EBB Should Be Main FCC Priority: MMTC CEO

Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council CEO Robert Branson said Thursday that the emergency broadband benefit program and closing the digital divide are the major areas the FCC should be focusing on. Branson succeeds Maurita Coley (see 2105240079). There's “a groundswell of support” for making the EBB permanent, he told a virtual meet and greet, and MMTC should push for it whenever there’s opportunity. He said broadband infrastructure and the digital divide are among MMTC priorities, along with access to capital and privacy.