Parity for minorities in the media : hearing before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection, and Finance of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, first session on H.R. 1155 ... June 6, 1983

This transcript of a hearing on minority participation in telecommunications includes the text of the bill, H.R. 155; a summary of the bill from the Congressional Record; and testimony and statements from both individuals and representatives of several organizations. Testimony was presented by: (1)...

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Corporate Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection, and Finance
Format: Online Book
Language:English
Published: Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1983
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Summary:This transcript of a hearing on minority participation in telecommunications includes the text of the bill, H.R. 155; a summary of the bill from the Congressional Record; and testimony and statements from both individuals and representatives of several organizations. Testimony was presented by: (1) Karen English, Chicago, Illinois; (2) Janice Engsberg, Office of Communication, United Church of Christ; (3) Charles Hoard, Elmhurst, Illinois; (4) Will Horton, Minorities in Cable and New Technologies; (5) Mark Nielsen, communications committee, Church Federation of Greater Chicago; (6) Ricardo Rodriguez, investment banker, of Howe, Barnes & Johnson; (7) William S. Singer, Chicago, Illinois; and (8) Bernard Williams, Williams Communications, Inc. Additional material submitted for the record includes statements from Wilbert L. Blake (Careerworks, Inc.), Cecil C. Butler, and People United to Save Humanity (PUSH); "Now You See It, Now You Don't: Minority Ownership in an 'Unregulated' Video Marketplace" by Allen S. Hammond; statistics on minority ownership and employment from the National Association of Broadcasters; and a report submitted by Resources, Inc., on minority business involvement in the telecommunications industry. (LMM)
Item Description:Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche
"Serial no. 98-57."
Physical Description:346 p. : 1 ill. ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Bibliography: pages 252-260