https://bsky.app/profile/bentoninstitute.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bentoninstitute.bsky.social/post/3mgdqf22uck2tJoin us as we recommit to ensuring that all Americans have access to essential telecommunications services now and in the future. Read our new report, The Promise of Universal Service in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, here: https://www.benton.org/publications/promise-universal-service05 Mar 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:oo2o7vju4udebgicosfndkz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdqf22uck2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bentoninstitute.bsky.social/post/3mgdpnv5ox22tBenton Executive Director Dr. Revati Prasad is closing out our Telecom Act at 30 event. Listen to Dr. Prasad's remarks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfougb0EDJQ05 Mar 2026 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:oo2o7vju4udebgicosfndkz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdpnv5ox22thttps://bsky.app/profile/bentoninstitute.bsky.social/post/3mgdnuem5bc2tPhilip Verveer and Gigi Sohn sit down for a fireside chat on the future of universal service at Telecom Act at 30 🛜 Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfougb0EDJQ05 Mar 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:oo2o7vju4udebgicosfndkz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdnuem5bc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bentoninstitute.bsky.social/post/3mgdk5xhjbs2tThe second session of Telecom Act at 30 is now live! 🔊 A stacked group of experts is discussing how the Telecom Act of 1996 has shaped today’s broadband landscape while considering what universal service should mean for the next decade of connectivity. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfougb0EDJQ05 Mar 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:oo2o7vju4udebgicosfndkz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdk5xhjbs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bentoninstitute.bsky.social/post/3mgdg3w2g3c2iHappening now: How a Bill Becomes a Law Our first panel discusses the Telecom Act’s lasting impact, moderated by Andy Schwartzman. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfougb0EDJQ05 Mar 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:oo2o7vju4udebgicosfndkz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdg3w2g3c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bentoninstitute.bsky.social/post/3mgddhh3ys22iWe're about to get started with Telecom Act at 30: Universal Service as the North Star! 📡 Join us at 12:40 pm ET as we kick off the event with our keynote speaker, Senator Ed Markey. Tune in here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfougb0EDJQ05 Mar 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:oo2o7vju4udebgicosfndkz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgddhh3ys22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bentoninstitute.bsky.social/post/3mg4a5l2b6s2z“Governmental action to ensure universal service has been part of American history since the days of Ben Franklin’s post office.” - VP Al Gore Join us as we explore what universal service should mean for the next decade of connectivity. RSVP: https://www.benton.org/event/telecom-act-30-universal-service-north-star02 Mar 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:oo2o7vju4udebgicosfndkz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4a5l2b6s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bentoninstitute.bsky.social/post/3mfn2552lhs2nWe’re honored to welcome @markey.senate.gov as the keynote speaker for Telecom Act at 30 next week! 📡 The program will also feature a fireside chat with Ambassador Philip Verveer and @gbsohn.bsky.social on the future of universal service. Register today: https://www.benton.org/event/telecom-act-30-universal-service-north-star24 Feb 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:oo2o7vju4udebgicosfndkz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfn2552lhs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bentoninstitute.bsky.social/post/3mfk63lrpd22430 years ago, Congress promised universal service. That promise still isn’t fulfilled. Executive Director Dr. Revati Prasad reflects on what the Telecom Act got right, what comes next, and why we’re convening on March 5 to discuss the path forward. Read here: https://www.benton.org/blog/were-still-working-realize-promise-universal-service23 Feb 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:oo2o7vju4udebgicosfndkz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfk63lrpd224https://bsky.app/profile/bentoninstitute.bsky.social/post/3mez7goeqac2gIn 1996, Congress promised universal service. In 2026, we’re asking what that still means, and what comes next. 🤔 Join us March 5 in Washington, D.C. for “Telecom Act at 30,” a Benton-hosted gathering of broadband policy leaders. 🌐 Register here: https://www.benton.org/event/telecom-act-30-universal-service-north-star16 Feb 2026 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:oo2o7vju4udebgicosfndkz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mez7goeqac2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bentoninstitute.bsky.social/post/3lqnls5tog22uWhat’s wrong with West Virginia’s BEAD plan? Asks Benton’s Drew Garner (and welcomes you to read and judge for yourself). https://www.benton.org/blog/whats-wrong-west-virginias-bead-proposal02 Jun 2025 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:oo2o7vju4udebgicosfndkz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqnls5tog22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bentoninstitute.bsky.social/post/3lmkz27v65s2dThis week, the Senate Commerce Committee held a confirmation hearing for Trump FCC nominee Olivia Trusty https://www.benton.org/blog/olivia-trusty-gets-her-day-senate-commerce11 Apr 2025 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:oo2o7vju4udebgicosfndkz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkz27v65s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bentoninstitute.bsky.social/post/3lmkynbmjbc2dFCC Chairman launched a proceeding called DELETE, DELETE, DELETE but maybe we need to Control-Alt-Delete before he does any more harm https://www.benton.org/blog/lets-control-alt-delete-delete-delete-delete11 Apr 2025 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:oo2o7vju4udebgicosfndkz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkynbmjbc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bentoninstitute.bsky.social/post/3lmhsog66ys2dTrump's changes to the BEAD program aim to help just one person: Elon Musk. Our very own Drew Garner talks about really closing the digital divide on @npr.org's 1A. https://the1a.org/segments/the-trump-administration-broadband-internet-and-closing-the-rural-digital-divide/10 Apr 2025 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:oo2o7vju4udebgicosfndkz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhsog66ys2d