Community networks

Policy Project

BroadbandCensus.com has received a funding committment from Benedict College, working in collaboration with a national non-profit foundation, that will allow us to do a quick-but-intense broadband data collection effort in South Carolina. We will build an interactive map that identifies the broadband providers -- on the Census Block level -- within three counties (Fairfield, Lexington and Richland) near Columbia, S.C. 

Our project budget to complete the Broadband SPARC analysis in Columbia, S.C., is $40,000; our project budget to take the project to the entirety of South Carolina is $120,000.

Policy Project

The Philadelphia Digital Justice Coalition consists of 25 organizations who are advocating for a robust plan to ensure broadband access across all neighborhoods of the city. Media Mobilizing Project (MMP) began the coalition as a model for engaging grassroots constituencies in media policy, using a unique strategy that combines media production and digital inclusion with civic engagement.

Policy Project

Through an all out campaign of education and advocacy, Prometheus aims to improve the way the FCC regulates community radio as the new administration establishes their policy agenda. Low Power FM (LPFM) is one of the most practical first steps towards improving access to the media for minorities and new voices in broadcasting.

Policy Project

The New America Foundation requests funding to develop and maintain an online Community Broadband Mapping Database (CMBD) to serve as a critical clearinghouse for information on community and muncipal broadband networks in the U.S. and the world.  

Policy Project

Through our Digital Expansion Initiative (DEI), People’s Production House works to expand access to the Internet and secure open pathways to distribute our community’s media. Using participatory research, policy analysis, and community organizing, we foster public participation in the decisions that determine our communications future.