The FCC should investigate whether an internal lack...
The FCC should investigate whether an internal lack of diversity led it to not complete the 2010 Quadrennial Review of broadcast ownership rules, said the Washington Technology Project in comments filed in docket 14-50 Monday (http://bit.ly/1s0VwJW). “Neither the 2010 nor…
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2014 Quadrennial review will be able to move forward in a meaningful way unless the Commission considers the extent to which it is itself a discriminating entity,” said WTP in the filing. The federal Office of Personnel Management shows that 79.4 percent of commission hires in 2012 were white, while blacks were 6.3 percent, and Hispanics 3.2 percent, WTP said. The data also shows “significant, two-digit gaps favoring men over women” working at the commission, except among blacks, where it favors women, WTP said. The FCC should investigate whether those disparities affect its policies and “why it believes its own diversity and inclusion standards set an appropriate tone for the industries it regulates,” said WTP.