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Here is a library of the major pleadings and briefs MMTC has filed with the FCC and in the federal courts of appeals since January, 2003. The texts of major position papers and speeches also appear below. All documents are in PDF format; click here to download a free Acrobat Reader.

These materials contain a wealth of information on these issues:
  • Digital Television (including vouchers and must-carry)
  • Emergency Alert System (including multilingual issues)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity (broadcast, cable and common carrier)
  • FM Auctions (including Bidding Credits)
  • Media Ownership Rules (including the Prometheus litigation)
  • Minority Ownership (including access to capital and distress sales)
  • Spectrum Management (particularly FM allocations)
  • Telecom Ownership (including the Designated Entity Program)
  • Universal Service Fund (carrier contribution issues)

We’ve prepared a summary of current civil rights issues affecting the media and telecom industries. You can download it by clicking on the link below.

FCC Turns 75 – June 19, 2009
87.53 KB Download
Everett Parker/David Honig Commentary on FCC’s 75th Birthday – June 19, 2009
159.65 KB Download
MMTC Endorses Clyburn for FCC – June 15, 2009
88.79 KB Download
MMTC Proposal for Broadband Field Hearings – June 7, 2009
218.16 KB Download
Comments on the FCC’s National Broadband Plan – June 7, 2009
299.26 KB Download
Broadband Diversity Supporters Comments – MBE and Minority Service Issues for the Broadband Stimulus – April 13, 2009
4.08 MB Download
FM Auction Reply Comments – April 1, 2009
89.61 KB Download
Broadband Opportunity Agenda: NUL/MMTC/NCLR/Joint Center/AAJD – March 31, 2009
183.67 KB Download
Statement at the House Broadband Hearings – March 31, 2009
71.08 KB Download
Rural Broadband Comments - March 25, 2009
135.30 KB Download
Advertising Nondiscrimination Petition for Rulemaking - February 16, 2009
118.21 KB Download
Statement of MMTC on the DTV Transition, January 27, 2009
65.57 KB Download
NUL-MMTC Economic Stimulus Letter, January 21, 2009
144.47 KB Download
MMTC Legislative Transmittal, January 21, 2009
102.97 KB Download
MMTC Legislative Recommendations, January 21, 2009
314.44 KB Download
MMTC Executive Orders Letter, January 21, 2009
162.15 KB Download
MMTC NTIA Agenda, January 21, 2009
121.57 KB Download
MMTC Letter on FCC Processes, January 21, 2009
195.71 KB Download
MMTC FCC Rulemaking List, January 21, 2009
107.79 KB Download
Reply Comments Supporting FCC Applications of Urban TV (first Black over-the-air TV network) - January 13, 2009
104.30 KB Download
Comments Supporting FCC Applications of Urban TV (first Black over-the-air TV network) - December 29, 2008
157.22 KB Download
Satellite Receiver Interoperability – December 9, 2008
138.85 KB Download
Comments in the PPM Inquiry – September 24, 2008
2.32 MB Download
PPM Testimony - September 11, 2008
61.74 KB Download
Request for Freeze on Channel 5-6 Allocations – September 10, 2008
278.99 KB Download
AM Directional Antenna Verification - September 8, 2008
94.85 KB Download
Section 403 Petition on PPM Methodology – September 2, 2008
10.46 MB Download
Minority Ownership Reply Comments, August 26, 2008
155.61 KB Download
Minority Ownership Comments, July 30, 2008
370.50 KB Download
MMTC Road Map for Telecommunications Policy - July 21, 2008
564.50 KB Download
Minority Ownership – Partial Reconsideration, June 16, 2008
192.09 KB Download
EEO Reporting Reply Comments – June 6, 2008
154.18 KB Download
Multilingual EAS Plan – June 5, 2008
121.66 KB Download
EEO Form 395 Comments, May 22, 2008
205.34 KB Download
MMTC-ISBA Localism Supplemental Comments - May 18, 2008
156.43 KB Download
MMTC-ISBA Localism Supplemental Comments – Statistician’s Declaration – May 8, 2008
893.08 KB Download
Broadcast Localism Comments – April 28, 2008
176.47 KB Download
MMTC Statement on the GAO Minority ownership Report – April 12, 2008
63.37 KB Download
Multilingual Broadcasting: EAS Summit - February 25, 2008"
88.53 KB Download
Eight Ways to Make the DTV Transition Succeed, January 30, 2008
86.37 KB Download
MMTC Statement on the FCC's Minority Ownership Decision -- December 18, 2007
94.15 KB Download
Minority Ownership Issues Letter - December 11, 2007
94.15 KB Download
Supplemental Comments on Minority Ownership - November 20, 2007
888.67 KB Download
Reply Comments on Minority Ownership, November 1, 2007
319.27 KB Download
Summary of Supportive Comments on Minority Ownership, November 1, 2007
93.57 KB Download
Cluster Spinoffs MMTC Reply – October 5, 2007
83.78 KB Download
Cluster Spinoffs Reply by 48 Supportive Companies and Organizations - October 5, 2007
120.80 KB Download
Diversity and Competition Supporters Comments Presenting 38 Minority Ownership Proposals – October 1, 2007
796.11 KB Download
Comments on Noncommercial Station Ownership Limits – September 6, 2007
40.58 KB Download

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