flexibility in technical and service standards, and         increased choices for licensees in employing their assigned         spectrum.         Action:  Promote market principles in spectrum distribution.          Further, the Administration will continue to support         policies that place a greater reliance on market principles         in distributing spectrum, particularly in the assignment         process, as a superior way to apportion this scarce resource         among the widely differing wireless services that will be a         part of the NII.  At the same time, the Administration will         develop policies to ensure that entrepreneurs and small,         rural, minority- and women-owned businesses are able to         participate in spectrum auctions.                                    7.       Protect Intellectual Property Rights         Development of an advanced information infrastructure willcreate unprecedented market opportunities and new challenges forour world-preeminent media and information industries.  The broadpublic interest in promoting the dissemination of information toour citizens must be balanced with the need to ensure theintegrity of intellectual property rights and copyrights ininformation and entertainment products.  This protection iscrucial if these products -- whether in the form of text, images,computer programs, databases, video or sound recordings, ormultimedia formats -- are to move in commerce using the fullcapability of the NII.         Action:  Examine the adequacy of copyright laws.  The IITF         will investigate how to strengthen domestic copyright laws         and international intellectual property treaties to prevent         piracy and to protect the integrity of intellectual         property.  To ensure broad access to information via the         NII, the IITF will study how traditional concepts of fair         use should apply with respect to new media and new works.         Action:  Explore ways to identify and reimburse copyright         owners.  The IITF will explore the need for standards for         the identification of copyright ownership of information         products in electronic systems (e.g., electronic headers,         labels or signature techniques).  The Task Force will also         evaluate the need to develop an efficient system for the         identification, licensing, and use of work, and for the         payment of royalties for copyrighted products delivered or         made available over electronic information systems.  8.       Coordinate with Other Levels of Governmental and With Other         Bodies         Domestic:  Many of the firms that will likely participate inthe NII are now subject to regulation by Federal, state, andlocal government agencies.  If the information infrastructure isto develop quickly and coherently, there must be closecoordination among the various government entities, particularlywith respect to regulatory policy.  It is crucial that allgovernment bodies -- particularly Congress, the FCC, theAdministration, and state and local governments -- workcooperatively to forge regulatory principles that will promotedeployment of the NII.         Action:  Seek ways to improve coordination with state and         local officials.  The IITF will meet with state and local         officials to discuss policy issues related to development of         the NII.  The Task Force will also seek input from the         private sector and non-federal agencies as it devises         proposals for regulatory reform.  The Administration is         committed to working closely with state and local         governments in developing its telecommunications policies.         International:  The NII also will develop in the context ofevolving global networks.  Because customers typically demandthat U.S. communications providers offer services on a globalbasis, it is critical that the infrastructure within this countrycan meet international, as well as domestic, requirements.          Action:  Open up overseas markets.  The Administration has         shown its willingness to work directly on behalf of U.S.         firms to ensure that they have an equal opportunity to         export telecommunications-related goods and services to         potential overseas customers.  For example, the Commerce         Department is developing new export control policies         governing computers and telecommunications equipment         manufactured by U.S. firms.  These changes will remove         export restrictions on many of these products and permit         U.S. manufacturers to enter new markets not previously         available to them.  The Administration will continue to work         to open overseas markets for U.S. services and products.         Action:  Eliminate barriers caused by incompatible         standards.  Equally important is the need to avoid trade         barriers raised by incompatible U.S. and foreign standards         or -- more subtly -- between the methods used to test         conformance to standards.  Through its participation in         international standards committees, the Administration is         working to eliminate or avert such barriers.         Action:  Examine international and U.S. trade regulations.          The IITF will coordinate the Administration's examination of         policy issues related to the delivery of telecommunications         services to and from the U.S., including claims by some U.S.         companies that regulatory practices in foreign countries --         including denial of market access for U.S. carriers and the         imposition of excessive charges for completing calls from         the United States -- are harming the competitiveness of the         industry and the costs charged to U.S. customers for         service.  The IITF also will reexamine U.S. regulation of         international telecommunications services.9.       Provide Access to Government Information and Improve         Government Procurement         Thomas Jefferson said that information is the currency ofdemocracy.  Federal agencies are among the most prolificcollectors and generators of information that is useful andvaluable to citizens and business.  Improvement of the nation'sinformation infrastructure provides a tremendous opportunity toimprove the delivery of government information to the taxpayerswho paid for its collection; to provide it equitably, at a fairprice, as efficiently as possible.         The Federal government is improving every step of theprocess of information collection, manipulation, anddissemination.  