Digital Beat
Public Interest Voices for the Digital Age
Read unique perspectives on communications policy debates written by Benton and guest contributors.
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Weekly Digest
April 23, 2021 -
Congress recognizes broadband's essential role in modern life
Weekly Digest
March 12, 2021 -
Making broadband more affordable during the pandemic
Analysis
February 27, 2021 -
Broadband provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Weekly Digest
January 15, 2021 -
If We Build It, Will They Come? Lessons from Open-Access, Middle-Mile Networks,
Analysis
December 1, 2020 -
How digital inclusion coalitions have responded to the crises of 2020
Analysis
November 18, 2020 -
There’s more we can do to improve the effectiveness of the E-rate program
Analysis
March 11, 2020 -
Broadband networks that run to schools or libraries or health-care facilities are not built to carry only scholastic or literary or medical information
Analysis
March 9, 2020 -
Broadband competition matters
Analysis
March 6, 2020