Race, Wealth, and Inequality
A Broadband Forum Policy Watch
January 2004 is the 20th Anniversary of the Divestiture Order in January 1984 that broke up AT&T into many competing companies. The ques
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11:02AM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Should Last Mile Broadband Connection to the Home be Universal? Should Government Build the Infrastructure to Make it Happen?
For more than a decade U.S. telecommunications policy has been guided by a vision of facilities-based competition in the last-mile. But
In-Person
11:12AM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Is Digital TV Must-Carry a Must-Giveaway?
The FCC will decide soon whether to grant broadcasters “must-carry” rights on cable systems for the five or more channels of digital prog
In-Person
11:12AM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Shared Airwaves/Shared Content: Open Spectrum and Digital Rights Management
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In-Person
11AM – 1PM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Is America Facing a Technology Innovation Crisis?
According to Forrester Research, nearly 4,000 white-collar jobs are leaving the U.S. a week for low-cost locales. McKinsey & Co. forecas
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11:15AM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
From Napster to FCCster: Will ‘Smart Radio’ and Direct Citizen Access to the Airwaves make the FCC Obsolete?
Because the FCC has been slow to provide adequate spectrum for unlicensed broadband applications like Wi-Fi, growing numbers of software-
In-Person
11AM – 1PM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The State of the Commons: A Report to America’s Stakeholders on their Commonly Held, Government Managed Assets
All Americans are joint owners of a trove of hidden assets. These assets – natural gifts like air and water, and social creations like cu
In-Person
12PM – 2PM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The Beginning of the End of the Internet? Discrimination, Closed Networks and the Future of Cyberspace
We all see the Internet as a place of freedom, where new technologies, business innovation and competition flourish. This freedom has al
In-Person
12PM – 2PM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Constitutional Democracy & Islam: A Blueprint
Noah Feldman, Former Senior Advisor for Constitutional Law, Office of Reconstruction & Humanitarian Assistance in Iraq; Author, After Ji
In-Person
12:07PM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005