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Government and Regulatory Stakeholders
One of our ongoing strategic efforts is to monitor emerging issues and listen to key stakeholders. They
have indicated a growing expectation for transparency around activities that in some way affect political
influence. In addition, discussions with social analysts and Intel stockholders revealed their desire for us
to continue demonstrating reporting leadership by increasing our disclosure in this important area. We
have expanded our reporting detail in this section for that reason.
Worldwide Policy Agenda
In working on policy topics worldwide, our goals are clear: to fully understand the various perspectives
and educate legislators about the effects that planned regulations may have on our industry’s business
processes. Intel aspires to contribute constructively to the public policy debate on issues that affect our
business, our customers and our employees. Our key areas of interest and engagement in the public
policy arena include:
Innovation. Continuing innovation and creating the solutions that will
improve our lives in the future depends on policies that promote basic, collaborative
research and protect intellectual property. Intel spends almost
$5 billion annually on R&D but also relies on findings and discoveries from
university-based research programs. Government support for these initiatives
has been on the decline over the last three decades.
Working with like-minded companies, Intel elevated the competitiveness issue in public debate in the U.S.
We were involved in the development of several reports on the issue, including those by the Task Force
on Innovation, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and a seminal report by the National
Academies. Intel also worked on a CEO summit in Washington, D.C. in December and set up meetings for
CEOs with Vice President Cheney and other top White House staff.
As a result of these efforts, Congress passed a substantial (approximately 4%) increase in funding for
the National Science Foundation and resurrected a Department of Defense math/science education
grant program. More importantly, the President and leaders in Congress have created comprehensive U.S.
competitiveness proposals that Congress will consider during 2006.
Intellectual Property. As an innovator, Intel respects the rights of copyright holders to protect their
content. We are deeply engaged in developing digital rights management solutions that enable creative
industries to launch new digital content business models—and bring innovative and exciting experiences
to consumers. To that end, Intel sought to control the spread of levies on IT and electronic products capable
of storing data and to roll back existing levies that impact the sale of digital entertainment products.
As a result, levy provisions were included in a Free Trade Agreement among five nations that promotes
lowered or nonexistent tariffs in the top five trading nations. Levy proposals were also stopped, once
again, in the Latin America region.
Broadband: Wired and Wireless. Most economic activity in the 21st century will depend on broadband
communications and utilize the power of the Internet. The effective regulation and appropriation of radio
spectrum is critical to spur the growth of new services and wireless broadband technologies. In the U.S.,
Intel and our industry colleagues were successful in persuading the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) to adopt broadband “connectivity principles” that set an agreed-upon foundation for broadband
deployment in the U.S. Our goal was to promote broadband deployment and limited broadband regulation.
As co-chair of the High Tech Broadband Coalition, Intel worked to pass legislation that would speed up
the digital TV transition and free valuable spectrum for other uses. In Mexico, the Deputy Secretary of
Communications endorsed an Intel position making the 5.7-GHz to 5.8-GHz spectrum available for use.
Intel Corporate Responsibility Report 2005 • Our Business
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