# Presentation: 913867

## Next Generation Networks ConferenceKeynote Address: Next Generation Policy for Next Generation Technologies

**Michael D. Gallagher**
- Acting Assistant Secretary
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- National Telecommunications
- and Information Administration
- www.ntia.doc.gov
- Boston, Massachusetts
- November 6, 2003

## Economic Indicators

- Thanks to the President’s policies, America is once again growing:
- Real disposable personal income rose at a 2.6 percent annual growth rate in 2Q 2003.
- Real GDP grew at a 3.3 percent annual rate during the second quarter.
- This year, the S&P 500 is up over 18 percent.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average has risen more than 16 percent this year.
- The NASDAQ Composite is ahead 45 percent.
- The President will not be satisfied until every American who **wants a job** has a job.

## Administration Commitment to Technology Development

-  *"The role of government is not to create wealth; the role of our government is to create an environment in which the entrepreneur can flourish, in which minds can expand, in which technologies can reach new frontiers."*
- -- President George W. Bush, Technology Agenda, November, 2002.

## National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) 

- President’s Principal Adviser on  Telecommunications and Information Policies/Agency of Commerce Department
- Authorizes Spectrum Use by Federal Agencies
- Operates Telecommunications Research Laboratory
- Participates with State Dep’t and FCC in International Telecommunications Activities
- Administers Telecommunications Grant Programs

## Growth of Telecommunications (Selected Markets)

- Revenues in Millions

- Annual Percentage Growth

*Source:  Telecommunications Industry Association*

## Focus on Communications Technology

- Internet Tax Moratorium
- IPv6
- Cybersecurity
- ENUM
- Radiofrequency Spectrum

## Internet Tax Moratorium

- Less Regulation and Lower Taxes a Recipe for Prosperity
- Bush Administration Worked to Keep Moratorium in Place – Wrote Key Senators
- Commerce Secretary Evans and Treasury Secretary Snow: “[The Moratorium] will Help Create an Environment for Innovation and Will Ensure that Electronic Commerce Will Remain a Vital and Growing Part of Our Economy”

## IPv6

- IPv6 Could Pave the Way to New Internet Capabilities; Provides for Improved Security and Reduced Operational Expenses
- President Bush's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace Called for an IPv6 Task Force
- Co-Chaired by NTIA and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and Will Consult with DHS and Other Federal Agencies
- Will Seek Public Comment for a Report Due in the Spring of 2004

## Cybersecurity

- Administration’s steps to deal with attacks/challenges:
- Created the National Cyber Security Division at DHS
- Issued Homeland Security Presidential Directives
- NTIA’s IPv6 Task Force (noted above)
- U.S. industry has increasingly come forward to assist in these efforts –e.g,
- Dell’s decision to sell products with future installed security settings
- Overall increased willingness to report cyberattacks

## Electronic Numbering (ENUM)

- Protocol  To Map a Telephone Number from the Public-Switched Telephone Network to the Domain Name System, and Vice Versa
-  U.S. Supports a Global Tree but has not yet “Opted In” to ENUM Protocol
- Implementation Must be Pro-Competitive & Pro-Consumer
- Administration Encouraging Industry to Move Forward with Strategy for Domestic Implementation
- Several U.S. Companies (Telcordia, SAIC, NeuStar) are Involved with Trials

## Spectrum Policy Issues

- Spectrum Policy:  The Who, What, Where, When, and Why of Access
- Great Potential for Government Action Towards a Positive Effect on Economic and National Security
- Spectrum Use is Pervasive

## Slide 12

## Spectrum is Crucial to Economic Security

- Spectrum is the basis for many government and non-government services and commercial products.  It adds millions of dollars to the economy. Examples:
-   U.S. Commercial mobile sector:   [*Source:  CTIA]*
- $148 million customers
- $80 billion annual revenues
- $134 billion cumulative capital investment
- Almost 200,000 employees
-   Wi-Fi:
- 28 million are using Wi-Fi connections in the U.S. [*Source*: IDC]
- Over 20 million wireless LAN chipsets were shipped in 2002 [*Source:* In Stat/MDR]
- By 2008, 95% of notebook PCs will be shipped with a wireless LAN card [*Source:* In Stat/MDR]

## Challenge to Policymakers

- Improvements in processing, battery power and miniaturization portend a technological revolution in communications and the basis for new growth.
- The challenge to policymakers is to develop policies that permit dynamic new technologies to flourish while not interfering with valuable incumbent uses.

## Administration Successes in Spectrum for Wireless Data

- Third Generation Services
-  Ultrawideband
-  5 GHz Spectrum
-  70/80/90 GHz

## UWB Emission Limit for Outdoor Hand-held Systems

**0.96**

**1.61**

**1.99**

**3.1**

**10.6**

***Preliminary***

**GPS Band**

_**Blue Line**_**: **
**UWB BANDWIDTH within **
**3.1 & 10.6 GHz**
** **
_**Black Dotted Line**_**: **
**Current Part 15 Limit**

**/MHz**

**UWB Emission Limit for Outdoor Hand-held Systems**

## 5 GHz TIMELINE

**5 GHz TIMELINE**

**2003**

- U.S. UNII Rules open up 5 GHz band

- European Regulators establish 5 GHz allocation

- WRC-2000 puts 5 GHz agenda items on WRC-2003 agenda

- ITU-R begins Studies on 5 GHz

- U.S. Manufacturers begin offering 5 GHz devices

- ITU-R completes Draft CPM report international correspondence Group formed due to lack of progress on 5 GHz sharing criteria

- U.S. forms Government / Industry project team – compromise worked out

- U.S. proposed compromise accepted internationally

- WRC-03

- America’s Regional Forum (CITEL) reaches accord on 5 GHz based on U.S. proposal, combines 1.5 & 1.6

- Upcoming Dates:
- March 9 – America’s proposals approval deadline.
- March 30 – Adoption of Recommendation deadline.
- June 1 – Radio Assembly approves recommendation.
- June 9 – WRC-03

## 5150

**Radionavigation**

**5150**

- MHz

**5250**

**5350**

**5450**

**5550**

**5650**

**5750**

**5850**

**Radiolocation**

**FSS**

**EESS**

**SRS**

**UNII**
**WAS**

**Amateur**

**Amateur Satellite**

**MOD**

**ADD**

**ADD**

**ADD**

**UPGRADE**

## Spectrum Policy Reform

- Basic Legal and Regulatory Framework Unchanged Since 1927
- Not Vastly Changed From the Era of the Titanic
- Technology Stretches the Limits of Usable Spectrum
- Current Process Inflexible and Untimely
- Bifurcated
- Manual
- Conflicting Constituencies
- Technology Brings New Developments Daily
- Current Process Add Uncertainty and Cost
- International Competitiveness
- Jobs
- Productivity

## Presidential Initiative on Spectrum Reform

- Executive Memorandum Released in June, 2003
- NTIA Coordinating with Federal Agencies that Use Spectrum and with the FCC to Improve Policies and Procedures of Spectrum Management
- Action Plan Due Spring 2004

## Conclusion

- Technology remains a cornerstone of our economy and Bush Administration Policy.
- The Bush Administration continues to satisfy the often conflicting demands of both National and Economic Security.