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Carlos Gutierrez, Dep. Director & General Counsel
Oct 10, 20223 min read
Mobile Internet Keeps the LGBT Community Connected
Every day, LGBTQ+ individuals turn to the internet for their basic needs – and to know they are not alone. Often, the internet is where...
LGBT Tech Team
Apr 27, 20222 min read
The Spectrum Pipeline Can’t Run Dry for the LGBTQ Community
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, internet connection proved a vital lifeline for LGBTQ individuals at a time when traditional meeting...
Kristen Kelley
Jun 18, 20211 min read
LGBT Tech & PowerOn Host Webinar on Emergency Broadband Benefit: How to Get LGBTQ+ Clients Online
On June 8th, LGBT Tech held the webinar “How to Get Our Community Members Online with a $50 Credit Towards Internet Service” featuring...
Carlos Gutierrez, Dep. Director & General Counsel
Feb 9, 20213 min read
Internet Access Must Be a Cornerstone of the Biden Technology Agenda in 2021
In just a few short months in 2020, daily life for all Americans underwent a profound transformation. Today, as a result, we live in a...
LGBT Tech
Dec 14, 20201 min read
LGBT Tech's Ellie Bessette Appointed to FCC's Consumer Advisory Committee
Earlier this month, LGBT Tech's PowerOn Program Manager Ellie Bessette was appointed to a two-year term on the Federal Communications...
LGBT Tech
Nov 19, 20203 min read
Making Telehealth Work for All Americans, Especially LGBTQ
This blog was updated on December 14 to reflect LGBT Tech's support of the Advancing America’s Interests Act of 2020, H.R. 8037. The...
Carlos Gutierrez, Dep. Director & General Counsel
Oct 13, 20203 min read
Staying the Course on 5G Development and Deployment
LGBT Tech has long supported efforts at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to bring 5G technology to the market as efficiently...
Carlos Gutierrez, Dep. Director & General Counsel
Sep 16, 20202 min read
All Communities Deserve the Benefits of Connectivity: The Ball is in Congress’ Court
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear how important access to high-speed internet is everyone in America. However, it has also exposed...
LGBT Tech
Aug 12, 20201 min read
LGBT Tech Signs on to Lifeline Letter
On August 9, the United Church of Christ, OC Inc., the National Consumer Law Center and the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet...
LGBT Tech
Jul 8, 20202 min read
LGBTQ+ Americans Need Universal Broadband
For LGBTQ+ individuals, the internet has always been a critically important tool that allows access to vital resources—from education to...
Carlos Gutierrez, Dep. Director & General Counsel
Jan 27, 20202 min read
The potential of 5G to reduce the digital divide
There have been a slew of stories coming out of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year about new and advanced cutting-edge...
Dee Williams
Dec 17, 20192 min read
Chris Wood Speaks On-Air About LGBTQ+ Issues and Technology
On October 17, 2019, Executive Director, Chris Wood spoke on DC radio station WJFK to discuss the work of LGBT Tech and PowerOn. In this...
LGBT Tech Team
Jul 9, 20191 min read
FCC Connected Care Vote
Tomorrow, July 10, the Federal Communications Commission will vote on a proposed rulemaking to establish a new $100 million “Connected...
Carlos Gutierrez, Dep. Director & General Counsel
Jul 3, 20192 min read
The FCC’s Connected Care Pilot Program Has the Potential to Greatly Improve the Lives of Low Income
FCC Commissioner Carr announced that the FCC will be voting at its July 10th meeting to advance a $100 million Connected Care Pilot...
Carlos Gutierrez - Deputy Director &
Apr 18, 20193 min read
5G Deployment and the LGBTQ Community
At a White House event on Friday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced that the FCC is auctioning off more 5G spectrum than ever. ...
Carlos Gutierrez, Dep. Director & General Counsel
Nov 16, 20181 min read
DC City Council 5G Roundtable
LGBT Tech submitted information regarding 5G small cell implementation in Washington D.C. Click below to view the entire article.
Carlos Gutierrez - Deputy Director & General
Jun 29, 20181 min read
5G Technologies Crucial to Closing the Digital Divide
Yesterday Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. and chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, introduced the STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act with...
Christopher Wood, Executive Director, LGBT Tech
Apr 18, 20182 min read
The U.S. Must keep Up in 5G and Broadband Technologies to Stay Globally Competitive
This week Analysys Mason released a report detailing the global race that the United States is in with regards to 5G speeds and although...
LGBT Tech Team
Mar 21, 20182 min read
Let’s Keep Up the 5G Momentum
As the nation’s leading organization advocating for LGBTQ interests in the technology sector, the LGBT Technology Partnership believes...
LGBT Tech
Nov 1, 20177 min read
5G and the Technology Needed to Deploy It
As we kick off the discussion around 5G and Small Cells in the final 2017 Moving The Conversation Forward Event - No Community Left...
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