http://httponline.org Hispanic Technology & Telecommunications Partnership Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:28:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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. In the letter, USHCC President and CEO, Javier Palomarez, wrote: For the ... http://httponline.org/2010/03/ushcc_ppm/ 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. It should go without saying that civil rights organizations are ... http://httponline.org/2010/02/minority-organizations-hopes-for-change-at-the-fcc-go-unanswered/ 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. More than at any time in the history of the ... http://httponline.org/2010/01/http-asks-fcc-to-consider-impact-of-regulations-on-the-digital-divide/ 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. Minority radio does more than add flavor and spice to the soundtrack of ... http://httponline.org/2009/11/http-statement-regarding-congressional-hearing-on-arbitrons-portable-people-meter-ppm/ 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 ... http://httponline.org/2009/10/naacp-and-http-call-for-public-knowledge-to-repudiate-offensive-statements-regarding-minority-organizations/ 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 ... http://httponline.org/2009/10/minority-voices-on-net-neutrality/ 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 ... http://httponline.org/2009/10/guest-blog-from-http-member-the-hispanic-institute-2/ Six Hispanic nonprofit organizations, among them several HTTP members, have joined the Broadband for America Coalition. The coalition, which was announced last week, will educate policymakers and stakeholders about how the Internet and wireless networks work; drive policy discussions about how to achieve broadband everywhere and will work with the ... http://httponline.org/2009/09/latino-organizations-join-broadband-for-america-coalition/ Today, Chairman Ed Towns of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform announced a summary of findings from the Committee’s review of information subpoenaed from the Media Ratings Council regarding Arbitron’s Portable People Meter. The PPM is a device that was developed by Arbitron to measure radio station listenership. Chairman ... http://httponline.org/2009/09/congressional-committee-finds-that-arbitron-ppm-underrepresents-latino-and-african-american-audiences/ Last week’s Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) conference had to have been the best event that CHCI has ever held. As if a visit by President Obama and the First Lady was not enough, luminaries such as Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, numerous Hispanic legislators, renowned journalists Soledad O’Brien and ... http://httponline.org/2009/09/dr-alicia-abella-honored-for-developing-innovative-green-technologies/