Policy

The Politics of Abundance: Improving the Economy through Technology

May 20, 2013

Tweet Part II of a two-part series. Technology today is evolving at breakneck speed, and the government must keep up to ensure we take these opportunities to improve the economy, environment, and rebuild America’s knowledge and power infrastructure.  Reed Hundt and Blair Levin address problems and solutions in The Politics of Abundance: How Technology Can [...]

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MMTC Letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Urges Commission Not to Freeze Lifeline Program

May 16, 2013

Tweet May 15, 2013 Hon. Julius Genachowski Chairman Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Dear Chairman Genachowski: We understand that Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Rep. Tim Griffin (R-AR) sent you a letter dated May 6, 2013 asking the Commission to conclusively state whether the two brothers allegedly responsible for the [...]

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Why ‘A La Carte’ Video Would Eviscerate Diversity and Minority Participation in Cable

May 14, 2013

Tweet Today the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on the future of video service in America, taking into consideration how the marketplace has continued to evolve given the myriad choices in programming channels and in delivery mechanisms – including the explosion in online video. At the hearing, Senator John McCain reintroduced the discredited idea [...]

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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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The Politics of Abundance: Improving the Economy through Technology

May 13, 2013

Tweet Part I of a two-part series. As our nation slowly recovers from the recent recession, policymakers are devising ways to improve the job market and restore consumer and corporate confidence to generate spending that will improve the economy. In The Politics of Abundance: How Technology Can Fix the Budget, Revive the American Dream, and [...]

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The Truth About Lifeline

May 9, 2013

Tweet It’s past time to set the record straight on Lifeline, the essential service to low-income families that has recently suffered fallacious attacks and been mislabeled as the “Obama Phone” program. Recently, political talking heads have falsely and irresponsibly excoriated the Federal Communications Commission’s Lifeline telephone program as a product of the Obama Administration, saying [...]

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Minorities Face Extinction in Broadcast Ownership. Will FCC Turn a Blind Eye or Level the Playing Field?

May 6, 2013

Tweet As Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA) continues to combat injustice in the telecom and media space, we have seen that these industries do not represent the nation’s demographics, nor have there been meaningful discussions about how the Latinos’ lack of representation in these industries is undemocratic and morally wrong. Currently, there [...]

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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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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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Disconnected During Terror

April 29, 2013

Tweet “I need to tell them that I’m okay!”  A phrase that was likely uttered numerous times in the midst of the recent chaos in Boston.  Thousands of people were glued to their screens mid-morning on April 15th in the wake of the news that the Boston Marathon had been bombed.  Then, even more troubling [...]

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