversation with NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson

Published: July 20, 2022, 10:10 p.m.

b'The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)\\u2014which serves as the President\\u2019s principal advisor on telecommunications and information policy issues and the nation\\u2019s manager of federally-allocated radiofrequency spectrum, among other responsibilities\\u2014must balance several critical priorities at a key moment for American progress in telecommunications and technology. In this episode of Wiley Connected, Amb. David Gross and Sara Baxenberg of Wiley\\u2019s Telecom, Media & Technology Practice, along with Wiley summer law clerk Stephanie Rigizadeh, speak with NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson about the issues and opportunities facing the agency. The conversation spans several areas of focus at NTIA, including:\\n \\n\\u2022The \\u201cInternet for All\\u201d initiative, which seeks to leverage $45 billion in grant funding allocated by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to bring high-speed, affordable internet access to all Americans;\\n\\u2022The Administration\\u2019s efforts on telecommunications issues abroad, including the candidacy of Doreen Bogdan-Martin for Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and upcoming ITU conferences;\\n\\u2022NTIA\\u2019s collaboration with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on spectrum management issues; and\\n\\u2022NTIA\\u2019s role in shaping policy on personal privacy.'