COMMUNITY INTERNET: Internet Access as a Public Utility

On December 14, Be The Media and Media Action Marin presented Part One of a two-part television program on Community Internet and Digital Inclusion, titled:

"Internet Access as a Public Utility"

Moderated by David Mathison, panelists included:

• Tim Redmond: Executive Editor, San Francisco Bay Guardian
• Eloise Lee: Project Director, Broadband Access, Media-Alliance.org
• Andrew Berman: Chairman, Marin Telecommunications Agency
• Peter Franck: Chairman, Media Action Marin

The second part of the show will explore various Community Internet solutions in use around the US. That show will be taped during Media-Alliance's Digital Inclusion Summit at Laney College Theater in Oakland on February 15, 2008.

To brush up on Community Internet and Digital Inclusion, check out Media-Alliance's free Digital Inclusion Advocacy Toolkit.

Learn how to create your own Community Internet
See chapter 19 of BE THE MEDIA: