National Telecommunications and Information Administration

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United States federal agency government organization

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is a U.S. government agency responsible for advising the President on telecommunications and information policy and managing federal use of spectrum.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
National Telecommunications and Information Administration canonical	25
NTIA	4
Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration	1
Chapter 8 – National Telecommunications and Information Administration	1
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act	1
Office of Spectrum Management	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T93211 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Context triple: [U.S. Department of Commerce, parentAgencyOf, National Telecommunications and Information Administration]

A. U.S. Department of Commerce
The U.S. Department of Commerce is a federal executive department responsible for promoting economic growth, job creation, and sustainable development through policies, data, and support for businesses and innovation.
B. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is a U.S. federal agency responsible for enhancing the security, resilience, and reliability of the nation’s cybersecurity and critical infrastructure.
C. National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
D. Defense Communications Agency
The Defense Communications Agency was a U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for managing and developing military communications networks and infrastructure.
E. United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal executive department responsible for national transportation policy, safety regulation, and infrastructure across modes such as highways, aviation, rail, and transit.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Target entity description: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is a U.S. government agency responsible for advising the President on telecommunications and information policy and managing federal use of spectrum.

A. U.S. Department of Commerce
The U.S. Department of Commerce is a federal executive department responsible for promoting economic growth, job creation, and sustainable development through policies, data, and support for businesses and innovation.
B. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is a U.S. federal agency responsible for enhancing the security, resilience, and reliability of the nation’s cybersecurity and critical infrastructure.
C. National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
D. Defense Communications Agency
The Defense Communications Agency was a U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for managing and developing military communications networks and infrastructure.
E. United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal executive department responsible for national transportation policy, safety regulation, and infrastructure across modes such as highways, aviation, rail, and transit.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal agency ⓘ government organization ⓘ
abbreviation	NTIA ⓘ linked to: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
advises	President of the United States ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
budget	United States federal budget appropriation ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Federal Communications Commission ⓘ Federal agencies using radio spectrum ⓘ
coordinatesWith	National Telecommunications and Information Council ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employer	Alan Davidson ⓘ
fieldOfWork	broadband policy ⓘ information policy ⓘ internet policy ⓘ radio spectrum management ⓘ telecommunications policy ⓘ
foundedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	federal government spectrum users ⓘ
hasPart	Institute for Telecommunication Sciences ⓘ Office of International Affairs ⓘ Office of Policy Analysis and Development ⓘ Office of Spectrum Management ⓘ linked to: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
headOfGovernmentBody	Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
inception	1978 ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
legalForm	executive agency ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia ⓘ
missionStatement	to advise the President on telecommunications and information policy issues ⓘ to expand broadband internet access and adoption in the United States ⓘ to manage the federal government’s use of radio spectrum ⓘ
oversight	federal spectrum assignments ⓘ
ownedBy	United States government ⓘ
parentAgency	United States Department of Commerce ⓘ linked to: U.S. Department of Commerce
participatesIn	International Telecommunication Union activities ⓘ
partOf	Executive Branch of the United States government ⓘ linked to: executive branch of the United States
positionHeld	Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information ⓘ
regulates	federal use of radio frequencies ⓘ
replaces	Office of Telecommunications Policy ⓘ
responsibleFor	administering certain broadband grant programs ⓘ developing national telecommunications and information policy ⓘ managing federal spectrum use ⓘ representing the U.S. government in international telecommunications matters ⓘ
subsidiaryAgency	Institute for Telecommunication Sciences ⓘ
topicOf	U.S. broadband deployment programs ⓘ U.S. spectrum allocation policy ⓘ telecommunications regulation in the United States ⓘ
website	https://www.ntia.gov/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. Department of Commerce → parentAgencyOf → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

National Telecommunications and Information Administration → abbreviation → NTIA ⓘ

linked to: National Telecommunications and Information Administration

National Telecommunications and Information Administration → hasPart → Office of Spectrum Management ⓘ

linked to: National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Federal Communications Commission → collaboratesWith → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

IANA Naming Function Contract → hasParty → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

IANA Naming Function Contract → oversightBy → NTIA ⓘ

linked to: National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Office of International Affairs (NTIA) → partOf → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

subject linked to: Office of International Affairs

Office of International Affairs (NTIA) → parentOrganization → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

subject linked to: Office of International Affairs

Office of International Affairs (NTIA) → represents → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

subject linked to: Office of International Affairs

Office of Policy Analysis and Development → partOf → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

Office of Telecommunications Policy → replacedBy → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

Office of Telecommunications Policy → successor → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

Office of Telecommunications Policy → replacedBy → NTIA ⓘ

linked to: National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information → heads → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information → legalBasis → National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act ⓘ

linked to: National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Institute for Telecommunication Sciences → operatedBy → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

Institute for Telecommunication Sciences → parentOrganization → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

Institute for Telecommunication Sciences → affiliation → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

Alan Davidson → positionHeld → Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

linked to: National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Alan Davidson → employer → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

National Telecommunications and Information Council → collaboratesWith → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

National Telecommunications and Information Council → advises → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

Title 47 of the United States Code → hasChapter → Chapter 8 – National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

linked to: National Telecommunications and Information Administration

National Radio Quiet Zone → establishedBy → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

National Radio Quiet Zone → administeredBy → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

United States commercial space policy → implementedBy → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

United States Mission to the International Telecommunication Union → worksWith → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

Office of Telecommunications Policy → worksWith → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

subject linked to: OTP

Department of Defense on spectrum coordination → collaboratesWith → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

ITS → parentOrganization → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

ITS → parentOrganization → NTIA ⓘ

linked to: National Telecommunications and Information Administration

ITS → worksOnBehalfOf → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

ITS → serves → National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ

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