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© 2000 Benton Foundation
By Richard Somerset-Ward,
Benton Fellow
Print copies of this report may be ordered
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The "What's Going On" series is published through the
Benton Foundation's Communications Policy Program
Connecting Communities is made possible by a generous
grant from the Ford Foundation, New York, NY.
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- Connecting Communities
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- Introduction:
Connecting Communities
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The Opportunity
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The Agents
- Broadband
- Commercial Broadcasting
- Public Broadcasting
- Community Networks and Public Access Cable
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The Alliance Concept
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Case Studies
5 Conclusions
- Lessons from Existing Models
- Creating Demand:The Role of the Marketplace
- Laboratories and Clearinghouses
- Funding Community Alliances
- Public Policy
- The Time Is Now
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