Charles Benton

Benton Editorial

Why Broadband Matters

Charles Benton

The Senate Commerce Committee meets September 16 to hear testimony on the consumer benefits of broadband service. The question of the day is ? 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.

Luckily, the Senate's hearing focuses on people rather than pipes.

Broadband matters for every American. Broadband matters...

Benton Editorial
Benton Editorial

Saving Red Lion

Charles Benton

Benton Editorial
Benton Editorial

Accelerating the Great Broadband Migration

Charles Benton

We’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. S., we’re not used to being the runner-up. But when it comes to the Internet, we’ve become an “also ran” on the international scene. We now rank 15th out of 30 developed nations in per capita broadband penetration.