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Recent Press Releases:
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May 14, 2009
Remarks by S. Derek Turner, research director of Free Press, at the Free Press Summit: Changing Media in Washington, D.C.
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May 14, 2009
Remarks by Josh Silver, executive director of Free Press, at the Free Press Summit: Changing Media in Washington, D.C.
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May 14, 2009
Modern TV is digital, and it is everywhere - from the laptop to the cell phone to the wristwatch. If it has a screen and a radio, you can probably watch TV on it. Innovations abound in this market. One of these, the Slingbox, redirects cable television signals over the Internet for remote viewing. With the right technology, consumers can watch TV anywhere, any time.
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May 13, 2009
WASHINGTON -- The Free Press Summit: Changing Media in Washington, D.C., tomorrow will feature keynote speeches by Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Copps, Vivian Schiller, president of National Public Radio, and Susan Crawford of President Barack Obama's National Economic Council.
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May 12, 2009
WASHINGTON -- Today, Free Press released Saving the News: Toward a National Journalism Strategy, a new report on how the government should respond to the current crisis in journalism.
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May 11, 2009
WASHINGTON -- Today, Free Press released Dismantling Digital Deregulation: Toward a National Broadband Strategy, a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the failed policies at the root of America's broadband decline.
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May 8, 2009
WASHINGTON -- The Free Press Summit: Changing Media on May 14 in Washington, D.C., will feature keynote speeches by Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Copps, Vivian Schiller, president and CEO of National Public Radio, and Susan Crawford of President Barack Obama's National Economic Council.
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April 28, 2009
WASHINGTON -- Cablevision has announced plans to offer download speeds of 101Mbps and upload speeds of 15Mbps beginning May 11. According to news reports, the New York-based cable company will not impose usage caps or overage fees on this new service.
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April 23, 2009
WASHINGTON -- Free Press Policy Director Ben Scott will testify before Congress today about the dangers of "deep packet inspection," a technology that allows Internet service providers to spy on and control online content.
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April 22, 2009
WASHINGTON -- Free Press has called for an investigation into controversial pricing schemes from Internet service providers like Time Warner Cable, AT&T and wireless carriers in a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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April 21, 2009
WASHINGTON -- Free Press Policy Director Ben Scott will call for a national journalism strategy to address the problems in the newspaper industry and promote a vibrant news marketplace at a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
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April 16, 2009
WASHINGTON -- According to news reports, Time Warner Cable will shelve its excessive Internet penalty fees in all proposed test markets due to overwhelming opposition from consumers.
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April 15, 2009
By Ben Scott, Policy Director, Free Press
We wanted to take this opportunity presented by our friends at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association to give more details about our position on Time Warner Cable’s new Internet pricing model.
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April 15, 2009
WASHINGTON -- The Free Press Summit: Changing Media on May 14 in Washington, D.C., will feature keynote speeches by Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Copps and Susan Crawford of President Barack Obama's National Economic Council.
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April 10, 2009
WASHINGTON -- In response to Time Warner Cable's announcement yesterday that it will move forward with plans to limit consumers' Internet use, Free Press is urging its 500,000 members to voice their opposition to Congress.

