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Press Releases

July 20

Benton Institute Welcomes New Board Members
June 18

Coalition Calls on FCC to Enhance Lifeline Benefits to Provide Instant COVID-19 Relief
April 29

Benton Welcomes FCC's Lifeline Waiver
April 24

Benton Says FCC's Bad Broadband Standards and Data Lead to Bad Decision Again
April 20

Schwartzman: Denial is Shameful
April 15

Benton Welcomes CDC/FEMA Incorporation of Home Student Broadband Access as Essential for Re-Opening Communities
April 02

Newly Unemployed Need Lifeline
March 31

Our Networks Are More Important Than Ever -- Will the FCC Deliver?

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Mentions

August 02

The great broadband divide: Living without high-speed internet access
July 26

EFF to Court: Trump Appointee’s Removal of Open Technology Fund Leadership Is Unlawful
July 09

State of Illinois Announces $300,000 Public Private Investment to Support Community-Driven Broadband Plans
July 07

Mozilla Drops Appeal of FCC Net Neutrality Decision
July 01

The Most Important Privacy Case You've Never Heard Of
June 28

Make broadband far more affordable
June 18

Coalition Calls on FCC to Enhance Lifeline Benefits To Provide Instant COVID-19 Relief
May 29

Trump Social Media Liability Order Opens Partisan Divide at FCC
May 20

Public Knowledge Joins More than 30 Organizations Urging Congress to Support FCC’s Move to Deploy 5G
May 20

State of Illinois Announces Illinois Connected Communities Grants to Assist Communities with Expanding Broadband access and use
May 07

Three Policies To Address The Digital Divide
April 28

Public Interest Groups Call for 5.9 GHz WiFi Spectrum
April 26

A new chance to close the digital divide
April 15

Report Underscores Role of State Policy in Broadband Expansion
April 15

Telemedicine Is Not Enough
April 13

FCC Commissioner Starks on COVID-19 and the Digital Divide
April 11

Lack of Symmetrical Networks May be Choking Internet Performance
April 06

Pandemic Amplifies Calls for Universal Broadband
March 31

Our Networks Are More Vital Than Ever. The FCC Owes Us Updates.
March 25

Comment Deadline Extended in Net Neutrality Proceeding
March 23

Over 250 Groups Seek More Expansive Lifeline Response from FCC
March 23

Coronavirus has made peak internet usage into the new normal
March 11

Coronavirus Cited In Request for Net Neutrality Comment Extension
March 05

Want to solve America’s problems? Start with broadband
February 09

Electric cooperatives could be the key to solving the rural digital divide
February 05

Gov. Pritzker (D-IL) Announces $50 Million First Round of Matching Funds in Statewide Broadband Expansion
January 30

Campaign Reformers Push Back on NAB Political Ad Ask
January 28

State of Broadband 2020
January 08

Building a 100 Percent Clean Future Can Drive an Additional $8 Billion a Year to Rural Communities

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