Office of Telecommunications Policy

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The Office of Telecommunications Policy was a former U.S. executive branch office responsible for developing national telecommunications policy before its functions were assumed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.


Statements (29)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal executive branch office
appliesToJurisdiction United States
country United States
dissolvedOrAbolished 1978
fieldOfWork communications policy
spectrum management
telecommunications policy
followedBy creation of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in the Department of Commerce
hasDomain information policy
telecommunications
hasJurisdiction federal government telecommunications activities
hasResponsibility advising the President on telecommunications policy
coordinating federal telecommunications activities
developing national telecommunications policy
formulating policies for use of the radio spectrum by the federal government
participating in international telecommunications policy discussions
representing the executive branch in domestic telecommunications policy matters
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia
location Washington, D.C.
parentOrganization Executive Office of the President of the United States
partOf Executive Office of the President of the United States
United States federal government
reasonForAbolition reorganization of federal telecommunications and information policy functions
replacedBy NTIA
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
shortName OTP
successor National Telecommunications and Information Administration
use coordination of federal telecommunications policy
development of national telecommunications policy

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
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