EVENT Mar 5: Telecom Act at 30: Universal Service as the North Star

An invitation from the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society

Join the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society. for a retrospective marking the 30th anniversary of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. Benton will convene policymakers, academic and industry leaders to examine how the law, drafted at the dawn f dial-up internet codified the national commitment to universal connectivity. Participants will explore how the act has shaped today’s broadband landscape and what universal service must mean in the next era of connectivity.

 

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About Ann Treacy

Librarian who follows rural broadband in MN and good uses of new technology (blandinonbroadband.org), hosts a radio show on MN music (mostlyminnesota.com), supports people experiencing homelessness in Minnesota (elimstrongtowershelters.org) and helps with social justice issues through Women’s March MN.

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