July 2021

1992

Benton receives its first major grant from MacArthur Foundation to launch the Communications Policy Program.

Benton and the Center for Strategic Communications redefine nonprofit communications by publishing Strategic Communications for Nonprofits, a 10-guide series on media relations, production, and networking, and hold regional workshops. Carnegie, Ford, MacArthur, and Robert Wood Johnson are among the many foundations to distribute the guides to their grantees. Benton publishes a second edition in 2008.

Charter gets cracking on Rural Digital Opportunity Fund builds in 3 states

The Federal Communications Commission has yet to distribute funding to the winners of its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I auction, but that isn’t stopping Charter Communications from getting to work on rural coverage expansion projects. Charter handed Gibson Technical Services a contract to handle construction for its RDOF projects in Alabama, Louisiana and North Carolina.

Cox Business offers wireless backup service to small businesses (Fierce)

Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 07/21/2021 - 13:03

Verizon Fios revenue of $2.9 billion soars past pre-pandemic tally (Fierce)

Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 07/21/2021 - 13:02

House passes bill to revive FTC authority to recover money for consumers

The House of Representatives passed the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act, largely along party lines, to revive the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) authority to return money to constituents harmed by companies found to engage in deceptive practices. The bill passed with widespread support from Democrats, yet Republicans opposed to the bill argued on the floor that the legislation was incomplete at the time of the vote. The passage of the bill comes after the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in early 2021 that the FTC did not have authority under a provision known as Section 13(b) to obta

House of Representatives Passes Five Communications and Technology Bills

The House of Representatives passed the following five communications and technology bills on June 20:

Officials aim to bring broadband to all in Fauquier, VA within three years

Prospects for universal broadband across the Fauquier County, VA are brighter than ever.

1991

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Craig Benton joins the Benton Board of Directors serving twice—from 1990-1995, and again from 2008-2012. In what Robert Furniss (Adrianne’s husband) affectionately calls the “nepotism seat,” various family members and their spouses take their turns on the board. Scott Benton serves from 1994-1998, Robert Furniss serves from 1997-2000, and Shelly Benton serves from 2000-2004.

1990s

In 1992, Benton launches the Communications Policy Program with funding from MacArthur Foundation, the first major grant the organization receives.

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