CSI FILES COMMENTS ON FCC'S NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN
CSI co-hosted a public hearing on the importance of expanding and improving broadband access in the Mississippi Delta region. Mississippi’s Delta is just one of many poor regions around the country...
View ArticleCSI ISSUES STATEMENT AND TALKING POINTS ON BROADBAND EQUITY
CSI believes broadband equity must be a part of any plan to expand and improve high-speed internet access across the country. Our Talking Points explore digital redlining and detail why race matters...
View ArticleCSI HOSTS NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMMUNITY-SCALE BROADBAND ON CAPITOL HILL
UPDATE: New resources from the symposium are now available! Check out CSI’s new report on community-scale broadband here and videos from the symposium here. Panelists Uphold Need for Broadband Equity,...
View ArticleBUILDING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH BROADBAND: CSI ADVOCATES FOR BROADBAND IN THE DELTA
On Friday, January 29, 2010 from 10am-12pm CST, Congressman Bennie Thompson and local and national partners will co-host a hearing on how broadband technology can help to build opportunity in...
View ArticleNEW CSI REPORT CALLS FOR COMMUNITY-SCALE BROADBAND TO CLOSE ACCESS & ADOPTION...
The Center for Social Inclusion is proud to share an exciting new report, The Promise and Challenge of Community Broadband Models: Lessons from the National Symposium on Community-Scale Broadband. The...
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Permanent Blackout: For Many Communities of Color Access to the Web is ALWAYS...
by Brittny Saunders Senior Advocate Last week , a number of well-known websites, including Google, Wikipedia and Reddit, blacked out all or some of their content in order to protest the Stop Online...
View ArticleBROADBAND IN MISSISSIPPI: TOWARD POLICIES FOR ACCESS EQUITY
“No state can hope to build a 21st century economy on 19th Century technology. And no state or nation can be prosperous unless all residents can actively participate in building its economy. All...
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Community-Scale Broadband Solutions Are Critical
(this post was originally published on MAG-Net for the #NotLovinIt Week of Action) By Simran Noor, Coordinator of Advocacy From eighth grader, Joshua Edwards in Citronelle, Alabama to Daryl Bingham...
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CSI joins #theGrid for TweetChat on Equity and Urban Planning
On June 5th, 3 PM – 4 PM EDT, CSI will participate in a TweetChat with #theGrid on the challenges and solutions to achieving social equity and inclusiveness in urban planning and development. Follow us...
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Red Hook Rising: Internet Freedom Two Years After Sandy
By Dennis Chin, Director of Communications Yesterday marked the second year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy devastating New York City. (photo by Beth Carey – FDR Drive in Manhattan flooded) Two years...
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