Jacqueline Clary

Civil Rights in Communications – A Movement Still in Motion

April 21, 2013

Tweet A common question civil rights practitioners receive is: “Why?”  In an era where a Supreme Court Justice is comfortable talking about the continuation of the Voting Rights Act as a “perpetuation of racial entitlement” and mainstream America is eager to chalk up racial discrimination as a relic belonging to our misguided ancestors, it’s no [...]

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The IP Transition: Not Your Mother’s Rotary Phone

March 13, 2013

Tweet A typewriter is to a laptop as copper telecom lines are to IP enabled telecom systems.  Right now, we are in an age where we are upgrading from one outdated system to a newer, faster, sleeker one.  This IP transition, the future of the telecom world as we know it, can be boiled down [...]

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Incentive Auction Advocates Urge the FCC to Reexamine Diversity in the Digital Age

February 11, 2013

Tweet The greatest civil rights challenge of modern times is achieving universal broadband access, adoption, and informed use.  Civil rights groups are as heavily invested in the outcome of the shift in resources that will result from the voluntary spectrum incentive auction as broadcasters and wireless providers. Why? Simply put, wireless service is making great [...]

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FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn Speaks on Media Ownership at Senate Confirmation Hearing

December 5, 2012

Tweet A spacious corner room in the Russell Senate Office Building was brimming with government and industry observers who gathered to support FCC Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn during Tuesday’s Senate Hearing on her reappointment nomination. In a prepared statement, the Commissioner illustrated the vital role the FCC has in an ever-changing digital marketplace: “One-sixth of [...]

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2012 Party Platforms Fail to Address Minority Participation in Media and Telecommunications

October 14, 2012

Tweet The 2012 presidential race is tightening as both candidates attempt to sway the swing voters in key states that may decide the victory. Yet, in spite of all the discourse, neither the Democratic nor Republican party platform has addressed the critical issue of the decline of minority ownership in the federally regulated electronic mass [...]

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Bringing Home the Gold: The Changing Broadcast Standards of Olympic Coverage

August 5, 2012

Tweet By a show of hands, how many of you knew the results of a 2012 Olympic event before it was broadcast? I thought so.  Thanks to a news alert, I knew well in advance that Gabby Douglas became the first African American to win the gold medal in gymnastics’ most prestigious event, the all-around [...]

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Sprint, Verizon, and Professional Partnering Solutions Show Diverse Entrepreneurs How to Get Their Foot in the Door

July 23, 2012

Tweet In the telecom world, it can be difficult for small, minority, and women-owned businesses to find a way into the industry.  Procurement partnerships provide companies with a way to get a foot in the door while building relationship, a reputation – and capital – to succeed. MMTC’s 10th Annual Access to Capital and Telecom [...]

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Mr. Public Interest: MMTC Honors Former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps

April 14, 2012

Tweet On April 12, the Minority Media & Telecommunications Council and friends gathered at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association to honor former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps for his service and commitment to civil rights in the communications industries. In 1970, Commissioner Copps’ arrival in Washington began a remarkable career that would herald the return [...]

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Social Justice in the Information Age

March 4, 2012

Tweet Social Justice = Opportunity. Much like isolating the variables in algebraic equations to arrive at the answer, in public policy we must define our goals to reach the solution. Knowing our overarching goal:  Social Justice.  And understanding what our goal means:  Social Justice = Opportunity.  Make it easier to apply our goals to a [...]

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FCC Strategic Goals, Where is Diversity?

February 24, 2012

Tweet If we were to give the FCC progress report, what do you suppose it would look like?  For universal service reform and broadband policy, I imagine the Commission would receive high marks for their initiatives and effort. But what would the Commission’s marks be for diversity?  Absent?  Tardy? It is no great secret that [...]

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