Changes in Access to Communications Technology Over the Past Ten Years

Residents’ views about a local government role for protection of privacy, security and consumer issues and regulation of the public right-of-way have not changed since 10 years ago, although concerns about these issues have increased

While 10 years ago there was a high level of concern related to information security, sale of personal information, invasion of privacy, and similar issues, it now is an overwhelming…

Continue Reading Residents’ views about a local government role for protection of privacy, security and consumer issues and regulation of the public right-of-way have not changed since 10 years ago, although concerns about these issues have increased

More people are creating video content on their own, but are still using the low-cost training and higher capability equipment and facilities provided by the community media centers

The content produced at the community media centers now is much more than the 30-minute or hour-long video shows, which was the predominant type of content a decade ago. It…

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People continue to access content in more, new and different ways, while maintaining the need, because of the diversity of the population, to provide content in traditional ways

As noted in the 2010 Report, the “long tail” of media delivery was already long and is getting longer. The “long tail” is a characterization developed in the mid-2000’s to…

Continue Reading People continue to access content in more, new and different ways, while maintaining the need, because of the diversity of the population, to provide content in traditional ways