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MMTC COMMENDS FCC FOR ITS FIRST STEP ON IP TRANSITION RESEARCH; ENCOURAGES AGENCY TO MOVE RAPIDLY TOWARD BETA TESTS

May 13, 2013

Tweet Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2013):  The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) is pleased that the FCC has begun its research on the IP transition. The FCC’s approach addresses four key areas related to the IP transition: VOIP Interconnection, TDM to fiber, wireline to wireless, and next-generation 911, and asks whether additional trials are [...]

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MMTC EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR WHITE HOUSE APPOINTMENT OF HON. MIGNON CLYBURN AND NOMINATION OF TOM WHEELER TO HEAD FCC

May 1, 2013

Tweet Washington, D.C. (April 30, 2013):  The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) proudly commends President Barack Obama for selecting senior FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn and telecom visionary Tom Wheeler to be Interim Chair and Chair of the FCC, respectively. Last week, MMTC and 49 other organizations, including the NAACP, League of United Latin American [...]

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FIFTY ORGANIZATIONS URGE THE WHITE HOUSE TO NOMINATE FCC MEMBERS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

April 23, 2013

Tweet Washington, D.C. (April 23, 2013):  Fifty national organizations sent a letter to the White House today urging the Obama Administration to seriously consider women- and minority-related issues when filling the newly vacant Chair and Commissioner positions on the Federal Communications Commission. The representation of women and minorities in media and telecom ownership, procurement, and [...]

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Letter to White House: Nominate FCC Leaders Who Prioritize Women and Minority Issues

April 23, 2013

Tweet April 23, 2013 President Barack H. Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC  20500 Dear Mr. President: The imminent departures of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski and Commissioner Robert McDowell present your administration with an opportunity to nominate candidates who will assign the highest priority to racial and ethnic [...]

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Commissioner McDowell to Join FCC Women and MMTC As We Celebrate Women’s History April 10th

April 4, 2013

Tweet FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell to Join Commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel, Mignon Clyburn, and Others at April 10th Celebration Washington, DC (April 4, 2013): The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council is proud to celebrate women’s history with many phenomenal FCC women leaders, just one week away. We are pleased to announce that Commissioner Robert McDowell will also [...]

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MMTC ENDORSES PRISON PAYPHONE RATE REFORM; COMMENDS VERIZON FOR ITS SUPPORT OF THE WRIGHT PETITION

March 25, 2013

Tweet Washington, D.C. (March 25, 2013):  The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) stands proudly with consumer and civil rights organizations in endorsing prison payphone rate reform. In Comments filed with the FCC today, MMTC endorsed the 2003 Wright Petition that seeks FCC action to proscribe excessive payphone rates.  MMTC President David Honig declared that [...]

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MMTC CONGRATULATES FCC CHAIRMAN JULIUS GENACHOWSKI AND COMMISSIONER ROBERT McDOWELL ON A JOB WELL DONE

March 22, 2013

Tweet FCC Chairman and Commissioner Presided Over America’s Transition from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age Washington, D.C. (March 22, 2013):  The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) congratulates FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and Commissioner Robert McDowell on their extraordinary records of accomplishment.  History will regard them as among the most effective, farsighted leaders [...]

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Please Join MMTC As We Celebrate Women’s History On April 10th!

March 18, 2013

Tweet Please be our guest as MMTC celebrates Women’s History! The original luncheon was scheduled for March 6th, but was preempted by the weather. We now have a new date for the luncheon: Wednesday, April 10th, from 12 noon to 2pm.  Doors open from 11:30am to 12:15pm for networking. The theme for the luncheon: FCC [...]

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MMTC Urges FCC to Delay Vote in Diversity Proceeding to Assess Impact on Minorities and Women

February 25, 2013

Tweet February 25, 2013 Hon. Julius Genachowski, Chairman Hon. Robert McDowell, Commissioner Hon. Mignon Clyburn, Commissioner Hon. Ajit Pai, Commissioner Hon. Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street S.W. Washington, DC  20554 Dear Chairman Genachowski and Commissioners: RE:      MB Docket No. 09-182 (2010 Quadrennial Review) MB Docket No. 07-294 (Diversity Proceeding) The [...]

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Please Join the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council as We Celebrate Women’s History Month

February 24, 2013

Tweet Please be our guest as MMTC celebrates Women’s History Month at a special luncheon on March 6, 2013, from 12 noon to 2pm at National Council of Negro Women, 633 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004.  Doors open from 11:30am to 12:15pm for networking. The theme for the luncheon: FCC Women Leaders Past and [...]

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