Help Hispanics get access to broadband, video choices

Posted on: January 5th, 2006
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Internet ]
Knowledge is Power!

“In 2006, Congress will set out to rewrite the nation’s telecommunications laws. And if federal lawmakers get it right, Hispanic Americans, and consumers generally, could have much to celebrate. But if lawmakers misfire, the digital divide could explode into a digital abyss.

Technologically, we are now at the point where at least two companies are likely to be competing in your community to offer you the ”triple play” of television, telephone and high-speed Internet services. There are outdated rules that stand in the way of phone companies providing cable services, and of cable companies providing phone services. Congress should find ways to remove those barriers, but Congress must also preserve those rules to ensure that this great new competition is available to everyone, and not just the wealthy….”

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