What began as a click on a Web site became a national day of action in which local community members from Phoenix, Ariz. to Bridgeport, Conn. marched into their representatives’ local offices and urged them to stand up for better media. more»

WASHINGTON -- Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, has announced that it will impose a monthly cap of 250 GB on its customers' Internet usage.

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The courts have ruled on some important issues involving copyrights of recorded music and TV programs. And Internet radio businesses are in danger of shutting down because of high royalty fees.

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The "Big Three" television networks are keeping their convention coverage limited to prime time, highlighting the sad reality of a corporate media that prefer laugh-tracks and the bottom line to political discourse. more»

WASHINGTON -- Today, the Federal Communications Commission published an enforcement order punishing Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, for blocking Internet users' access to legal online content and services.

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Obituaries for municipal Wi-Fi are premature. A closer look at what's happening at projects across the country -- public and private, wired and wireless, big and small -- suggests that it's far too early to start the funeral arrangements. more»

Why do the corporate media have a lock on all new channels that will emerge from the digital TV conversion? And a new Massachusetts law promises to bring broadband to the entire state.

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The U.S. House of Representatives has a chance to do what it would not in 2003: take a stand against media consolidation, which is one of the greatest threats to democracy. more»

Americans of all political stripes are tired of politicians saying the grass is blue and the sky is green. FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell's attempt to portray Net Neutrality as the exact opposite of what it is may go over well at industry-funded think tanks, but everyday people can see through this fear mongering. more»

White space spectrum has the greatest potential to expand and improve wireless communications when paired with mobile devices, like laptops and cell phones. But the powerful broadcasting lobby wants to keep the publicly owned airwaves all to themselves. more»