Kenneth Mallory

Are New Rules Needed for a New Communications Industry?

February 10, 2013

Tweet Minorities and women are continuing to experience significant challenges in the media and telecommunications industry.  Dwindling diversity and the growing use of new technologies, among other issues, are prodding many to consider whether new rules and policies are needed to respond to them. In broadcast media, for example, minorities and women own low numbers [...]

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MMTC Honors Leaders in the Fight to Lower Prison Phone Rates at BBSJ Summit

January 20, 2013

Tweet “The cost of a single phone call from prison often exceeds the entire bill for one month of basic home [phone service],” remarked FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn at MMTC’s recent Broadband and Social Justice Summit Awards Reception. During the reception, MMTC honored four luminaries with Digital Media Social Justice Awards for their remarkable efforts [...]

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Rev. Jesse Jackson, David Honig, Others Advocate Telecom Policy Reform to Advance Minority Ownership

December 2, 2012

Tweet “Too few people or companies own too much,” said Rev. Jesse Jackson at the “Progressive Solutions in a Changing World” luncheon held during the Rainbow Push Coalition and Citizen Education Fund’s Annual Telecom Symposium.  Jackson has been consistent over the years when discussing the state of broadcast media ownership and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [...]

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Commissioners Address Important Topics at NABOB Conference

October 5, 2012

Tweet Three current and one former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioners attended the recent NABOB conference to discuss important items on the FCC’s agenda and what they will mean for the state of minorities in broadcasting. Commissioners Mignon L. Clyburn and Ajit Pai were featured guests at a panel titled “Dialogue with Commissioners,” while former [...]

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CBC Conference Focuses on the Importance of High-Tech Engagement

September 23, 2012

Tweet Events held at this year’s Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) Annual Legislative Conference emphasized the need to engage more African Americans in the nation’s digital economy and encourage them to use technology for self-advancement. “I believe that technology is one of the most dynamic tools for empowering individuals in society. Our economy and society [...]

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Dr. Rev. Everett C. Parker: The Communication Industry’s Quintessential Fighter for Diversity

August 3, 2012

Tweet “Whatever career you may choose for yourself – doctor, lawyer, teacher – let me propose an avocation to be pursued along with it.  Become a dedicated fighter for civil rights … It will enrich your spirit as nothing else possibly can. It will give you that rare sense of nobility that can only spring [...]

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Comcast’s New Initiatives Strive to Improve Broadband Adoption and Minority Ownership

March 10, 2012

Tweet Comcast has announced developments concerning two of its initiatives that are aimed to increase broadband adoption and minority ownership. The company has provided progress updates on its Internet Essentials program and its promise to launch ten independently owned minority networks.   According to David L. Cohen, executive vice president of Comcast, these initiatives stem from [...]

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Searching for New, Engaging Media Content? Check Online.

February 7, 2012

Tweet While many continue to find issue with the content available on broadcast television, the emergence of new programming online is appearing to satiate those who desire to be entertained, yet not at the expense of depth,  dimension, or even an opportunity to be educated. The ‘New Wave’: Public Purpose Content Public purpose content is [...]

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‘Don’t Go to the Ghetto?’ Some Consider New Application a Digital Divider

January 22, 2012

Tweet BBSJ has frequently acknowledged that features of our digital society, including technologies, can be enablers or “dividers.”  Their application can produce significant change by creating opportunities or yielding devastating and pernicious results. Such thoughts seem to be shared by those who are questioning Microsoft’s new “Pedestrian Route Production” application patent.  Many are calling it [...]

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FCC Releases Controversial Report about Planned AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

December 5, 2011

Tweet The planned AT&T/T-Mobile merger has been met with additional controversy. Although the United States Department of Justice has filed suit in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia alleging that the merger violates anti-competition laws, the FCC has recently unveiled a controversial report its staff made about the merger. The report was [...]

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