U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn believes that any plan to attack the debt and deficits will  not work unless it includes ways to create jobs. And while the points of his message were worth hearing as always  but it was the method he used that really caught my eye. On Thursday he conducted a Virtual town hall on the site Politic365.com where he addressed  topics such as broadband access, job creation, the Bush tax cuts [...]

If you see the news today you should know that that we are still in the midst of an unemployment crisis. Even though things have improved since the height of the recent recession, unemployment levels still are at an all time high. The areas that appear to be the hardest hit are places with high populations of minorities. North Carolina has seen unemployment rates as go as high as 15% and African leaders have declared [...]

Also You mention the Pew Study but fail to mention how it shows that wireless has been the biggest driver for getting people of color online and how it has elevated our access to timely informatio­n. And how many small businesses owned by people of color have used mobile devices to create new opportunit­ies and grow their businesses­. I know you are just doing your job and I appreciate your passion but I ask that [...]

Joe While i appreciate you putting the issues of people of color center stage I do think you need to give the complete picture here so that people are properly informed. First, T-mobile will not remain on it’s own because it’s parent company has already made comments that it will no longer invest in it so someone needs to acquire it or everyone who works for T-mobile will lose their jobs. I think you can [...]

The latest Pew report was published about Cell phone usage and it continues to show what increasingly more and more people are starting to realize, that wireless is the key driver to closing the digital divide. You can find the report here but all the data points to how mobile broadband is continuing to provide access to minorities to services that they otherwise would not be connected to. IF you look at the chart of [...]

The challenge and the opportunit­y are obvious. As minorities we need to change our perspectiv­e on the opportunit­ies that exist and understand that we can be a part of them. We don’t see ourselves as creators in this internet space only consumers. With the continual growth in the wireless and broadband internet access the barriers to entry are lower than ever. Once more of us recognize both these points we work to better position our [...]

House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith made pitch urging federal regulators to see the benefits of the AT&T/T-mobile merger. He joins a growing list of supporters touting the benefits of the merger to groups that are directly involved in making the decision.   He also make statements question how the opponents looked at the deal  and did not see the benefits. Smith cited specific reasons as to why the opponents should see this merger as beneficial: “Smith, [...]