We want to make sure there’s no electronic caste system, that every child and school has the access and the ability to manipulate information. There will be incredible resistance from the companies, but there will be a strong public backlash against the members of Congress who vote for this deregulation bill after everyone’s phone and cable bills start creeping up.
Predictor: Chester, Jeffrey
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article in CQ Researcher, Charles Clark talks with Jeffrey Chester, executive director of the Center for Media Education. Clark writes: ”Many in the industry and in the Republican-controlled Congress say the best hope for universal access is a deregulated telecommunications industry … Jeffrey Chester, executive director of the Center for Media Education, rejects the argument for turning the industry loose. ‘Access may seem inexpensive now, but the services will be charging more later,’ he says. ‘We want to make sure there’s no electronic caste system, that every child and school has the access and the ability to manipulate information. There will be incredible resistance from the companies, but there will be a strong public backlash against the members of Congress who vote for this deregulation bill after everyone’s phone and cable bills start creeping up.'”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Digital Divide
Name of publication: CQ Researcher
Title, headline, chapter name: Regulating the Internet
Quote Type: Partial quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/search.php
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Garrison, Betty