Items tagged ‘broadband’
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The FCC Delivers of Phase II of E-rate Modernization
New Order Brings More Money and Better Rules Supporting Fiber Investment
Schools and libraries are going to get a big boost in their Internet connectivity over the next few years. The Federal Communications Commission (F... -
OTI joins Public Knowledge in Reply to Opposition filing opposing Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger
The Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation joined Public Knowledge in submitting reply to opposition to petition to deny comments ... - policy paper | October 30, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
The Cost of Connectivity 2014
Data and analysis on broadband offerings in 24 cities across the world
Executive Summary The Cost of Connectivity is an annual report that examines the cost and speed of broadband Internet access in 24 cities in the Un... -
OTI Submits Projects for the Knight News Challenge
Two OTI projects promote greater data literacy, and better access for schools.
Last week, the Open Technology Institute took the lead on two proposals submitted to the Knight Foundation’s latest News Challenge, which is focuse... -
Phase Two of the E-rate Modernization Process
Recommendations to the FCC on how to better support broadband connectivity at schools and libraries
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has made significant strides in the past year toward the modernization of E-rate, the program that subs... -
Reply Comments on Further Changes to the E-rate Program
Joint Recommendations from the Open Technology Institute and Education Policy Program on E-rate Modernization
Yesterday, New America’s Open Technology Institute and Education Policy Program submitted joint reply comments with Common Cause to the FCC in the ... -
OTI Applauds Chairman Wheeler Speech on Broadband Speeds and Competition
New AmericaWashington, DC — Today, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler gave a speech at 1776, a startup incubator in Washington, D.C.... -
A Network Model of Broadband Adoption: Using Twitter to Document Detroit Future
Preliminary Analysis by the Open Technology Institute
From 2010 to 2012, the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition (DDJC) conducted a federally-funded training program in digital media that they called “De... -
Reining in the Cost of Connectivity
Policies for Better Broadband in 2014
Below you will find the text of Reining in the Cost of Connectivity: Policies for Better Broadband in 2014, a policy paper from the Open Technology... -
The KEYSPOT Model: A Home Away From Home
This is the fourth of four blog posts about the Freedom Rings Partnership in Philadelphia and its KEYSPOT program, funded by the federal Broadband ... -
Helping Philadelphians Adopt Broadband
This is the third of four blog posts about the Freedom Rings Partnership in Philadelphia and its KEYSPOT program, funded by the federal Broadband T... -
Comcast Expands Data Capping Trials: Why You Should Care
Katie FiegenbaumGuest post by Katie Fiegenbaum, Policy Intern with the Open Technology Institute Earlier this month, Comcast expanded its trial program that impose... -
Consumer Federation of America releases research brief analyzing OTI data
The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) recently released a research brief authored by long-time consumer advocate Mark Cooper. The paper, titled ... -
Creating Community through Public Computer Centers
This is the second of four blog posts about the Freedom Rings Partnership in Philadelphia and its KEYSPOT program, funded by the federal Broadband ... -
BTOP in Focus: The Philadelphia Freedom Rings Partnership
This is the first in a series of four blog posts about the Freedom Rings Partnership in Philadelphia and its KEYSPOT program, funded by the federal...