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The New America Foundation is holding an event called “Homes with Tails: what if you could own your Internet connection” on Friday, November 21, 2008 from 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. at the New America Foundation, 1630 Connecticut Ave NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20009.

Here’s a description of the topics to be discussed (from the New America Foundation website):

America’s path to becoming a broadband leader is uncertain. Few dispute that deploying fast, universal, and affordable broadband is imperative, but the costs of…

The New America Foundation is organizing an event entitled “Pervasive Connectivity: Open Airwaves, Open Networks” at the Googleplex in Mountain View on 21 October 2008 from 10:00 to 13:30. You can RSVP online at http://www.newamerica.net/events/2008/pervasive_connectivity. Please do so by 17 October 2008.

Description of the forum, agenda and speakers:

As Internet access moves increasingly to mobile platforms, control over access to the public airwaves will determine whether wireless broadband networks are closed, costly and channelized - or open, affordable and innovative.  The conventional…

The Wireless Future Program of The New America Foundation has posted video from the webcast, The Two States of Pennsylvania, they hosted this week on the challenges of planning and deploying municipal wireless networks. The webcast, which is archived on The New America Foundation’s web site, offers good insights into issues that range from spectrum policy reform to  legislative barriers to community wireless networks.

The group also distributed its recent research paper, The Philadelphia Story: Learning from a Municipal Wireless Pioneer, and a working paper on Wireless…

MuniWireless readers will be interested in joining a web-cast and live chat of the New America Foundation’s Wireless Future Program on Wednesday, February 6. The session will look at the future of muni wirless through the experience in Pennsylvania and two new reports from the Foundation will be presented. To participate in the event, send your name, affiliation, and contact information to communications@newamerica.net. A panel of experts from the government, industry and academia will be giving presentations at the event…

The New America Foundation is holding a one-day event in Washington DC on October 2, 2007: Driving Wireless Broadband and Innovation (How Opening Up Unused “White Spaces” on the Airwaves Will Drive Wireless Innovation). The focus will be on how emerging technologies can open up spectrum white spaces to unlicensed devices and spur a new round of digital innovation. The New America Foundation is holding a one-day event in Washington DC on October 2, 2007: Driving Wireless Broadband and Innovation…

The New America Foundation has named Sascha Meinrath, a frequent contributor to Muniwireless.com, as the new research director of its Wireless Future Program. The New America Foundation has named Sascha Meinrath, a frequent contributor to Muniwireless.com, as the new research director of its Wireless Future Program. Many of you know Sascha from his commentaries on our site and some of you have met him at our Muniwireless events, where he has been a speaker.

The New America Foundation is very…