by JAM | Feb 8, 2012 | Broadband, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Policy, Skills
Six months into the program, Comcast released a progress report on its Internet Essentials program – the low-cost Internet and training offering that Comcast led the pack with as a condition to its merger with NBC Universal. The program provides low-cost broadband...
by JAM | Jan 13, 2012 | LISTA, LISTA in the News, Social Media, Workforce Development
The news last month was dominated by AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile. The proposed merger generated considerable debate within the civil rights and progressive communities, with some organizations, including many labor unions, strongly in favor and...
by JAM | Jan 11, 2012 | Broadband, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Social Media, Workforce Development
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...
by JAM | Nov 16, 2011 | Broadband, Government, Health Information Technology, Health IT, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Policy, Workforce Development
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...
by JAM | Jun 17, 2011 | LISTA, LISTA in the News, Skills, Workforce Development
When Steve Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, stood before the Cupertino City Council earlier this month to pitch his plans for building an enormous spaceship-shaped corporate headquarters, Councilwoman Kris Wang smiled wide and asked, “Do we get free Wi-Fi or...
