Blogs
Benton Editorial
Op-ed
In Telehealth, Marketing Works
Effective, well thought-out, multi-faceted marketing can make your community broadband network more money and can cost less than sales teams alone. When Marketing work in conjunction with Sales, the network does better financially in the short- and long-term. Let’s use telehealth as an example.
Analysis
Sen. Warner’s Platform Regulation: A good step forward, but what about ISPs?
Reprinted with permission from ProMarket. See full article at https://promarket.org/sen-warners-ambitious-plan-regulate-social-media-giants-ruin-internet-save/
Op-ed
Sinclair, the FCC and Things Going Wrong—But for How Long?
Talk about a curveball. Last week, FCC Chairman Pai struck a potentially fatal blow to a deal that President Trump favored, the proposed merger of Sinclair Broadcasting and Tribune Media.
If it had gone through, the deal would have had a major adverse impact on future election cycles, making Sinclair the king of the hill with unfettered capabilities to control political advertising and messages across all of its stations.
Op-ed
The Secret to Smart Policies About Smart Cities
Remarks of
Blair Levin
Brookings Metropolitan Project
at the
Next Century Cities Conference
Pittsburgh, PA
July 25, 2018
I want to talk about the secret to smart policies about smart cities.
Weekly Digest
How Do You Change the Net Neutrality Debate?
You’re reading the Benton Foundation’s Weekly Round-up, a recap of the biggest (or most overlooked) telecommunications stories of the week. The round-up is delivered via e-mail each Friday.
Round-Up for the Week of July 16-20, 2018