MMTC comments before the FCC June 14th in the matter of revisions to the FCC’s Part 11 Rules Governing the Emergency Alert System Pending adoption of the Common Alerting Protocol by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Read all comments here.
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HTTPOnline Among Ten Groups Supporting Petiton to Reconsider the FCC’s P.R. Insular Order
Read all comments from the June 14th FCC hearing here.
HTTP Calls on the FCC to Focus on Closing the Digital Divide and for Congress to Address Internet Policy
In response to the recent announcement by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski that he would seek to redefine existing federal telephone regulations to cover the Internet, the Hispanic Technology & Telecommunications Partnership (HTTP) issued the following statement:
“The Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Senate Transportation and Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, along with the Chairmen of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, have jointly announced they would start a process to develop proposals to update the Communications Act.
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Seeks Answers from Arbitron
HTTP member, the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, sent a letter to William Kerr, CEO of Arbitron, regarding the USHCC’s concern that a resolution to community and industry concerns about Arbitron’s flawed Portable People Meter (PPM) audience measurement system.
Civil Rights Organizations’ Hopes for “Change” at the FCC Remain Unmet
A letter issued by 23 civil rights organizations should provide some answers to those who profess to being troubled and confused by the civil rights community’s unwillingness to fall into lock-step with them and the Administration on the Open Internet proceeding.
HTTP Asks FCC to Consider Impact of Regulations on the Digital Divide
HTTP is engaged in technology policy because we believe that full participation and opportunities for success in the economic, social and civic life of this country will soon become unattainable for Hispanics and others without high-speed access to the Internet.
HTTP Statement Regarding Congressional Hearing on Arbitron’s Portable People Meter (PPM)
The Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership (HTTP) welcomes the announcement that the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing to explore the negative impact that Arbitron’s Portable People Meter has had on minority radio.
NAACP and HTTP Call for Public Knowledge to Repudiate Offensive Statements Regarding Minority Organizations
Today, Hilary Shelton, Director, Washington Bureau & Vice President for Advocacy, of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Sylvia Aguilera, Executive Director of the Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership (HTTP), delivered a letter to Gigi Sohn, President and Co-founder of Public Knowledge.
The minority advocacy organizations issued the joint letter to express their indignation at offensive statements made in a recent blog by Art Brodsky, PK’s Director of Communications, regarding minority organizations that have weighed in opposition to Public Knowledge in the current debate regarding network neutrality.
Minority Voices on Net Neutrality
When 20 organizations representing the communities most impacted by the Digital Divide issued a joint letter to the FCC last week, they added a new and much-needed element to discussions about net neutrality.
In recent weeks, legislators, ISPs, online application providers, mainstream advocates and ivory-tower digirati have fueled and shaped well-funded discussions about net neutrality into a din of vociferous rhetoric.
Guest Blog from HTTP Member, The Hispanic Institute
Guest blogger, Gus West, from the Hispanic Institute, stresses the importance of mobile broadband to the Latino community.
One key demographic that has been underrepresented in policy debates regarding the Digital Divide is the Hispanic population. The fact that Hispanics are now the largest minority population in the US and also among the most digitally underserved means that our community’s needs and perspectives must be taken into account as the FCC develops the National Broadband Plan for America.