by JAM | Aug 6, 2013 | digital media, FCC, Government, IT Professionals, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Policy, spectrum
The Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act was introduced in the Senate late last week and if passed, will make the Internet tax moratorium permanent. As an organization that supports legislative efforts that create and enhance opportunities for Latinos to take advantage...
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 29, 2013 | digital media, Diversity, FCC, Hispanic Community Trend, inclusion, IT Professionals, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Policy, Social Media
Last week, the U.S. Conference of Mayors convenes its “Innovation Summit” here in Philadelphia, including a focus on broadband, the Internet, and all they enable. There’s was no better location for this summit. After all, Philadelphia was home to...
by JAM | May 14, 2013 | inclusion, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Policy, Skills, spectrum
Says there are serious questions about impact of coordinated TV station sales and operations Senate Commerce Committee chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W. Va.) has asked the Government Accounting Office to look into the impact of TV station joint sales agreements (JSAs)...
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 | Mar 27, 2013 | #techlatino247, Barack Obama, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Policy, Skills
Mark Zuckerberg appears to have found his next venture: politics. The 28-year-old Facebook CEO and billionaire — after mostly staying out of the political fray while running his company’s day-to-day operations — is joining with other executives to form an issues...
