National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Honorable Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
NTIA, within the U.S. Department of Commerce, advises the President on telecommunications and information policy. Its programs focus on expanding broadband Internet access and adoption and ensuring that the Internet remains an engine for innovation and economic growth. Lawrence E. Strickling oversaw the development of the Recovery Act broadband grants projects. He previously served as Chief of the Common Carrier Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission. The following is from February 27, 2013, testimony before the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology during a hearing titled, “Is the Broadband Stimulus Working?” Four years after the American…
