Fast and Free
Wi-Fi is essential to New York City’s strategy to give every resident and business access to affordable, reliable, high-speed broadband.
Internet Access & Adoption
New Report Sheds Light on the Need for Digital Equity at Home for Education
New digital equity report provides insight into barriers for families trying to get online, and consequences of the digital divide for kids.
Every Community is Resilient
Learning from how communities share information every day to plan for community-based emergency communications.
New America’s Resilient Mesh Wireless Project Wins RISE : NYC Competition
New America will identify and deploy creative new technologies to promote recovery from Superstorm Sandy and future storms.
Building Cohesive Neighborhoods by Sharing Broadband
A guide to cooperative broadband infrastructure sharing for catalytic, equitable, place-based development
OTI partners with CityBridge on LinkNYC project replacing NYC payphones with free wi-fi hubs
OTI is pleased to announce its participation in LinkNYC, a plan to replace aging payphones in New York City with wi-fi hubs or “Links.”
New Report: “Beyond Frustrated” — The Sweeping Consumer Harms as a Result of ISP Disputes
New America’s Open Technology Institute releases detailed report of consumer harms, needed policy interventions, in light of ongoing interco
Community Technology for Resilience
In a disaster, the breakdown of large communications systems and power failures can isolate neighborhoods and hamper response efforts.