Advocacy

MMTC-LULAC Press Statement: Broadcasters Work Together to Provide Hurricane Alerts and Information in Spanish

September 17, 2018

Tweet WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 17, 2018): In the best public service tradition of broadcasting, three radio station groups have voluntarily banded together to provide life-saving information to Spanish-speaking residents of two coastal South Carolina communities threatened by Hurricane Florence. The companies are: Cumulus Media, which serves Myrtle Beach Dick Broadcasting, which serves Hilton Head Spanish […]

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[Not] Sleeping through a Revolution: What the FCC Can Do to “Stay Woke” and Build a Legacy of Advancing Civil Rights in the Digital Age

April 4, 2018

Tweet In recognition of the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, MMTC calls upon the Federal Communications Commission to close the digital divide in all its manifestations and act now to ensure equal opportunity in employment and ownership, and in access to essential communications for the most dispossessed. On this day, April […]

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MMTC-LULAC Press Statement on DC Court’s Refusal to Require FCC to Mandate Multilingual Alerts in Emergencies

October 17, 2017

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#MMTC17 Access to Capital and Telecom Policy Conference Highlights

August 2, 2017

Tweet The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) thanks everyone who contributed to making our 15th Annual Access to Capital and Telecom Policy Conference another success and one of our best ever. This year’s conference was successful in achieving its theme of “Financing America’s Future.” Whether you participated in person or via our live […]

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MMTC Joint Press Statement: Protecting and Strengthening the Open Internet

February 9, 2017

Tweet Joint Press Statement: Protecting and Strengthening the Open Internet February 7, 2017 – The issue of network neutrality and the importance of a free and open internet has been a political football. Every time the political pendulum swings, this policy debate becomes difficult, convoluted, and even condescending. One thing is crystal clear: The internet […]

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REGISTER NOW for the 8th Annual Broadband and Social Justice Summit!

February 2, 2017

Tweet MMTC Welcomes New FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, Current and Former FCC and Congressional Leaders, Industry Experts, Advocacy Leaders & More at the 8th Annual Broadband and Social Justice Summit #BBSJ17 *Click here for a PDF of this press statement. WASHINGTON, DC, 2/2/2017 – On February 7, 2017, the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) […]

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MMTC Calls for Inter-Agency Task Force to End App Redlining

January 13, 2017

Tweet WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 13, 2016): Today, the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) released a letter to NTIA Director and Assistant Secretary of Commerce Lawrence Strickling recommending that NTIA take the lead in creating an inter-agency taskforce on app redlining. The taskforce would address the growing problem of racial discrimination facilitated by apps […]

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MMTC Letter to President Obama: Pardon Marcus Garvey

January 13, 2017

Tweet   January 13, 2017 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) respectfully urges you to grant the petition filed with the Department of Justice in June 2016 requesting a posthumous pardon for Marcus Garvey. In recognition of […]

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MMTC Commends Comcast for Partnering with HUD to Expand Internet Essentials Program to Connect Low-Income Families

July 15, 2016

Tweet Washington, DC (July 15, 2016): The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) commends Comcast for partnering with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s ConnectHome Initiative to expand its Internet Essentials Program two million families living in public housing. MMTC has previously recognized Comcast for the success of its Internet Essentials program, […]

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MMTC LAUNCHES CALL TO ACTION CAMPAIGN TO PRESERVE FREE DATA FOR CONSUMERS

June 24, 2016

Tweet Washington, DC (June 24, 2016): Today, the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) launched an online and nationwide campaign to preserve zero rating and free data practices for consumers, especially for those who are economically disadvantaged. The campaign is designed to engage and inform the public on the zero rating debate, and to […]

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