Open Technology Initiative

Broadband Infrastructure Application Guide for BIP

This guide has been prepared by the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Initiative as a reference guide for applications for the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP).  In addition to general information about the application process and eligibility requirements outlined in the July 1, 2009 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), this guide breaks down the application into categories of responsibility and a sample timeline.  While not intended as a replacement for the

Benjamin Lennett, James Losey | July 16, 2009

Feds Need Your Broadband Suggestions, Google Says | Wired

Now Google and the New America Foundation want to increase that number even more and are launching a Google Moderator application dedicated to getting input ...
July 16, 2009

Broadband Infrastructure Application Guide for BTOP

This guide has been prepared by the New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative as a reference guide for applications for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). In addition to general information about the application process and eligibility requirements outlined in the July 1, 2009 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), this guide breaks down the application into categories of responsibility and a sample timeline. While not intended as

Benjamin Lennett, James Losey | July 16, 2009

Experts Clash Over Cell Phone Jamming at Senate Hearing | Ars Technica

... poorest--must pay outrageous collect call charges," wrote Public Knowledge, the New America Foundation, Reclaim the Media, and five other groups. ...
July 15, 2009

Sustainable Broadband Adoption Application Guide

This guide has been prepared by the New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative as a reference guide for applicants for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). In addition to general information about the application process and eligibility requirements outlined in the July 1, 2009 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), this guide breaks down the application into categories of responsibility and a sample timeline. While not intended as

Benjamin Lennett, James Losey | July 15, 2009

How to Apply for BTOP Broadband Funding

Today, the New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative (OTI) released application guides to aid communities, institutions, non-profits, and other entities interested in applying for funding from the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program for Public Computer Centers or Sustainable Broadband Adoption programs.

James Losey | July 15, 2009

Public Computer Centers Program Application Guide

This guide has been prepared by the New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative as a reference guide for applicants for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). In addition to general information about the application process and eligibility requirements outlined in the July 1, 2009 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), this guide breaks down the application into categories of responsibility and a sample timeline. While not intended as

Benjamin Lennett, James Losey | July 15, 2009

New Online Services Face Threat from ISPs, CRTC Told | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

...Markham Erickson, Jacob Glick, Marvin Ammori and Robb Topolski of the Open Internet Coalition argued that innovation could be stifled by practices such as throttling...
Robb Topolski | July 7, 2009

Summary, Concerns, and Strategic Guidance Regarding Notice of Funds Availability for BTOP

Executive Summary

This memorandum provides analysis, strategic guidance, and policy concerns and recommendations with regard to the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).[1] 

This memorandum includes:

1.      A summary of the latest developments in the BTOP and how they will impact many would-be applicants;

Sascha Meinrath | July 7, 2009

U.S. Spectrum: Who's Counting? | eWeek

"The best available data suggests that the majority of federal spectrum capacity is left unused -- a situation that has gone largely unexamined," Sascha Meinrath, director of New America Foundation's open technology initiative, wrote in a June report.
Sascha Meinrath | July 7, 2009