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“Here We Go Again!! ” TechLatino247′s Response to NYT Article: Keeping the Internet Neutral By Eduardo Porter

JAM — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:17:39 +0000

As I’ve written before, government policy should focus on making broadband faster and more affordable for all Americans – not putting it out of reach for those that need it most. That’s why I was surprised at Eduardo Porter’s New York Times editorial resurrecting outdated arguments about the Internet and arguing for government regulations that …

LISTA Announces Dr. Bernice A. King to Keynote ETLS VIP Welcome Reception and Share her Mother’s Legacy.

JAM — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:28:48 +0000

LISTA invites Dr. Bernice A. King to Share her Mother’s Legacy with a Private Book Signing of Desert Rose. New York – Wednesday, May 23rd at 6:00 p.m. ET at the Hotel Meliá located at 590 West Peachtree St NW Atlanta (Georgia), GA 30308 at the annual National Emerging Technology Leadership Summit and National Techlatino …

LISTA #TechLatino247 Guest Blogger Kristian Ramos: Technology is the key to success for Latinos

JAM — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:26:50 +0000

Think back to your childhood and remember what it was like learning to type. Remember the computer class room, full of desktop computers and learning the Herzog System of typing. How critical that was for future job prospects. Now imagine your children’s computer lab, what will that look like? Given recent technologic gains, desk top …

FCC frees up funds for rural broadband service By John Eggerton — Broadcasting & Cable,

JAM — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:15:18 +0000

Officially launches Connect America fund, part of its long-term National Broadband Plan The FCC Wednesday officially launched its Connect America fund, an expansion of its phone subsidy program to broadband support, which is part of its long-term National Broadband Plan. The FCC voted last fall to reform the Universal Service Fund with an eye toward …

5 Things Aspiring CIOs Need to Know By Adam Stone (IBM)

JAM — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:27:21 +0000

UNDERWRITTEN BY By Adam Stone It seems straightforward enough. Work hard, rack up achievements. Move steadily upward. Enjoy the view from the corner office. As many information technology leaders have learned, things are never quite so simple. Beyond mere hard work and talent, rising executives must have certain kinds of savvy. They need to know …

Rural Latinos Still Waiting for Quality High-Speed Access by Jose A. Marquez-Leon

JAM — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:14:08 +0000

Rural Latinos Still Waiting for Quality High-Speed Access Last year, I wrote about the struggles of the 4.2 million Latinos living in rural areas to connect to high-speed Internet networks. It’s no secret that the FCC found the majority of 10 million households that don’t have access are in rural areas, and the U.S. Department …

Qwest leader Mueller resigns from CenturyLink board. By Andy Vuong, The Denver Post

JAM — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:02:00 +0000

The man who sold Denver-based Qwest to a smaller telecommunications company is stepping down from the buyer’s board of directors a year early. Ed Mueller, who served as Qwest’s chairman and chief executive from 2007 to 2011, will resign from CenturyLink’s board when the company holds its annual shareholders meeting May 23, according to a …

Spectrum Reallocation: How Will the National Broadband Plan’s Goals Be Realized? By DeVan Hankerson, Broadband and Social Justice

JAM — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:41:48 +0000

As the dialogue on spectrum reallocation problems and solutions continues, Congress has stepped in and experts have continued to weigh in. Major players on the broadcast and wireless side of the spectrum allocation aisle frame the issue as costs or benefits to industry and not in terms representing the crisis as a threat to the …

Aging government buildings are often wireless black holes, officials say. By Josh Smith, National Journal

JAM — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:33:32 +0000

Even if federal agencies gave all their employees mobile devices tomorrow, many government buildings lack the wireless infrastructure needed to support the technology, government and industry officials said on Tuesday. “These buildings can withstand a bomb blast but you can’t get a wireless signal,” Research in Motion’s Craig Ano told an audience at the FOSE …

BIEN HECHO: FIRST LATINA GENERAL IN CA NATIONAL GUARD

JAM — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:59:36 +0000

The California National Guard made history this week, when it promoted Col. Sylvia Crockett to the rank of brigadier general. Gen. Crockett is the first Latina to obtain this rank in the state’s National Guard. Brig. Gen. Crockett began her service with the Guard in 1982, and was commissioned as an officer in 1985. She …