Policy Papers
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Technological Sovereignty: Missing the Point?
An Analysis of European Proposals after June 5, 2013
European government officials and public figures have promoted a variety of proposals for gaining “technological sovereignty” in response to the me... -
Mobile Broadband Networks Can Manage Congestion While Abiding By Open Internet Principles
CTC Technology & Energy Michael CalabreseAs the FCC considers whether and how to extend its Open Internet rules to mobile broadband networks, mobile carriers have asserted that mobile netw... -
Beyond Frustrated: The Sweeping Consumer Harms as a Result of ISP Disputes
New AmericaIn 2013 and 2014, the policies implemented by some of the nation’s largest communications companies led to significant, months-long degradation of ... -
Compilation of Existing Cybersecurity and Information Security Related Definitions
The year 2013 saw a number of positive developments in regional and global cybersecurity discussions including the Initial Set of OSCE Confidence-B... - 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... - policy paper | October 27, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Data and Discrimination
Collected Essays
Despite significant political and cultural transformations since the Civil Rights movement and other social upheavals of the Sixties and Seventies,... - policy paper | October 20, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Visualizing Swing States in the Global Internet Governance Debate
The global Internet governance debate is heating up again. In light of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) 2014 Plenipotentiary Confe... -
Community Networks for Resilience
As consumer choice in the broadband market has declined and the need for more resilient infrastructure has increased, community wireless networks a... -
Surveillance Costs: The NSA's Impact on the Economy, Internet Freedom & Cybersecurity
It has been over a year since The Guardian reported the first story on the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs based on the leaks from... -
The Art of the Possible: An Overview of Public Broadband Options
Broadband has become a critical infrastructure for communities in the 21st century. From a variety of sectors, including commerce, education, healt... -
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... -
Connected Communities in an Age of Digital Learning
The need to upgrade America’s Internet infrastructure to support innovative digital learning tools and services has never been greater. In the past... -
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...