Connecting Across The Digital Divide
August 2, 2017 The business of America is moving online. Just think of retail, where Amazon is gobbling up the world. Then there’s banking, bill-paying, homework, health services, and on and on. But lots of America still doesn’t have broadband Internet access. Wide rural areas, not on. Two thirds of Manhattan, no access from home. The country made electricity and telephone access a national priority. Should it do the same for fast Internet? This hour On Point: broadband access in the USA. — Tom Ashbrook
Listen to the On Point discussion Connecting Across The Digital Divide broadcast on August 2, 2017
Net Neutrality II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
May 8, 2017 On May 7, John Oliver took up the issue of net neutrality again. Because the Trump administration hasn’t made it easy to comment on the topic, Oliver bought the website GoFCCYourself.com, which redirects to the correct page at the FCC.