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LANDMARK STUDY SHOWS RACE PREDICTS ACCESS TO BROADBAND IN MISSISSIPPI CSI NAMES MAYA WILEY AS PRESIDENT REPORT SHOWS JIM CROW DIVIDE IN JOB OPPORTUNITIES FCC BROADBAND PLAN MUST REACH COMMUNITIES OF COLOR CSI DENOUNCES GLENN BECK-SPONSORED MARCH DISHONORING MLK CSI REPORT FOR A NEW APPROACH TO ENERGY POLICY IN AMERICA CSI OFFERS KEY RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW THE FCC NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN CAN WORK NO BROADBAND, NO JOBS NEW REPORT LINKS ECONOMIC HARDSHIP IN MISSISSIPPI TO POOR INTERNET SERVICE MEDIA (VIDEO) CSI OFFERS CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY ON OVERSIGHT OF STIMULUS SPENDING REPORT ADDRESSING CENSUS FINDINGS DETAILS INCOME IS FALLING FASTEST FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR CSI LAUNCH OF NEW YORK RACE AND OPPORTUNITY REPORT-ONE REGION: PROMOTING PROSPERITY ACROSS RACE CSI CONDEMNS RACIAL UNDERTONES OF MCCAIN'S "THAT ONE" REFERENCE TO OBAMA CSI TESTIFIES BEFORE THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE GROWTH LEAVES COLUMBIA'S BLACK COMMUNITIES BEHIND REPORT FINDS THAT NON-WHITES ARE BEARING THE HEAVIEST BURDEN IN CURRENT RECESSION

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CSI OFFERS KEY RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW THE

FCC NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN CAN WORK

March 16, 2010 New York, NY— The Center for Social Inclusion and the Mississippi State Conference NAACP today issued some key recommendations for the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan. The two organizations charge that unless the FCC’s blueprint for better broadband service brings broadband to low-income communities and communities of color it will fail to prepare our economy for the future.  After a public hearing on the issue, hosted by the Center for Social Inclusion , the MS-NAACP and Congressman Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi’s 2^nd Congressional District, our organizations filed strategic recommendations with the FCC, which include:

• Provide federal support for projects that expand infrastructure, create jobs, promote community access, and develop demand;


• Make broadband a universal service under the Universal Service Fund Lifeline program or support other subsidies that guarantee affordability in low-income communities and communities of color;


• Require recipients of federal support to collect and publish data on the communities that benefit from each project, including the impact on low-income communities and communities of color; and


• Address last mile challenges for institutions that are vital for the public welfare such as health care facilities, schools, libraries and employment centers.

“A key component for improving our economy is affordable high-quality Internet service. In communities without it, businesses locate elsewhere, students are deprived of vital resources, and jobs are scarce. If low-income communities and communities of color are left out of the National Broadband Plan, we’ll have missed a powerful opportunity to generate real economic recovery.  Our recommendations create benchmarks to measure the impact of our investments in this essential infrastructure.” said Brittny Saunders, senior advocate of the Center for Social Inclusion.”

The Center for Social Inclusion works with local and national organizations to develop policy ideas, foster leadership, and create communication tools that help communities of color dismantle structural barriers to opportunity.

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