The Internet is Essential Infrastructure. We Should Govern It Accordingly.
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Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 09/24/2026 - 10:28Daily Digest 9/24/2026 (A New Compact for Connectivity)
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Broadband news digest for September 24, 2026
The Internet is Essential Infrastructure. We Should Govern It Accordingly.
You’d be hard-pressed to find many people who don’t intuitively consider the internet essential infrastructure, and their broadband service an essential utility. The last time Congress comprehensively addressed how we should govern the communications landscape was the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Thirty years ago, we went on the internet.
Judge Blocks Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico (New York Times)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 09/24/2026 - 05:41The AI Build-Out Is Becoming the Biggest Economic Bet in U.S. History (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 09/24/2026 - 05:38At U.N., tech leaders urge global effort to limit AI’s risk to humanity
Leaders of several major artificial intelligence companies told United Nations members that robust international efforts to regulate the technology are required amid escalating concern that AI could pose a significant risk to humanity. Sam Altman, the chief executive of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, addressed leaders in the U.N.
AI safety cooperation takes center stage (Politico)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 09/23/2026 - 15:39Sen Thune believes Trump is willing to listen on AI guardrails
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) says President Trump is "not really dug in" against guardra