NTIA Listening Session on Kids' Excessive Screen Time
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will convene a virtual listening session on the drivers and consequences of excessive screen use in schools, including the growing reliance on individual devices and educational technology services and applications. The discussion will also examine how federal law, broadband funding, and other federal programs may influence school- based device and digital platform use. This session will gather input from stakeholders and subject matter experts to inform NTIA's future planning, policy development, and programming related to federal broadband and communications policy and its relationship to children's technology usage. Insights from this discussion will inform NTIA research assessing the impacts of excessive screen use in schools, the role of federal rules and federal funding in shaping device and platform markets, and the practices surrounding the collection and use of children's data by education technology platforms.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54306-54307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-21295]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
NTIA Listening Session on Kids' Excessive Screen Time
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) will convene a virtual listening session on the drivers and
consequences of excessive screen use in schools, including the growing
reliance on individual devices and educational technology services and
applications. The discussion will also examine how federal law,
broadband funding, and other federal programs may influence school-
based device and digital platform use. This session will gather input
from stakeholders and subject matter experts to inform NTIA's future
planning, policy development, and programming related to federal
broadband and communications policy and its relationship to children's
technology usage. Insights from this discussion will inform NTIA
research assessing the impacts of excessive screen use in schools, the
role of federal rules and federal funding in shaping device and
platform markets, and the practices surrounding the collection and use
of children's data by education technology platforms.
DATES: The listening session will be held on December 10, 2025, from
12:00
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p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The session will be held virtually, with online dial-in
information to be posted at <a href="https://www.ntia.gov">https://www.ntia.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct questions regarding this
notice to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d7bcbeb3a497b9a3beb6f9b0b8a1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e45474a5d6e405a474f00494158">[email protected]</span></a>, indicating ``Kids' Excessive Screen Time
Listening Session'' in the subject line, or if by mail, addressed to
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: 202-482-3806. Please direct media inquiries to NTIA's
Office of Public Affairs at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#68181a0d1b1b28061c0109460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="59292b3c2a2a19372d3038773e362f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Authority
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the President's
principal advisor on telecommunications and information policy issues.
NTIA's programs and policymaking focus largely on expanding broadband
internet access and adoption in America, expanding the use of spectrum
by all users, advancing public safety communications, and ensuring that
the internet remains an engine for innovation and economic growth. This
includes examining how broadband access is used in different contexts,
including in educational settings. Pursuant to our authorities under 47
U.S.C. 902(b)(2)(M), NTIA will host a public listening session to
gather stakeholder perspectives that will inform NTIA's ongoing
research.
Time and Date: NTIA will convene the public listening session on
December 10, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
The exact time of the meeting is subject to change. Please refer to
NTIA's website <a href="https://www.ntia.gov">https://www.ntia.gov</a>, for the most current information.
Place: The meeting will be held virtually, with dial-in information
to be posted at <a href="https://www.ntia.gov">https://www.ntia.gov</a>. Please refer to NTIA's website,
<a href="https://www.ntia.gov">https://www.ntia.gov</a> for current information.
The virtual meeting is open to the public and the press on a first-
come, first-served basis. The virtual meeting is accessible to people
with disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodations such as real-
time captioning, sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids
should notify the Department at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c0aba9a4b380aeb4a9a1eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bfd4d6dbccffd1cbd6de91d8d0c9">[email protected]</span></a> at least seven (7)
business days prior to the meeting. Access details for the meeting are
subject to change. Please refer to NTIA's website, <a href="https://www.ntia.gov">https://www.ntia.gov</a>, for the most current information.
Dated: November 24, 2025.
Diana Moreno,
Acting Deputy Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-21295 Filed 11-25-25; 8:45 am]
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