Taking dead aim at broadband data-collection efforts to date was Sascha Meinrath, director of the Open Technology Initiative at the New America Foundation. ...
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Washington, DC -- "Policy-making
has continued under a self-imposed veil of ignorance," challenged Sascha Meinrath, Director of the New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative
at today's Federal Communications Commission workshop on Broadband Consumer
Context. When we address the question "'What
is the consumer context in the United States today?' The quick answer is that
nobody knows."
Service providers in the U.S. are intentionally
keeping consumers in the dark about their broadband options, said
Sascha Meinrath, director of the Open Technology Initiative at the New
America Foundation and a speaker at today's FCC workshop titled Broadband Consumer Context. ... Orignial Article
... promised during the Obama campaign will never see the light of day,” said Sascha Meinrath, director of New America Foundation's Wireless Future Program. ...
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Determining an appropriate definition of broadband is a critical part of the Commission's development of a National Broadband Plan. An appropriate definition is essential not only for establishing "what is broadband" and "where is it available," but also for shaping the future trajectory of telecommunications innovation in the United States. The Open Technology Initiative of the New America Foundation makes the following recommendations for the Commission to consider in defining broadband:
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Last Thursday, Sascha Meinrath, Director of the New
America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative presented on the FCC Broadband Workshop on Technology and
Wireless. The lone public interest voice
on a panel dominated corporate representative, Mr. Meinrath argued:
