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Charles Benton
Broadband for Everyone, Everywhere
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 28, 2008 - 8:06pmLast updated: September 29, 2008 - 7:27am
To harness broadband's power and potential, what's needed is a new commitment to making this critical medium as universal as telephones are today. What's needed is a fundamental shift in the federal, universal service policy from supporting analog, narrowband, telephone communications to supporting digital broadband communications.
The Civil Rights Imperative
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 25, 2008 - 7:57pmLast updated: September 26, 2008 - 8:04am
On September 18, Charles Benton was invited to speak at the annual conference of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors. Benton was asked to appear on a panel titled "The Future of Communications: What is Coming in a New Administration and Beyond?" In these uncertain times, however, maybe it is too much for anyone or any one panel, to predict what our telecommunications future will look like.
Why Broadband Matters
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 14, 2008 - 4:06pmLast updated: September 15, 2008 - 3:06pm
The Senate Commerce Committee meets September 16 to hear testimony on the consumer benefits of broadband service. The question of the day is Why Broadband Matters? I could offer a long list of reasons why broadband matters, but the list of reasons is too long to enumerate here because it is over 305 million names long.
"This" Is Our Digital Future?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 21, 2008 - 4:32pmLast updated: August 21, 2008 - 4:33pm
Chicago has a rich media history, having been the center of the emerging broadcast industry in the early 1920's, home to the first radio station to broadcast the World Series, the "Chicago School of Television," and the city that pioneered the daytime-talk show format.
Saving Red Lion
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 5, 2008 - 7:12amLast updated: August 5, 2008 - 7:13am
Last week, television broadcasters told the Supreme Court that the FCC's efforts to enforce US broadcast indecency law are invalid because today's families subscribe to cable and satellite television services and surf the Internet.
The Future of Universal Service is Broadband
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 23, 2008 - 6:38pmOn Tuesday, a House hearing will consider the future of communications in America. The question of the day is whether America's future communications system should be based on 19th century technology - the telephone - or on 21st century digital broadband.
Accelerating the Great Broadband Migration
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 12, 2008 - 7:55amWe’re number 2! We’re number 2! China has now topped the United States in total number of broadband subscribers and its growth rate in this field doubles ours. In the U.
