By: Jason A. Llorenz, Esq.
January 26, 2012
The Latino mobile adoption story is well told. We know Latinos lead in using mobile, including social networking applications via their handheld devices. This week, a new study by noted economists Rob Shapiro and Kevin Hassettdocuments some interesting developments about job creation in the United States that connect to this overarching narrative.
By: Jason A. Llorenz, Esq.
January 13, 2012
Recently, HACR released its Corporate Inclusion Index (CII) which measures companies across sectors on the issue of diversity. AT&T. The company tied for first place and received a rating of 95 out of 100. NCLR President and CEO, Janet Murguia’s Huffington Post piece lauded AT&T’s ranking. This is significant – and no accident. Let’s be perfectly honest: Fortune 1000 Companies are not in the habit of merely falling into diversity best practices – instead, these inclusion efforts are often due to hard-earned effort by both internal and external leaders.
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By Jason Llorenz
July 8, 2011
In the last two weeks, President Obama launched two separate digital strategies showcasing the prominence that broadband and digital tools have taken in politics and security. The first was the President’s much-hyped Twitter town hall that allowed him to engage directly with the web-surfing public. The second aimed at taking the fight to Al-Qaeda in cyberspace.
by Jason Llorenz, Esq. and Enrique Cortez
Last week, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski provided the keynote to the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) annual convention in Las Vegas. His message was clear: the growing demand for mobile broadband is not going away and voluntary incentive options is key to solving the looming spectrum crisis.
By Jason Llorenz, Esq.
April 8, 2011
On April 6th, the White House held an event focused on the need for Congress to grant the FCC authority to proceed quickly with voluntary incentive auctions of unused or inefficiently used spectrum. FCC chairman Julius Genachowski called for quick action, noting that delays will mean slowed innovation and higher costs for Americans.
– by Jason Llorenz, Esq. And Enrique Cortez
As the heat of summer, 2005 was sinking deeper over the Mississippi Delta, the after effects of Hurricane Katrina gave the world a clear and tragic understanding of the need for dependable and accessible communication. Among the many lessons Katrina taught us was that the lack of mobile communication could be an overwhelming barrier to emergency personnel in providing timely responses to life-threatening emergencies and crises.
AT&T announced today its plans to acquire T-Mobile USA in a $39 billion dollar deal that would bring true mobile 4G LTE to millions of T-Mobile customers or 95% of America through AT&T’s upgrades of the T-Mobile network. This expands AT&T’s operations – including AT&T’s commitments to expand as a union workforce. CWA has already come out in support of the deal, saying it will lead to faster and more widespread broadband.
The 2010 mid-term elections were notable for so many reasons – most especially because of the key role the Latino electorate played in races across the country, and across party lines. Some of the most notable races were won because of the Latino Vote. In Florida, where Latinos have always been the key electoral factor, Marco Rubio was elected to the Senate and David Rivera will ascend to the House. In Nevada, Senator Harry Reid notably defended his seat and returns to the Senate thanks in major part to the Latino vote. We saw once again the power and importance of the Latino vote in races across the country.
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Jason A. Llorenz
Position: Executive director of the Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership, a nonprofit coalition of national Hispanic organizations based in the District working to increase awareness of the impact of technology and telecommunications policy on the U.S. Hispanic community.