Leading Hispanic advocacy group HACR recognizes AT&T’s inclusion of Hispanics in the workforce, supply chain, community and governance AT&T has received the highest rating for all telecommunication firms on the 2011 Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility’s Corporate Inclusion Index (HACR CII). AT&T was one of only two companies to achieve a 95 rating, the highest [...]
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LISTA Congratulates AT&T for their Inclusion of Hispanics in the Workforce, Supply Chain, Community and Governance
January 11th, 2012 
JAM Hispanics Named to FCC Diversity Advisory Panel as it appears in Hispanic Business Magazine
November 16th, 2011 JAM Diversity Advisory Panel –> Several Hispanics have been appointed to the Federal Communications Commission’s rechartered Federal Advisory Diversityfor Communications in the Digital Age.The first meeting has been scheduled for Dec. 6, according to the FCC. The Diversity Committee’s mission is to advice the FCC regarding policies and practices that will enhance diversity in the telecommunications and related [...]
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Tags: ATT, Broadband, Career Events, conference, corporate, DC Hispanic Business, Diversity, Education, FCC, FCC Chair, google, Health IT, Hilda Solis, Hispanic Heritage, Immigration. Latinos, Latinos en Information Sciences and Technology Association, net neutrality, President Obama, techlatino 2010, Tony Jimenez, USHCC, VERIZON, Washington 
No Comments »Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association announced today that Jose A. Marquez National CEO, will join the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Advisory Committee for Diversity in the Digital Age.
October 12th, 2011 JAM The mission of the Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age is to make recommendations to the FCC regarding policies and practices that will further enhance the ability of minorities and women to participate in telecommunications and related industries. Specifically, the Committee will focus on lowering barriers to entry to communications and [...]
Posted in Broadband, Government, Health IT, LISTA in the News, Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association, Policy, Social Media Tags: Broadband, Chairman Genachowski, DC Hispanic Business, digital divide, Diversity, Education, FCC, Health Care reform, Health IT, Hilda Solis, Hispanic-Owned Companies, Latinos en Information Sciences and Technology Association, net neutrality, Tony Jimenez, USHCC, VERIZON No Comments »Over 125 Medical and Tech Professionals attend Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association’s 4th Annual TechLatino 2030 Legislative Forum – Wrap Up
May 26th, 2011 JAM Congressman John Lewis, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Manny Ruiz and Thomas Oliver are among the Honored at LISTA’s Government Beacon Awards Reception. CONTACT: John Simmons simmonsj@a-lista.org 800-775-0889 Washington, DC, May 12, 2011 – Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association and the National Latino Alliance on Health Information Technology welcomed nearly 125 distinguished guests to its [...]
Posted in Health IT, Health Information Technology, LISTA in the News, Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association, Policy, Skills, Social Media, Uncategorized, Workforce Development Tags: ATT, Broadband, Buzz, Career Events, census 2010, COMCAST, corporate, DC Hispanic Business, digital divide, Diversity, Education, EHR. Ingenix, emerge, FCC, FCC Chair, Florida, google, Health Care reform, Hispanic Heritage, Latinos en Information Sciences and Technology Association, LISTA in the News, USHCC, VERIZON, Washington No Comments »Getting South Florida Back to Work by Jose Mas, CEO of Florida-Based MasTec. (www.mastec.com)
May 20th, 2011 JAM As the CEO of a publicly traded company, investors often ask me: What keeps you up at night? Truth be told, I usually slept pretty well until lately. My company, MasTec, has managed to grow over the past four years, but the work to sustain this modest success is a constant struggle in today’s business [...]
Posted in LISTA in the News, Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association, Skills, Workforce Development Tags: ATT, Broadband, Career Events, DC Hispanic Business, Education, Hispanic-Owned Companies, Latinos en Information Sciences and Technology Association, LISTA in the News, President Obama, Secretary of Labor, Tony Jimenez, USHCC No Comments »
Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association Announce the 2011 Government Beacon Awards Recipients
May 3rd, 2011 JAM The Beacon Awards Recognizes Government Officials and Individuals Who Go Above and Beyond the Call of Duty. New York, NY – Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA) today announced the winners of its 4th Annual Tech-Latino 2030 Legislative Forum and “Government Beacon Awards, which recognizes Government officials and community leaders who go above [...]
LISTA’s JOSE A. MARQUEZ-LEON, “TOP 200″ MOST INFLUENTIAL HISPANICS IN TECHNOLOGY”
April 14th, 2011 JAM The editors of Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazine (HE&IT) have selected Jose A. Marquez-Leon of Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association as one of the “Top 200 Most Influential Hispanics in Technology.” This select list, which previously recognized some of the top 1 00 Hispanics in technology, was expanded to reflect the increasing [...]
Posted in Broadband, Health IT, Health Information Technology, LISTA in the News, Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association, Menus, Policy, Skills, Social Media, Uncategorized, Workforce Development Tags: Broadband, census 2010, COMCAST, conference, DC Hispanic Business, Diversity, EHR. Ingenix, emerge, google, Health Care reform, Hilda Solis, Hispanic Association, Hispanic-Owned Companies, LISTA in the News, NCLR, USHCC, Washington No Comments »
U.S. Census 2010… Is All About Hispanics as seen in MediaPost
March 24th, 2011 JAM This is a very big year for the Census and not just for the obvious reason that new national Census numbers are forthcoming. The new data, which will be trickling out in coming days, reveal some profound shifts in demographic trends that will have major implications for marketers: You had better start thinking local. It [...]
Posted in Government, LISTA in the News, Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association, Policy, Uncategorized Tags: census 2010, DC Hispanic Business, Diversity, hispanic, Hispanic Association, Hispanic Heritage, Hispanic-Owned Companies, Immigration. Latinos, latino, Latinos, Latinos en Information Sciences and Technology Association, LISTA in the News, NCLR, USHCC, Washington No Comments »
As Landline Use Wanes, FCC Moves Funds To Broadband..
February 8th, 2011 JAM As expected, the Federal Communications Commission voted today to revise an $8 billion funding program by shifting subsidies from companies that provide telephone service to broadband providers. The move is aimed at increasing the availability of broadband in rural areas, where an estimated 24 million people lack high-speed Web access — while virtually all U.S. [...]
Posted in Broadband, Government, LISTA in the News, Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association, Policy Tags: ATT, Broadband, COMCAST, FCC Chair, google, latino, Latinos en Information Sciences and Technology Association, NCLR, net neutrality, Secretary of Labor, USHCC, VERIZON, Washington No Comments »
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN JULIUS GENACHOWSKI REMARKS ON PRESERVING INTERNET FREEDOM AND OPENNESS.
December 1st, 2010 JAM Good morning. After months of hard work at the FCC, in other parts of government, in the private sector, and in the public interest community, and after receiving more than 100,000 comments from citizens across America, we have reached an important milestone in our effort to protect Internet freedom and openness. Yesterday, I circulated to [...]
