OTI Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Examining the...
April 9, 2014WASHINGTON, DC — This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to examine the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable. The hearing came just a day after Comcast...
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Case Study: Mesh Sayada
The Sayada community network, Mesh Sayada, is a collaboratively designed and built wireless network. The town of Sayada is located on the Tunisian coast, 140 kilometers from Tunis. The network serves...
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Reply Comments on Modernizing the E-rate Program for Schools and Libraries
Author(s): Danielle KehlSarah MorrisLindsey TepeApril 22, 2014The following is the introduction to the comments. Download a PDF of the full comments here.In the past year, the Federal Communications...
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A Network Model of Broadband Adoption: Using Twitter to Document Detroit Future
Preliminary Analysis by the Open Technology Institute April 16, 2014Joshua BreitbartGreta ByrumGeorgia BullenKayshin ChanFrom 2010 to 2012, the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition (DDJC) conducted a...
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Pay More, Get Less
How American Socio-Economic Policy Is Falling Short April 30, 2014Joshua FreedmanURL: http://newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/Freedman_PayMoreGetLess_FinalNAF2014.pdf Click here...
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The Art of the Possible: An Overview of Public Broadband Options
May 6, 2014Benjamin LennettPatrick Lucey Joanne Hovis and Andrew Afflerbach, CTC URL:...
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U.S. Conference of Mayors passes resolution supporting net neutrality
Yesterday the U.S. Conference of Mayors passed a resolution in support of network neutrality, a major step in solidifying widespread support for a free and open Internet. At its annual meeting in...
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On Accountability and Audience: Why We Didn't Have a Funk Parade Hackathon
Crafting high-quality civic technology — projects and tools designed with social impact in mind — requires thought, creativity, and intentionality — the strength to ask:“Will this project actually have...
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4 Tips for Organizing Unstructured Events Without Going Insane
Crafting high-quality civic technology — projects and tools designed withsocial impact in mind — requires thought, creativity, and intentionality — the strength to ask:“Will this project actually have...
View ArticleBuild With, Not For: A #CivicTech Manifesto
Crafting high-quality civic technology — projects and tools designed withsocial impact in mind — requires thought, creativity, and intentionality — the strength to ask:“Will this project actually have...
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Comments on Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet
Author(s): Sarah MorrisMichael CalabreseDanielle KehlJuly 17, 2014The following is the executive summary of the comments. Download a PDF of the full comments here.Strong open Internet protections are...
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Surveillance Costs: The NSA's Impact on the Economy, Internet Freedom &...
July 29, 2014Danielle KehlKevin BankstonRobyn GreeneRobert MorgusURL: http://oti.newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/Surveilance_Costs_Final.pdf Read the full paper (pdf) or a short...
View ArticlePrivacy Groups Submit Comments to the NTIA on Metadata Privacy Protections
Yesterday, OTI joined a coalition of public interest organizations, including Public Knowledge, Common Cause, and Free Press in submitting comments to the National Telecommunications and Information...
View ArticlePresident Obama comes out in favor of strong open Internet rules
Last week, President Obama made it clear that he supports an open Internet and would be opposed to a system where discrimination that favors “big wealthy media companies” is the norm. He noted that...
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Reply Comments on 3.5 GHz Citizen Broadband Radio Service
Author(s): Michael CalabresePatrick LuceyAugust 15, 2014The Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation joined Public Knowledge, Common Cause, and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance in...
View ArticleOTI submits Reply Comments in latest round of Citizen’s Broadband Radio...
On Friday OTI joined with Public Knowledge, Common Cause, and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance in submitting reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the effort to...
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OTI Urges FTC to Address Effects of Big Data Technologies on Underserved...
Last week, New America’s Open Technology Institute urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to confront the challenges of determining the effects of big data technologies on underserved communities....
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Comments on Municipal Broadband Petitions
Author(s): Patrick LuceySarah MorrisAugust 29, 2014The Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) onPetitions Pursuant to...
View ArticleOTI advocates for local broadband networks by submitting comments and joining...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been busy lately. In addition to reviewing comments about important issues like network neutrality, the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger, and...
View ArticleThe FCC must protect against further consolidation and preserve the open...
As a consumer of communications services, you’re undoubtedly concerned about monthly fees that seem to constantly creep upward; about the quality of the programming in your cable package or the...
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