Diversity

After unveiling the National Broadband Plan, Federal Communications Commission members approved -- by a 5-0 vote -- a Joint Statement on Broadband which expresses the six beliefs the commissioners share.

Federal Communications Commission Michael Copps identified a two-prong challenge before the Commission: ensuring that the Internet of the future can support the information infrastructure which democracy requires and, stemming the decline of traditional media journalism that still supplies the overwhelming bulk of our news and information.

Federal Communications Commission member Mignon Clyburn was supportive of the National Broadband Plan, but raised concerns about spectrum reclamation which could "further decimate the prospects for women and minority owners" of broadcast outlets.

Last week marked a significant chapter in Federal Communications Commission-Tribal relations, which included Chairman Genachowski's remarks to the Executive Council of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) on March 2, 2010, followed by the 7th Annual FCC-NCAI Dialogue on Improving Telecommunications Access in Indian Country at the FCC on March 4. The Dialogue included Tribal leaders, Commissioners Copps, Clyburn, Baker and McDowell, Chairman Genachowski's Chief of Staff, the Chiefs of the Consumer & Governmental Affairs and Wireless Telecommunications Bureaus, Public Safety Bureau, and other Commission staff.

NATOA is sharing examples of innovative, replicable community projects with the Federal Communications Commission.

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, One Economy and ZeroDivide submitted a letter to the Federal Communications Commission in support of the broadband adoption and utilization recommendations expected to be included in the National Broadband Plan.

Federal Communications Commission member Mignon Clyburn gave the keynote at the FCC/Newseum praising the plan's National Digital Literacy Corps. Well and good, she said the next day, but nothing affects...

The FCC is seeking public input on telecommunications carriers report pro-rated low-income support.

IBM is teaming with researchers in academic institutions in Japan and India to explore an open, common user interface for mobile devices that will make them easier for aged or illiterate people around the world to use.