Impact Stories

Efforts to promote human rights, democracy, social and environmental justice rely upon open access to information and communications.

Decisions being made now – often in obscure committees and agencies – will determine whether information and communication in the Digital Age will remain open and fair.

These new rules will impact every corner of our world.

Click on the following individual stories from around the country to understand more about the impact of communications and technology policy, identify important questions, and learn what action you can take now.

Protecting Voices and Viewpoints Means Protecting Democracy Defending access and media diversification for the public good.	Reading, Writing, and Computing Affordable high-speed Internet access for students in school and at home is an essential component of the new lesson plan.
The Right Care at the Right Time Broadband service and mobile Web technology are expanding healthcare access through revolutionary tele-medicine to examine, treat, and educate patients.	Native Names Rural broadband access preserves Native American cultural history.
Connecting New Voices in the Electoral Process How Web 2.0, social networking, and SMS are supporting and demystifying registering and voting.	R U Missing Something? Uncensored and unfiltered text messages and Web content critical to social change.
One Person. One Vote. One Tweet. Mobile Web technologies are changing the way we track voter suppression.	No Worker Left Behind Affordable high-speed Internet access fuels today’s successful career path.
A Broadband Bridge Across the Digital Divide Coordinated technology and training brings prosperity to America’s challenged cities.	From Farming Community to Digital Community Coordinated technology and training brings communities economic prosperity.

Impact Stories

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