OTI Urges FCC to Authorize $2.2 Billion in Available E-Rate Funds to Connect Students Left Behind During COVID-19 Pandemic
OTI calls on the FCC to act now to help facilitate remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Internet Access & Adoption
Online Learning Only Works if Students Have Home Internet Access. Some Don’t.
The Homework Gap Leaves Students Further Behind During a Public Health Crisis. Policymakers Should Act Immediately.
Policymakers must address the gap that has left millions of students at home during a crisis with no internet access.
OTI Urges FCC to Strengthen Lifeline Safety Net Program During COVID-19 Pandemic
The FCC must provide immediate assurances to help Lifeline subscribers weather the COVID-19 pandemic.
Privacy Advocates Welcome FCC Action on Wireless Location Data, Criticize Slow Pace of Investigation
Reports indicate the FCC is set to impose fines on AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint for selling customer location data.
The Record is Clear: the FCC Must Abandon Its Dangerous Lifeline Proposal
The agency should reverse course on a proposal that would make it tougher to apply for Lifeline and endanger the privacy of Lifeline users.
OTI Condemns T-Mobile/Sprint Ruling, Urges Congressional Investigation
Markets don’t recover from mergers like this one.
OTI Criticizes FCC Plan to Give Unnecessary $9.7 Billion Payoff to Satellite Companies
Michael Calabrese on the FCC's unprecedented plan to auction off spectrum licenses.
OTI Urges FCC to Abandon “Misguided and Cynical” Lifeline Proposal
The FCC's proposed changes to Lifeline will widen the digital divide for low-income Americans.
1/16 Section 706 Ex Parte Meeting
OTI Welcomes Net Neutrality Bill in New York
The bill would ban blocking, throttling, paid prioritization, and zero-rating.