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The Important Role a Woman Can Play in Leading the FCC

April 30, 2013

Tweet As President Obama continues to appoint new leadership positions within his cabinet, a replacement for FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has yet to be named. A recent convening by the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) heralded the importance of women leadership at the FCC, and among those in attendance were some of the top [...]

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The Best 10 Ironies About The ‘Obama Phone’

April 19, 2013

Tweet This article by Harold Feld originally appeared on The Wet Machine, a group blog on telecom policy, software, science, technology, and writing. There is so much about the “Obama Phone” nonsense that tickles my funny bone in odd places. It’s not just that everything conservatives say about it is factually wrong. It also proves [...]

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Got Technology?

March 24, 2013

Tweet Imagine a classroom with no computers, no internet access, or the ability for teachers to show video clips or other educational materials. Recently, the Pew Internet & American Life Project interviewed around 2,500 middle and high school teachers teaching in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands between March 7 and April [...]

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Commissioner Clyburn Speaks Out: ‘Our Core Mission Has Not Changed—Universal Voice and Advanced Services for All is Our Number One Priority’

March 18, 2013

Tweet On March 15th, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn spoke at the Consumer Federation of America’s 2013 Consumer Assembly, addressing the recent attacks on the Universal Service Fund’s Lifeline program. Her remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below. Thank you, Mark, for that kind introduction.  It is such a pleasure to be with you today.  For [...]

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Infographic: College Isn’t Cheap

March 10, 2013

Tweet Infographics are a powerful new tool that have taken the Web by storm as an effective way to get across important and often alarming information. Open-site.org has shared this one with BBSJ. We thank Kimberly Hayes for the submission. There are dozens of benefits that justify earning a higher education, including–but by no means [...]

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Verizon Chairman Announces Company Support of Comprehensive Immigration Reform

March 8, 2013

Tweet Verizon Chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam recently wrote the following letter to Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), copying Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John McCain (R-AZ), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Marco Rubio (R-FL), voicing Verizon’s support of comprehensive immigration reform. Specifically, McAdam cited global competitiveness, stating that [...]

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FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell Speaks on Communications Opportunities for All at MMTC Broadband and Social Justice Summit

January 23, 2013

Tweet Last week, Commissioner McDowell spoke on the “How to Generate Diverse Participation in the Telecom and Internet Spaces” panel during MMTC’s BBSJ Summit.  Below are his remarks, as prepared for delivery. Thank you to MMTC and David Honig for having me here today.  I am delighted to be back at an MMTC event.  It [...]

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Equal Education, Unequal Pay

December 27, 2012

Tweet Infographics are a powerful new tool that have taken the Web by storm as an effective way to get across important and often alarming information. Learnstuff.com has shared this one with BBSJ. We thank Kayla Evans for the submission. It’s 2012 and close to four years after the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was [...]

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Adelstein Continues Work to Ensure Diversity and Inclusion

November 27, 2012

Tweet For the past 25 years, Jonathan Adelstein has worked in the public sector in a variety of roles including serving as an Federal Communications Commission Commissioner and, most recently, as the 17th Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS). Through its facilities grant programs, RUS brings broadband to rural states [...]

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The Past, Present, and Future of Consumer Communications: The IP Transition

November 17, 2012

Tweet Louisiana State Senator Sharon Weston Broome, the president of the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative/Women (NOBEL/Women), contributed this article. NOBEL/Women is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization primarily composed of current and former black women legislators as well as appointed officials. The traditional ‘home phone’ is quickly becoming a rarity, yet the regulations shaping our [...]

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