Joel Kelsey

News

• FCC Approves Verizon-Cable Deal; Consumers Face Dwindling Competition

  August 23, 2012

  On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission voted 5-0 to approve Verizon’s deal to acquire spectrum from a consortium of the nation’s largest cable companies. The FCC put several conditions on its approval of the deal. The Department of Justice signed off on the deal last week.

  Press Release

  Media Consolidation

• Verizon-Cable Deal on the Cusp of Completion

  August 16, 2012

  WASHINGTON – On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced that it would allow Verizon’s deals to buy spectrum from a consortium of the nation's largest cable companies to move forward. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski also announced he would circulate an order approving the deal to the other four commissioners for a vote. In its consent decree, the DoJ placed limits on Verizon and SpectrumCo’s deals to cross-market each other’s services.

  Press Release

  Media Consolidation, Free & Open Internet

• The Cable Act at 20: Free Press Urges Congress to Keep the Focus on Consumers

  July 24, 2012

  On Tuesday, the Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing to consider the history and the continued importance of federal laws designed to protect people who subscribe to cable television, satellite or other such multichannel video packages.

  Press Release

• Verizon Deal with T-Mobile Deserves Careful Scrutiny

  June 25, 2012

  WASHINGTON – On Monday, Verizon and T-Mobile announced a deal to exchange specific AWS licenses in markets across the nation.

  Press Release

  Free & Open Internet, Internet Access, Media Consolidation