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janiceD 7 hours 40 min ago

I inteded to offer a seering social comentary about the dynamic tension between freedom of expression and the coming social apocolypse, but my... read more

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The Obama Administration just wants us to become better net-slaves of AT&T, Comcast, Facebook, Google, and yes, even the Administration itself,... read more

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One outrage after another, Administration after Administration, Republicans and Democrats. We are the sap populace of the world, unable as even the... read more

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Here Benton Foundation Chairman and CEO Charles Benton and others offer their unique perspective on communications policy.

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Tracking Legislation

Congress is poised to make a number of critical yet irreversible decisions this year and next that will shape our communications future for decades to come. Learn More

Universal Affordable Broadband For All Americans

America is on the verge of vast new broadband-driven digital transformation that promises to make life more livable, businesses more productive, jobs more plentiful, and the Internet more accessible. Learn More

Public Interest Obligations

A key principle of federal communications law is that in exchange for free use of the public airwaves broadcasters agree to take actions to benefit the public. Learn More

Media Ownership

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 fundamentally changed US broadcast ownership law. The 1996 Act directs the Federal Communications Commission to reexamine its broadcast ownership rules every few years and repeal or modify any regulation it determines to be no longer in the public interest. Learn More

Community Media

The foundation’s history in the arena of Community Media has been twofold: 1) educating funders and nonprofits about the potential of new media to address issues of civic and cultural importance and 2) stimulating innovative uses of the technologies by example.

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With the potential to jumpstart the massive investment needed to build America's information infrastructure for the next century, the $7.2 billion for broadband contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act merits great attention. On Thursday, May 7th, the Benton Foundation highlighted innovative deployment and sustainable use projects already at work to bridge the broadband divides between rich and poor, urban and rural. View the presentations

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