The Administration is funding research programsthat will improve the software used for browsing, searching,describing, organizing, and managing information.  But it iscommitted as well to applying those tools to the distribution ofinformation that can be useful to the public in their variousroles as teachers, researchers, businesspeople, consumers, etc.         The key questions that must be addressed are:  Whatinformation does the public want?  What information is inelectronic form?  By what means can it be distributed?  How canall Americans have access to it?  A secondary question is:  Howcan government itself improve through better informationmanagement?         Action:  Improve the accessibility of government         information.  IITF working groups will carefully consider         the problems associated with making government information         broadly accessible to the public electronically.            Additionally, several inter-agency efforts have been started         to ensure that the right information is stored and         available.  Finally, to help the public find government         information, an inter-agency project has been formed to         develop a virtual card catalogue that will indicate the         availability of government information in whatever form it         takes.         Action:  Upgrade the infrastructure for the delivery of         government information.  The Federal government has already         taken a number of steps to promote wider distribution of its         public reports.  Legislation has been enacted to improve         electronic dissemination of government documents by the         Government Printing Office.  A number of Federal agencies         have moved aggressively to convert their public information         into electronic form and disseminate it over the Internet,         where it will be available to many more people than have         previously had access to such information.  In the future,         substantial improvements will be made to "FedWorld," an         electronic bulletin board established by the Department of         Commerce's National Technical Information Service (NTIS),         which links the public with more than 100 Federal bulletin         boards and information centers.  These improvements will         enhance FedWorld's ability to distribute to the public         scientific, technical, and business-related information         generated by the U.S. Government and other sources.          Finally, a conference will be held in the Fall of 1993 to         begin teaching Federal employees how they can use these         distribution mechanisms.         Action:  Enhance citizen access to government information.          In June 1993, OMB prescribed new polices pertaining to the         acquisition, use, and distribution of government information         by Federal agencies.  Among other things, the policies         mandate that, in distributing information to the public,         Federal agencies should recoup only those costs associated         with the dissemination of that information, not with its         creation or collection.  Moreover, a number of inter-agency         efforts are under way to afford greater public access to         government information.  One project seeks to turn thousands         of local and field offices of various Federal agencies into         Interactive Citizen Participation Centers, at which citizens         can communicate with the public affairs departments of all         Federal agencies.         Action:  Strengthen inter-agency coordination through the         use of electronic mail.  To implement the National         Performance Review's recommendation on expanded use of         electronic mail within the Federal government, an inter-         agency coordinating body has been established to incorporate         electronic mail into the daily work environment of Federal         workers.  The group is also sponsoring three pilot projects         to expand connectivity that will build a body of experience         that other Federal agencies can draw on when they begin to         use electronic mail.         Action:  Reform the Federal procurement process to make         government a leading-edge technology adopter.  The Federal         government is the largest single buyer of high technology         products.  The government has played a key role in         developing emerging markets for advanced technologies of         military significance; it can be similarly effective for         civilian technologies.  The Administration will implement         the procurement policy reforms set forth in the National         Performance Review report.VI.  America's Destiny is Linked to our InformationInfrastructure         The principles and goals outlined in this document provide ablueprint for government action on the NII.  Applying them willensure that government provides constructive assistance to U.S.industry, labor, academia and private citizens as they develop,deploy and use the infrastructure.         The potential benefits for the nation are immense.  The NIIwill enable U.S. firms to compete and win in the global economy,generating good jobs for the American people and economic growthfor the nation.  As importantly, the NII promises to transformthe lives of the American people.  It can ameliorate theconstraints of geography and economic status, and give allAmericans a fair opportunity to go as far as their talents andambitions will take them.                              TAB C                BE                NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE         The development of the National Information Infrastructureis not an end in itself; it is a means by which the United Statescan achieve a broad range of economic and social goals.  Althoughthe NII is not a "silver bullet" for all of the problems we face,it can make an important contribution to our most pressingeconomic and social challenges.           This infrastructure can be used by all Americans, not justby scientists and engineers.  As entrepreneurs, factory workers,doctors, teachers, federal employees, and citizens, Americans canharness this technology to:         o       Create jobs, spur growth, and foster U.S. technological                 leadership;         o       Reduce health care costs while increasing the quality                 of service in underserved areas;         o       Deliver higher-quality, lower-cost government services;         o       Prepare our children for the fast-paced workplace of                 the 21st century; and         o       Build a more open and participatory democracy at all                 levels of government.