Broadband Won't Save Us

Although an unexpected message from the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, our aim is really about opportunity and community. We believe that communications policy—rooted in the values of access, equity, and diversity—has the power to deliver new opportunities and strengthen communities to bridge our divides. We don't believe that broadband educates children. We do believe that broadband facilitates vital connections between students and teachers, especially during this time when so many schools are shuttered. We don't believe broadband makes you healthy. We do believe that broadband makes telehealth possible, ensuring that people can connect with their doctors even when they are separated by great distances. We don't believe broadband makes you money. We do believe it is a great engine for economic opportunity. We do believe in connections. Broadband won't save us. But it is the tool that facilities the connections that will help us save each other.