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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

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 ...

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. ...

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

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:12:00 -0400

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

White Spaces on Steroids and Free Spectrum for Everyone | Ars Technica

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:36:00 -0400

As New America's Michael Calabrese puts it, "the vast majority of frequency bands are not being used in most locations and at most times."

New Bill Wants Fiber Conduit Built into Every Road Project | Ars Technica

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:22:00 -0400

The idea is right out of the New America Foundation's playbook. The think tank has been pushing a similar idea for months; in an issue brief released in January 2009, authors Ben Lennett and Sascha Meinrath (who advised the Obama campaign on some tech ...

FCC's Copps: Let's Regulate! | Ars Technica

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 15 May 2009 08:36:00 -0400

"We are at the end of the era of deregulation," Columbia University professor Tim Wu told the crowd as they explored the contents of their conference box lunches. They probably already figured as much, since they had just finished listening to interim ...

Obama Nominates Another FCC Commissioner | Ars Technica

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:54:00 -0400

That lack of clarity has already prompted some criticism, or at least open skepticism, from people like New America's Sascha Meinrath, who helped advise the Obama campaign on tech issues. "Behind closed doors, just about everyone I've talked with—right ...

New Job for the Man Who Exposed Comcast's P2P Throttling | Ars Technica

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:17:00 -0400

Robb Topolski, the man who helped to bring to light Comcast's throttling of P2P uploads, has a new job: Chief Technologist of the Open Technology Initiative at the New America Foundation. OTI is the New America unit headed by Sascha Meinrath, and it was instrumental in partnering with Google to create the Measurement Lab project...Original article

Big Canadian Websites Want Neutral Wireless Networks Too | Ars Technica

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:17:00 -0500

Both Skype and professor Tim Wu, who have pushed hard for wireless net neutrality in the US, would be pleased with the request, though regulators have so far generally allowed wireless networks more leeway when it comes to network management.