by JAM | Jun 21, 2013 | Barack Obama, Chairman Genachowski, FCC, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Policy, Texting, USHCC
As senators consider President Obama’s nomination of Tom Wheeler to lead the Federal Communications Commission, some observers have painted a dire picture of the state of Internet availability in America. One legal scholar, Susan Crawford, has argued that “prices are...
by JAM | May 1, 2013 | Chairman Genachowski, FCC, LISTA
As expected, President Barack Obama has officially nominated former wireless industry lobbyist Tom Wheeler as chair of the Federal Communications Commission. Wheeler, who served on the Obama-Biden transition team, is known for his work with the CTIA, a mobile industry...
by JAM | May 1, 2013 | #techlatino247, Being Latino, Chairman Genachowski, digital media, Diversity, FCC, LISTA, Social Media, wireless
As Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA) continues to combat injustice in the telecom and media space, we have seen that these industries do not represent the nation’s demographics, nor have there been meaningful discussions about how the...
by JAM | Apr 26, 2013 | #techlatino247, Chairman Genachowski, FCC, Government, inclusion, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Mobile Health, Policy, SEO, spectrum, Texting and Driving dont mix, wireless, Workforce Development
We can’t regulate modern technologies the way we did Ma Bell The ancient Greek thinker Heraclitus believed that “the only constant is change.” He obviously didn’t have modern telecommunications networks in mind, but his philosophy fully applies to those networks...
by JAM | Feb 18, 2013 | #techlatino247, Broadband, Chairman Genachowski, DOL, FCC, LISTA, LISTA in the News
A bill that would prohibit counties, cities and government authorities from expanding broadband service in some places is going to face a fight. House Bill 282 by state Rep. Mark Hamilton, R-Cumming, says public broadband subsidized by public money should stick to...
by JAM | Jan 4, 2013 | Being Latino, Chairman Genachowski, Government, LISTA, LISTA in the News, spectrum, wireless
More than 7,700 people have slammed Google for hosting in its Google Play store the “Make me Asian” and “Make me Indian” apps. Asian-American groups and online users are urging Google to remove the racist apps from Google Play and stay true to its “Don’t be evil”...
