Open Technology Initiative : Press

New America Foundation Announces Its First Knight Media Policy Fellow

adminn — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:05:00 -0500

The New America Foundation today announced that Tom Glaisyer will be its first Knight Media Policy Fellow, focusing on national media policy changes and related developments under a new grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

DC Public Interest Community Urges FCC to Not Allow Selectable Output Control Restrictions

Erin Drankoski — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:05:00 -0500

Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan | BroadbandCensus.com

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:27:00 -0400

Last month, the Benton Foundation, broadbandcensus.com, and the New America Foundation hosted a session – we dubbed it “Beer and Broadband Mapping” at the ...

Network Engineers Question Need for Net Neutrality Rules | PC World

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:50:00 -0400

... have always been open and nondiscriminatory, added Robb Topolski, chief technologist for the Open Technology Initiative of the New America Foundation. ...

A Nutrition Box for Internet service? | Washington Post

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:09:00 -0400

New America Foundation has proposed a Nutrition Fact box for broadband. Instead of calories, carbs and fiber, the broadband box would break down data on ...

Schumer Box Idea | Ars Technica

Erin Drankoski — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:10:00 -0400

New America Foundation has gone so far as to offer the FCC its own prototype of a Schumer Box, applied to broadband. ... Original Article

Washington Technorati Toast Public Knowledge and Its IP3 Awards | BroadbandCensus.com

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:29:00 -0400

... was recognized for his work in intellectual property, and Sascha Meinrath, the creator of the Open Technology Initiative at the New America Foundation, ...

Consumer Groups Criticize Broadband Providers for Advertising Practices ... | BroadbandCensus.com

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:48:00 -0400

The other organizations were Consumer Federation of America, Free Press, Media Access Project, the New America Foundation and Public Knowledge. ...

Federal Government Calls for Broadband Transparency | TMC Net

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:18:00 -0400

Panelist Sascha Meinrath, director of the Open Technology Initiative at the New America Foundation, at the event this fall talked about the US service ...

Does Broadband Need Its Own Government "Nutrition Label"? | Ars Technica

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:14:00 -0400

The New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute suggested last week the government require a broadband disclosure sticker that would let consumers ...

'Broadband Census for America' United Scholars and State Officials | BroadbandCensus.com

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:13:00 -0400

... current chief technologist at the FCC), Sascha Meinrath of the New America Foundation,Scott Wallsten of the Technology Policy Institute, and others. ...

'Beer and Broadband Mapping' at the Top Telecommunications Policy Conference | BroadbandCensus.com

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:48:00 -0400

The discussion, which was sponsored by The Benton Foundation, BroadbandCensus.com and the New America Foundation, began at around 8:30 pm, and lasted for ...

Contributions to the Broadband Plan from Pennsylvania | BroadbandCensus.com

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:57:00 -0400

... Internet access in the country, its impact on society, and the future of broadband in the US The event was sponsored by the New America Foundation. ...

Wireless Carriers Beg FCC for Spectrum, Blame Smartphones | Ars Technica

Cecille Isidro — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:22:00 -0400

On the other side are public interest groups and think tanks like the New America Foundation, Public Knowledge, and the Media Access Project. ...

Wireless Carriers Resist Open-Internet Stance | NPR

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:15:00 -0400

The words "manage the traffic" are anathema to someone like Robb Topolski. He's the guy who discovered that Comcast, a cable Internet service provider, ...

Broadband Truth-in-Labeling

Erin Drankoski — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:08:00 -0400

Chief Technologist, Robb Topolski, Applauds FCC Net Neutrality Announcement

Erin Drankoski — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:49:00 -0400

Washington, DC--Today, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced his intention to pursue concrete Network Neutrality policies and rules governing American's Connections to the Internet.

100 Megabits or Bust!

Erin Drankoski — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:01:00 -0400

Washington, D.C.--Today the New America Foundation's Open Technology released 100 Megabits or Bust! An Overview of National Broadband Goals from Around the Globe, a report on the successful broadband goals of Japan, Korea, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Taiwan. This report demonstrates the viability of not only reaching universal broadband access, but also reaching the speeds that will allow for continued leadership in the growth and innovation of the Internet.