Main Street Project’s Steven Renderos was interviewed by Craig Settles for a White Paper on Net Neutrality’s Impact on Low Income Communities:
Rural residents of all ages, cultures and economic status receive creative and practical tools from Main Street Project in Minneapolis, MN that gives them the opportunity to participate more affectively in all aspects of community life. One of their programs is an economic development initiative known as the Rural Enterprise Center, which organizes local resources in rural communities to develop and train successful entrepreneurs.
“The danger we face in the future is the possibility of telcos showing preference to content that’s in line with their commercial and political interests, “ says Steven Renderos, Media Justice Organizer for Main Street. “For small businesses the Internet is crucial for expanding their markets in a tough economic climate. It would be impossible to compete against some of the larger poultry and agricultural corporations were it not for an open Internet. Subsequently, part of the business platform in our program includes a presence on the Internet.”
Read the full paper here or download the PDF.
