We must all continue to look for new ways to create opportunity. We must root out discrimination. We must continue to push to make sure that all qualified individuals get a chance to land jobs, not just the best-connected. That's why I was so disappointed when the D.C. Circuit last month held the FCC rules on equal employment opportunity unconstitutional. Those rules required broadcasters to make an effort to conduct an inclusive search.
Inclusive searches are the foundation of equal opportunity.
If you don't know about the job, it's hard to apply. We must also be forward-looking to find opportunities. We must conduct outreach. Too often, the search for opportunities for minorities and women begins and ends with discussions of broadcast ownership. But the real growth in communications is not in broadcast, but in wireless, competitive local exchange, and the Internet.