Studies show that Latinos, African Americans and the poor lag behind other demographic groups when it comes to broadband adoption, and that cost is a primary arrier to adoption.
Many educational and occupational opportunities are only available online, thus broadband is a necessary tool for success. NHMC will continue to advocate that the universal service fund, currently used to subsidize telephone connections in rural areas and in poor households, be extended to subsidize broadband Internet access as well.
Urges FCC To Fund Digital Literacy Training And Labor Costs In Schools And Libraries
Washington, D.C. - April 3, 2012 - Last night the National Hispanic Media Coalition ("NHMC") filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (...
WASHINGTON, DC (January 31, 2012) -- The National Hispanic Media Coalition, NHMC, is optimistic about the Federal Communications Commission's, FCC, announcement of a number of changes intended to modernize and reform Lifeline. Today the FCC is...
By: Michael Scurato, Policy Counsel
In July, NHMC asked the FCC to consider making after school computer center staffing and teacher digital literacy training costs eligible services to be funded through the Universal Service Fund. The rationale...
NHMC signed on to a letter filed by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights to ask the FCC to reject a proposal to impose a nominal fee on free Lifeline products and to expand the list of federal programs that confer automatic...
NHMC and others filed an Ex Parte in support of the inclusion of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) as a qualifying program for Lifeline and Link Up. By including WIC as an eligible program, many more...
In comments filed on July 15, NHMC renewed its call to the FCC to make the costs associated with teacher technology training and after school computer lab staffing eligible for E-Rate funding. In many low-income school districts, although...
[SOURCE: whitehouse.gov, AUTHOR: Anna M. Gomez]
Yesterday I was happy to participate in a panel discussion about broadband at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) annual conference in San Antonio. NALEO members...
By: Fabiola Rivas
During this last decade, Internet use has increased significantly, however, not all Americans are reaping the benefits of Internet access. A recent study found that Latinos are less likely to...Click here to read more.
Last week, NHMC filed reply comments urging the FCC to update a few of their programs that help low-income people afford telephone service. It is NHMC’s hope that the FCC’s Lifeline and Link Up programs cover the people that need...
Yesterday, NHMC joined a host of other organizations including the NAACP, the ACLU, and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, to urge the FCC to expand and increase the efficiency of the Lifeline and Link-Up programs that help...
Washington, D.C. – State and federal officials today agreed to recommend a package of reforms to improve participation in the Lifeline and Link Up programs.
Lifeline and Link Up are two components of the Universal Service Fund’s Low-...
This morning the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revised its rules designed to expand broadband internet access in schools and libraries. The FCC's "E-rate" program has provided discounts for internet access in schools...
NHMC has long supported rules to make the unused TV airwaves available for unlicensed broadband wireless devices. These airwaves have excellent characteristics that allow signals to reach farther and penetrate walls and other structures. Access to...
On Friday, July 30th, NHMC continued its advocacy to expand affordable broadband access for people of color and the poor. This time around, NHMC took the lead in drafting FCC comments filed on behalf of the Media Action Grassroots Network groups,...
[SOURCE: Pew Hispanic Center, AUTHOR: Gretchen Livingston] 7/28/10
Technology use among foreign-born Latinos continues to lag significantly behind that of their U.S.-born counterparts. The nativity differences are especially pronounced...
[SOURCE: Pew Hispanic Center, AUTHOR: Mark Hugo Lopez and Gretchen Livingston] 7/28/10
When it comes to socializing and communicating with friends, young Latinos (ages 16 to 25) make extensive use of mobile technology. Half say they text...
NHMC respectfully submits this comment in response to the Public Notice seeking input on the Federal Communication Commission’s Referral Order to the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service. NHMC urges the Joint Board to recommend that...
NHMC applauds the Commission for examining the functionality of the current E-rate program, and for evaluating how to improve it. Since 1996 the E-rate program has significantly bolstered Internet access for schools and libraries across the country...
Last year, the U.S. Congress requested that the Federal Communications Commission craft a National Broadband Plan to address our nation’s failure to bring fast, affordable broadband to all U.S. residents.. In order to implement that plan and...
Starting in the mid-1980s, the FCC established various programs, collectively called the Universal Service Fund (USF), to increase access to communication services in the home at “just, reasonable and affordable rates for all consumers....
[SOURCE: Social Science Research Council, AUTHORS: Dharma Dailey, Amelia Bryne, Alison Powell, Joe Karaganis and Jaewon Chung] 3/4/10
March 2010, Washington, D.C. – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Social Science...
