How the Federal Government Can Improve Broadband Outcomes in Communities Across the Country
In these comments to the Broadband Opportunity Council, OTI makes recommendations on how the federal government can address challenges relat
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OTI Welcomes First Ford/Mozilla Open Web Fellow
OTI is excited to welcome Gem Barrett (@gembarrett) to OTI in the first class of Open Web Fellows, a collaboration between the Ford Foundati
Federal Government Approves HTTPS-Only Standard for All Federal Websites
Court Rejects Effort to Stay Network Neutrality Rules
A federal appeals court today rejected an effort to delay the Federal Communications Commission’s historic Open Internet Order from going in
House Panel Approves Spending Bill that Guts Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON, DC — The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services approved a bill this morning that would gut the Federal Communi
OTI Strongly Opposes FCC Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, DC — New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) today urged Congress to reject a legislative proposal that would gut the Fede
Senators Burr and McConnell Try to Ram Through CISA Without Regard to Process or Privacy Concerns
WASHINGTON, DC — Tonight, Senator Burr, with Senator McConnell’s support, introduced the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA
New UN Report Urges States to Protect and Promote the Right to Use Strong Encryption
Representatives Should Vote “YES” on Three Amendments to Prohibit Bulk Collection and to Protect Encryption
Senate Made History Today with Final Passage of USA FREEDOM Act
WASHINGTON, DC — Tonight, the Senate took a historic step for Americans’ privacy and civil liberties and passed the USA FREEDOM Act (H.R. 20
6/1 – OTI, PK, CCA Joint Reply Comments on Number Portability Transition Plan
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Midnight Expiration of USA PATRIOT Act Adds New Pressure for Surveillance Reform
Washington, DC — Almost two years to the day since Edward Snowden first revealed that the National Security Agency was collecting Americans’
Senators Should Oppose Senator McConnell’s Amendments and Pass a Clean Version of the USA FREEDOM Act
OTI Applauds FCC’s Lifeline Modernization Plan
WASHINGTON, DC — The Federal Communications Commission announced today that the agency is considering a proposal to “reboot” Lifeline, a pro
New America VP and OTI Director Alan B. Davidson to Join Commerce Department
WASHINGTON, DC — New America is pleased to congratulate Alan B. Davidson, Vice President and Director of the Open Technology Institute (OTI)