The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving equal opportunity and civil rights in the mass media, telecommunications and broadband industries, and closing the digital divide. MMTC is generally recognized as the nation’s leading advocate for minority advancement in communications.
Dr. Fallon Wilson has joined MMTC as Vice President, Policy. Dr. Wilson will lead MMTC’s work on three focus areas in the tech, media, and telecommunications sectors.
Join MMTC for our inaugural “Champions of Digital Equality: MMTC’s 35th Anniversary Kickoff” on December 9th at 10–11 a.m. ET.
MMTC’s Fundraising Campaign kicks off with a special appeal from MMTC Board member Nicolaine Lazarre.
The 18-member coalition filed a letter urging the FCC to take proactive steps to further broadband deployment in rural areas by clarifying and expediting the process through which providers engage with pole owners to upgrade and build out broadband for these areas.
MMTC Chairman Ronald Johnson states, “The annals of history will long remember Congressman Lewis as a true American hero standing up and fighting for a just, more inclusive nation for every Black American, indeed for all Americans. On behalf of everyone at MMTC, we honor his passing with an unrelenting and renewed commitment to ‘stand up for what is right, for what is fair, and what is just’ in our mission to promote equal access and representation in tech, media, and telecommunications through opportunity creation, awareness building, and advocacy.”
MMTC and a coalition of 25 other national advocacy organizations sent a letter to Congress to express support for congressional measures to provide relief for the millions of households that are struggling to get and stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic
Subtitle: MMTC statement expresses appreciation for FCC effort targeting rural Tribal applicants, but Lifeline Order only covers a fraction of those in need of the program; FCC must ensure all struggling households are connected to vital communications services during these difficult times.
Subtext: The bill would provide much-needed support to the communities that rely on USF programs such as Lifeline and E-Rate by suspending ETC eligibility requirements for ISPs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The May 19th letter asks the Commission to provide for comprehensive multilingual communications in emergencies such as hurricanes, tornados, and pandemics.