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© 2000 Benton Foundation


By Richard Somerset-Ward, Benton Fellow

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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.

Connecting Communities

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Introduction: Connecting Communities

1  The Opportunity

2  The Agents

  • Broadband
  • Commercial Broadcasting
  • Public Broadcasting
  • Community Networks and Public Access Cable

3  The Alliance Concept

 

4  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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