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Broadcasters Fear the Music In Aereo Fight | TheStreet.com

May 17, 2013

Benjamin Lennett, a policy analyst at the New America Foundation in Washington, reminds the big media companies that consumers are willing to pay for content provided it's the content they really want. "Ideally, media companies would learn from the ...

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RELEASE: OTI Endorses Civil Society Statement to ITU Secretary-General

May 14, 2013

Washington, D.C. - Today, the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute (OTI) endorsed a statement from the “Best Bits” network submitted to the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the United Nations body charged with overseeing international telecommunications and today’s convening of the World Telecommunications/ICT Policy Forum (WTPF) in Geneva.

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Syrian Rebels' Internet Reliance | Nextgov

May 8, 2013

Sascha Meinrath's Institute is working on Commotion, a U.S.-government funded project to create “mesh” networks of local Internet connections that don't rely on external Internet service providers. In the case of Syria, he said, that would mean anti ...

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Rockefeller Cool on FCC Pick Needing Fans Beyond Industry | Bloomberg

May 8, 2013

“We think he would be a horrible FCC chairman,” Sascha Meinrath, director of the Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation policy group in Washington, said in an interview. “Show me the evidence that he supports a public- interest agenda.

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President's Call For Bigger Government?

May 7, 2013

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Obama's FCC Pick Has Some Surprising Allies | Nextgov

May 2, 2013

On Tuesday, Sascha Meinrath of the New America Foundation said he was "skeptical" of Wheeler's ability to "[hold] his former clients accountable." At the same time, a number of high-profile influentials have spoken out in Wheeler's favor -- including ...

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AT&T Called Wheeler's Nomination An “Inspired Pick” in a Statement | Washington Free Beacon

May 1, 2013

“We have concerns about someone with a background in lobbying for the very industries that they are supposed to be regulating at the FCC, and how that will impact their decision-making at the commission,” said Benjamin Lennett, policy director for the ...

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DC's Own Tom Wheeler Said to Be Next FCC Chair | Mediapost Communications

May 1, 2013

“I am skeptical that the former chief lobbyist of the wireless and cable industries will be capable of holding his former clients accountable for their ongoing shortcomings,” says Sascha Meinrath, head of the Open Technology Institute at the New ...

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Tom Wheeler to Be Nominated For FCC Head, Source Says | Politico

April 30, 2013

Now, more than ever, we need a FCC Chairman who will serve as a champion for the public interest, take on industry giants, and make the hard decisions necessary to restore American competitiveness,” said Sascha Meinrath, director of the New America ...

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STATEMENT: Obama Set to Nominate Former Chief Telecom Industry Lobbyist to Chair FCC

April 30, 2013

Washington, DC — The Wall Street Journal and other media sources are reporting President Obama plans to nominate Tom Wheeler, managing director of Core Capital Partners and former head of two of the largest telecommunications industry lobbying groups, to serve as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.

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