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Clyburn Again Points to Section 257 on Diversity

FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn again pointed to Telecom Act Section 257 on diversity, this time in a blog post Friday after the Office of Communications Business Opportunities fourth supplier diversity conference held the day before (see 1508200034) and where she…

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appeared. The section tasks the FCC with identifying and removing barriers of entry for small businesses in the provision of parts and services to communications companies. Clyburn said both of the conference's panels "were inspiring and enlightening," and lauded A Unity System CEO Tonee Bell for his presentation to other small-business suppliers. Bell's company manufactures computers and smartwatches and recently landed a contract to supply his devices to Walmart, he said Thursday.