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Alliance for Digital Equality Statement on Joint Center Forum About Open Internet and the Effects of Regulation on Minority Communities
March 5, 2010Julius H. Hollis, Chairman of The Alliance for Digital Equality (ADE), issued the following statement regarding yesterday's forum on Open Internet, Innovation, and Economic Development, hosted by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies: "I am pleased to see the Joint Center providing a platform for thought leaders to discuss broadband regulation and encouraging thoughtful conversation about its effects on minority communities. As we await the Federal Communications Commission's National Broadband Plan that will give every American broadband internet access, how policies will affect our minority and low-income communities is a critical piece that absolutely must be considered." Full release.