National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications
Last Modified: 10Sep99
| OFFICE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION APPLICATIONS |
| National Telecommunications and Information Administration U.S. Department of Commerce |
| NTIA's Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications (OTIA) assists state and local governments, educations and health care entities, libraries, public service agencies, and other groups in effectively using telecommunications and information technologies to better provide public services and advance other national goals. This is accomplished through the administration of the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP) and the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program(PTFP) |
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PTFP supports the expansion and improvement of public telecommunications services by providing matching grants for equipment that disseminate noncommercial educational and cultural programs to the American public. The main objective of the program is to extend the deliver of public radio and television to unserved areas of the United States. Under the program's authority, funds are also allocated to support the Pan-Pacific Educational and Cultural Experiments by Satellite (PEACESAT) project. PEACESAT provides satellite-delivered education, medical, and environmental emergency telecommunications to many small-island nations and territories in the Pacific Ocean region. |
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TIIAP promotes the widespread use of advanced telecommunications and information technologies in the public and non-profit sectors. The program provides matching demonstration grants to state and local governments, health care providers, school districts, libraries, social service organizations, public safety services, and other non-profit entities to help them develop information infrastructures and services that are accessible to all citizens, in rural as well as urban areas. The program was specifically created to support the development of the National Information Infrastructure. |
Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4096
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Telephone: (202) 482-5802
Facsimile: (202) 501-8009
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| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications Last Modified: 10Sep99 |