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Press Releases

November 19

Benton Institute Welcomes New Board Member
October 06

Benton to FCC: Efforts to Close the Digital Divide Have Been Unsuccessful
October 02

Benton Disappointed in SCOTUS Order in Media Ownership Case
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

November 20

10 Years Of U.S. Broadband Policy Has Been A Colossal Failure
November 20

Verizon gives a few more clues about Tracfone acquisition
November 19

Call For New Federal Partnership On Broadband Access In California
November 18

The Impacts of COVID-19 on Digital Equity Ecosystems
November 17

New equity initiative to bridge digital divide for households across illinois
November 16

Clyburn, Other FCC Veterans Picked for Biden FCC Transition Team
November 10

Restoring the Federal Communications Commission’s Legal Authority to Oversee the Broadband Market
November 08

President Trump Has Limited Tools To Push Back Against Social Media
November 03

We Need Broadband for America Now
October 29

America Needs Broadband Now
October 29

Broadband for America Now
October 15

Rep Hagedorn, Radio DJ Interview Payola Deal Could Draw FCC Inquiry
October 01

Biggest names in net neutrality join fight to save California law
September 29

President Trump’s FCC Is Using Junk Data to Downplay Broadband Woes
September 21

COVID-19 has underscored the need for fast, reliable internet access. Here's how subpar service hurts communities.
September 10

Give everybody the internet
August 26

Moving forward together: Supporting state and local broadband leadership
August 18

Fuel the economic recovery by closing the great digital divide
August 17

Closing the digital divide requires a coalition on reform of the Universal Service Fund
August 11

Pandemic Shines a Light on Digital Divide
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 13

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Internet: Closing the Digital Divide
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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