Press Releases
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FCC Commissioner Gives Misleading Speech on Net Neutrality
New AmericaWashington, DC — FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai gave a speech today critiquing Chairman Tom Wheeler’s net neutrality proposal. The chairman’s proposal, ... -
OTI Work on Discrimination and Civil Rights Protection Highlighted in White House Interim Report on Big Data and Privacy
New AmericaWashington, DC -- The Obama Administration affirmed the importance of defending civil rights in an era of big data in an Interim Progress Report re... -
FCC Proposal Promises a Free and Open Internet for Consumers
Statement
New AmericaWashington, DC -- Today, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Wheeler outlined the details of his proposal to protect net neutrality. In a bl... -
OTI Encouraged by Reported FCC Move Toward Reclassification
New AmericaWashington, DC -- Reports today appear to confirm rumors that the FCC will move to reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service under Title... -
Asset Building Program Calls for “Schumer Box”, Increased Regulation of Paid Tax Preparers
New AmericaWASHINGTON, DC – The Asset Building Program at New America released a report today, Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day, that calls for a... -
FCC Raises the Bar for Broadband, Adopts E911 Order
OTI Statement on FCC’s January Open Meeting
New AmericaToday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took important steps to improve the consumer broadband market in the United States. At its month... -
MacKinnon Testifies Before Congressional Subcommittee on Protecting Freedom while Combating Extremism
New AmericaToday Rebecca MacKinnon, Director of the Ranking Digital Rights project at New America, will testify at a congressional hearing on “The Evolution o... -
OTI Welcomes Congressional Support for Net Neutrality, But Urges FCC to Continue to Lead
New AmericaToday, the Senate and House are holding hearings on a new legislative proposal that would prevent Internet service providers from blocking or throt... -
OTI Welcomes Sprint as Latest Network Neutrality Supporter; Urges Prompt FCC Action
New AmericaWASHINGTON, DC – Today, Sprint’s Chief Technology Officer Stephen Bye submitted a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), noting tha... -
OTI Applauds President Obama for Taking Strongs Steps to Improve Access to High-Speed Internet
New AmericaYesterday, the President released a fact sheet outlining bold steps to improve the competitive landscape for broadband access in the United States.... - press release | January 14, 2015
Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell to Speak at New America
New AmericaWashington, DC — On Thursday, January 15, New America will host Secretary of Health and Human Services, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, for a public addres... -
OTI Statement on President’s Legislative Proposal for Cyber Information Sharing
Statement
New AmericaToday, the White House made public a package of legislative proposals aimed at improving cybersecurity. The package included a proposal that would ... -
STATEMENT: FCC Launches New Consumer Help Center to Improve Data Collection and Transparency
New AmericaWASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched its new Consumer Help Center, which is designed to improve the process... -
New America Partners with Defense One for “Future of War” Project
Defense One to host group’s initiative exploring the changing nature of war and conflict
New AmericaWashington, DC — New America announced today that it is partnering with Defense One, Atlantic Media’s premiere digital national security and defens... - press release | December 18, 2014
Dr. Tomicah Tillemann Joins New America as Senior Fellow to Direct Bretton Woods II Initiative
New AmericaWashington, DC — New America announced that Dr. Tomicah Tillemann joined the organization as a Senior Fellow with the Profits and Purpose Program a... -
OTI Statement on FCC’s E-rate Order for School and Library Connectivity
New AmericaWASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to adopt a second E-rate modernization order, making further changes to t... -
Open Technology Institute, Civil Rights, Research Leaders Launch DataCivilRights.org
New AmericaWASHINGTON, DC – New America’s Open Technology Institute, in collaboration with The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the Data & ... -
New America Experts Applaud Illinois General Assembly on Passage of Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act
New AmericaWASHINGTON, DC – The Asset Building Program at New America applauds the Illinois General Assembly's passage this week of the Illinois Secure Choice... -
Technological Sovereignty: Missing the Point?
New Study Finds that European “Technological Sovereignty” Proposals Fall Short of Expectations
New AmericaWASHINGTON, DC – New America’s Open Technology Institute in partnership with the Global Public Policy Institute in Berlin, Germany, released a new ... -
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
New AmericaWASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took important steps to protect consumers as the technology used to route their... -
OTI STATEMENT: Senate Votes to Block Consideration of USA FREEDOM Act, But the Fight for Surveillance Reform Continues
New AmericaWASHINGTON, 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... -
OTI partners with CityBridge on LinkNYC project replacing NYC payphones with free wi-fi hubs
New AmericaWASHINGTON, DC – New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) is pleased to announce its participation in LinkNYC, a plan to replace aging payphon...