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- in the news | November 03, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Study: Los Angeles' Internet Is Expensive And It Sucks
According to New America's Open Technology Institute and their report, The Cost of Connectivity 2014, Angelenos pay more for slower service than in... - in the news | November 03, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
US lags on broadband speed
Findings from New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) indicate that customers in the US continue to pay higher prices for slower Internet. - in the news | November 03, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
L.A.'s Internet Service Is Among the Slowest & Most Costly in the World
A new report, The Cost of Connectivity 2014, from New America's Open Technology Institute, concludes that L.A. has among the slowest, most expensiv... - in the news | November 03, 2014 | Fellows
Republicans get what they want: A midterm election about Obama
Less than 24 hours before Election Day, Republicans have what they want: a referendum on President Obama.GOP candidates are training their closing ... - in the news | November 02, 2014 | Fellows
What happened to the debate over immigration reform?
Ari RatnerRepublicans haven't picked up swords of their own, because doing so might invite criticism no matter what stance they took, Ari Ratner, a fellow at... - in the news | November 02, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Study of studies concludes US broadband power is 'middling'
Certain American cities are demonstrating that it's possible to deliver broadband bandwidth to U.S. customers at prices that beat worldwide competi... - in the news | November 02, 2014 | Fellows
Christie's temperament a political double-edge sword
But those qualities can "turn into liabilities" if Christie is seen as making too-hasty decisions, Zelizer said. - in the news | November 02, 2014 | Fellows
Obama's long fall
How a liberal hero who boasted of transcending politics got dragged so far down. - in the news | November 01, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
South Korea Has World’s Fastest Internet
According to a new study from the Open Technology Institute, Seoul has download and upload speeds of 1,000 Mbps for the highest tier of service ava... - in the news | November 01, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Most U.S. Cities Do NOT Offer the Fastest Internet Speeds in Developed World, Report Says
The Cost of Connectivity is an annual report that examines the cost and speed of broadband Internet access in 24 cities in the United States and ab... - in the news | October 31, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Americans pay more for slower Internet
When it comes to Internet speeds, the U.S. lags behind much of the developed world. That's one of the conclusions from a new report by the Open Tec... - in the news | October 31, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Government hands down new cyber framework
“That’s a huge problem,” said Robyn Greene, policy counsel for the Open Technology Institute, who opposes CISA as written. - in the news | October 31, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
A Sad Reminder About How Slow And Expensive The Internet Is In America
Internet speeds in America are pathetic, which you probably already knew if you...live in America. A new piece in The New York Times report makes t... - in the news | October 31, 2014 | Fellows
Obama’s bill on deferred actions comes due
“They clearly understood there were problems in Iraq, but don’t do anything until late in his presidency,” noted Princeton University history profe... - in the news | October 31, 2014 | Fellows
Street Harassment Is Universal and Age-Old
Monica PottsMore tiresome is that every time street harassment comes up as an issue, some well-meaning guy asks whether some of these comments aren’t really ju... - in the news | October 31, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Internet in the U.S: High cost, slow service
There’s a new study out by the New America Foundation that ranks 24 cities around the world for their broadband offerings. That is, how much bang d... - in the news | October 31, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Internet traffic jams are widespread in the US, and are probably about to get a lot worse
Earlier this week the research consortium M-Lab released a big report on the way data moves through the guts of our internet infrastructure. - in the news | October 31, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Comcast Promises: No “Fast Lanes” on the Internet
A new report indicates that some of the mud-slinging this year is true: interconnection, or peering, between ISPs is why end-users are getting terr... - in the news | October 31, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
The basic truth about internet access that cable & phone companies don't want you to know
A new report about the state of broadband connectivity around the world reveals some good news and bad news about policy in the United States. - in the news | October 31, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Yet Another Study Shows US Broadband Pricey, Uncompetitive
*A new report from the Open Technology Institute states what most of our readers know all-too-well: the United States lags behind numerous develope... - in the news | October 31, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
America Pays More For Internet, Gets Slower Speeds, Than Other Countries
Internet users in Seoul continue to get the speediest connections at the lowest prices anywhere in the world, with speeds of one gigabit per second... - in the news | October 31, 2014 | Open Technology Institute