Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information

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United States federal government position executive branch position sub‑Cabinet position

The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information is a senior U.S. government official who leads federal policy and oversight on telecommunications, spectrum management, and information services within the Department of Commerce.

Aliases (1)

NTIA Administrator ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government position → executive branch position → sub‑Cabinet position →
alternateLabel	NTIA Administrator →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
governmentBranch	executive branch of the United States government →
heads	National Telecommunications and Information Administration →
jurisdiction	executive branch telecommunications and information policy → federal spectrum allocation for non‑military agencies →
legalBasis	National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
nominatedBy	President of the United States →
officeHolderTitle	Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration →
oversees	implementation of national broadband programs administered by NTIA → management of federal spectrum use →
parentAgency	United States Department of Commerce →
partOf	United States Department of Commerce →
reportsTo	Secretary of Commerce →
requires	advice and consent of the United States Senate →
responsibleFor	Internet policy → administering certain federal grants for broadband deployment → advising the President on telecommunications and information policy issues → advising the Secretary of Commerce on telecommunications and information policy issues → broadband policy → coordination of federal positions in international spectrum negotiations → developing national policies for advanced telecommunications and information services → federal use of radio spectrum → information services policy → overseeing NTIA’s broadband connectivity programs → overseeing NTIA’s spectrum engineering and analysis activities → policy leadership on Internet governance issues → policy leadership on digital economy issues → policy leadership on public safety communications issues → promoting efficient and effective use of the radio spectrum → representing the Executive Branch in international telecommunications policy fora → spectrum management policy → telecommunications policy →
sector	broadband and Internet services → communications → information technology →
worksWith	Department of Defense on spectrum coordination → Federal Communications Commission → Office of Science and Technology Policy →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alan Davidson → National Telecommunications and Information Administration →	positionHeld
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information ("NTIA Administrator") →	alternateLabel
National Telecommunications and Information Administration →	headOfGovernmentBody