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OTI Applauds FCC for Taking Steps to Protect Consumers During Technology Transitions
FCC releases two items today to ensure phone users remain protected as underlying technology shifts
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took important steps to protect consumers as the technology used to route their...
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"China's 600 Million Searchers Push Global Internet Towards Censorship"
“There’s an effort to get American and European companies to be more transparent on how they handle government information requests,” said Rebecca ...
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"New Yorkers Get Worse Internet Service Than People in Bucharest"
It’s no secret that when it comes to speed and price, U.S. broadband options often pale in comparison with some of the great deals available in oth...
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The Universal Internet
A recent study by New America Foundation (which is neither predictably liberal nor conservative) showed that America is falling behind. It found th...
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Should We Assume We’ve Been Hacked?
What individuals and businesses can learn from recent cybersecurity breaches
The State Department confirmed a security breach of its unclassified email system on Monday – the fourth infiltration of a federal government agenc...
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Spotlight on the Open Technology Institute: A Ford-Mozilla Open Web Fellow Host
Last month’s MozFest 2014 provided us a welcome opportunity to think about what we at New America’s Open Technology Insititute hope to do over the ...
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New Digital Stewards Program Developing Community Networks in Chicago
The Open Technology Institute is pleased to support the efforts of the Woodlawn Broadband Expansion Partnership to bring gigabit connectivity to un...
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OTI STATEMENT: Senate Votes to Block Consideration of USA FREEDOM Act, But the Fight for Surveillance Reform Continues
WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, the Senate failed to agree upon a motion to proceed with consideration of the USA FREEDOM Act (S. 2685). The failure of t...
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OTI partners with CityBridge on LinkNYC project replacing NYC payphones with free wi-fi hubs
WASHINGTON, DC – New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) is pleased to announce its participation in LinkNYC, a plan to replace aging payphon...
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USA FREEDOM Act: Broad, Bipartisan Support from Companies, Civil Society, and the Intelligence Community Alike
It has been over a year and a half since America first began to learn about the broad scope of the NSA’s surveillance programs. After months of car...
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OTI Applauds FCC’s Plan to Raise the E-rate Funding Cap
Additional funding will provide much-needed support to schools and libraries for 21st century Internet connectivity
WASHINGTON, DC – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced today that it plans to raise the E-rate funding cap by $1.5 billion to help ...
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Why the South lags behind when it comes to home broadband use
"Cost is a huge factor in terms of broadband adoption, and in the U.S. we tend to pay more for broadband at entry level speed tiers as well as the ...
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Cyber bill’s fate hinges on NSA reform
“The Senate absolutely must pass USA Freedom before it can even consider taking up cyber info sharing legislation,” said Robyn Greene, policy couns...
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"Facebook, Microsoft, Apple Make Year-End Lobbying Push to Curb NSA Spying"
U.S. companies are in danger of losing more business to foreign competitors if the NSA’s power to spy on customers isn’t curbed, according to a Jul...
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A Plumbing Problem for the Internet (and the Stock Market)
Cogent’s story became part of the net neutrality debate last winter, when a big plumbing problem afflicted the Internet. Thousands of Netflix custo...
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The #CryptoDebate is Coming: Are You Prepared?
When Apple and Google announced their plans to enable encryption by default on new iPhones and Android smartphones, they ignited a ferocious debate...
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LTE Means Wireless Faces No Technical Hurdles From Tough Net Neutrality Rules, NAF Says
*There’s no engineering reason why the same net neutrality rules imposed on fixed networks can’t be imposed on mobile, said New America’s Open Tech...
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"U.S. Cellular partner, Cellcom and other small carriers oppose using Title II for net neutrality rules"
However, the New America Foundation report rejected the arguments carriers have made. The report included an engineering study, conducted by the fo...
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As USA FREEDOM Act Heads to Senate Floor, OTI Reaffirms Its Strong Support and Opposes Any Anti-Privacy Amendments
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday evening, Senator Reid moved to end debate and call the USA FREEDOM Act (S. 2685) up for a vote on the Senate floor, a vo...
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OTI Study Shows Strong Network Neutrality Rules are Feasible for Mobile Carrier Networks
WASHINGTON, DC – New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) today released an engineering study showing that mobile broadband providers have the...