MMTC presents Hon. Mignon L. Clyburn, first African American woman commissioner and first woman FCC chair, with its highest honor, the Everett C. Parker Lifetime Achievement Award. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, other FCC commissioners, and FCC senior staff deliver remarks addressing FCC priorities to expand access to capital and opportunities. Commissioners discuss spectrum policy, incubators, net neutrality, broadband deregulatory initiatives, and other issues before the Commission.
Welcome:
- Ronald Johnson, Chair and Treasurer, MMTC Board of Directors
Invocation:
- Bishop Steven Smith, Executive Director of the Media and Telecommunications Project and Public Policy Institute, RainbowPUSH Coalition
Moderator:
- Deborah Taylor Tate, Former Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission; Executive Director, Tennessee Supreme Court Office of the Courts; Vice Chair, MMTC Board of Directors
Remarks:
- Ajit Pai, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission (Via Video)
- Brendan Carr, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
- Michael O’Rielly, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
Presentation of Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award:
Awardee:
- Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
- Accepted by: Allison May, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Presentation of Everett C. Parker Lifetime Achievement Award:
Awardee:
- Mignon L. Clyburn, Former Commissioner and Acting Chairwoman, Federal Communications Commission
Presenters:
- Tyrone Brown, Former Commissioner, FCC; Consulting Counsel, Wiley Rein
- Brent Wilkes, Former President and CEO, LULAC
- James Clyburn, Member, U.S. House of Representatives