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The Future of Wireless

May 17, 2012 by HTTP

By Jason Llorenz

May 16 2012

Today, there are more wireless subscriptions than people in the U.S. That’s just one of the facts we reveal in the first of a series of Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership (HTTP) info graphics available in English and Spanish. If you have a “work” mobile phone plus a “personal” device, you’re part of that trend. Here’s another shocker: by the end of 2012, there will be more wireless subscriptions than people on the planet. This ever-growing increase in demand is great news for developers who are creating new apps, and for entrepreneurs who are connecting to the global marketplace and growing their businesses.

World of Wireless Info Graphic (en Español)

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Wireless Facts Espanol

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World of Wireless Info Graphic

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Network Data Card English

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Latinos & the Internet: Jobs, Education & Empowerment in a Digital Economy

May 1, 2012 by HTTP

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RIM’s BlackBerry Woes: A Case Study in the Pace of Innovation

April 26, 2012 by HTTP

By: Jason Llorenz
April 26, 2012

Just a few short years ago,Research In Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry was the industry leader in smartphone technology. It enjoyed near-monopoly status within some key workforce sectors such as Capitol Hill and federal agencies. Today, after just a few short years, and the relentless introduction of newer, faster, smarter (and, many think, cooler) devices that offer Blackberry functionality plus new tools and a preferred interface, many now speculate on RIM’s survival. This provides all of us an important market study on the speed of innovation.

A Wireless Recap

March 15, 2012 by HTTP

By: Jason Llorenz

March 15, 2012

Wireless issues have seen lots of action this month and that doesn’t even account for last week’s big announcement from a certain company in California.

The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) hosted a major conference that focused on the key problem facing wireless technology: lack of federal action to free up airwaves. Here’s a good summary on the problem and the event from Alton Drew.

The Supercommittee Failed…but There is Hope in the Airwaves

December 7, 2011 by HTTP

BY: Jason Llorenz, Esq.

The failure of the so-called Congressional “super committee” had left an important piece of the telecommunications policy agenda in limbo. The initiation of spectrum reallocation to address the looming spectrum crunch was reverted back to the Congressional committees with jurisdiction.

Dallas Morning News: “Old-school” FCC is Out of Touch With the Times?

December 2, 2011 by HTTP

– by Jason Llorenz, Esq.
December 2, 2011

Following this week’s release of the FCC’s controversial internal report critical of the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, much of the back-and-forth has focused on the details—how many jobs would be created, what percentage of the population would get access to LTE, how much spectrum is really available, etc.

Obviously these are important questions—and there’s clearly merit to criticisms that the FCC cherry-picked facts to support its views—but what’s received less attention is what the entire process may have revealed about the FCC.

The Latino Digitial Divide: a Presentation for #LATISM ‘11

November 8, 2011 by HTTP

BY: JASON A. LLORENZ, ESQ.

This week, I will be leading a panel in Chicago for LATISM – an online community of Latinos in Social Media, as a part of their annual conference. LATISM is made up of thousands of Latino social media participants — bloggers, tweeters, and online conversants who use social media to build community online under the hashtag, #LATISM. The talk will explore the Latino digital divide – an opportunity to engage a group of the community’s digital elite in HTTP’s work of evangelizing digital literacy and supporting policies focused on closing the digital divide.

HTTP Applauds the House on Passage of the Wireless Tas Fairness Act, Calls for Action in the Senate to Protect Consumers from Regressive Wireless Taxes

November 4, 2011 by HTTP

November 4^th, 2011 (Washington, DC) – The HTTP coalition applauds the House for bipartisan action in passage of legislation, which, if enacted into law, will protect consumers from hikes in state and local taxes on wireless services – a growing burden on the mobile services that provide an affordable means of communication and access to information for millions of families.

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