All Content by and about S. Derek Turner

Free Press Filing on Broadband Meeting with Commissioner Starks

June 11, 2021

This filing documents a meeting Free Press held with members of FCC Commissioner Starks’ office about a Free Press report on the rising cost of internet access.

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FCC Filing & Correspondence

Internet Access
AT&T/Verizon Lobby Keeps Claiming That Home-Internet Prices Are Dropping

May 28, 2021

U.S. government data shows that home-internet customers pay more each year, but cable and telecom lobbies keep claiming that broadband prices are getting lower.

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Internet Access
Free Press Rebuts USTelecom's Latest Flawed and Misleading Claims on Broadband Prices

May 27, 2021

The report from industry lobbying group USTelecom denies the reality that people in the United States are paying more for internet service.

Press Release

Internet Access
Good News: Mass. Muni Fiber Spared from FCC RDOF Blunder

May 26, 2021

During the late 2010s, 21 rural Massachusetts towns voted to build their own fiber networks. A broken process from the Trump FCC nearly imperiled these networks.

Insights & Opinions

Internet Access
Internet Prices Kick Off Washington Brawl

May 14, 2021

President Biden's promise to cut the price of internet bills has provoked a fierce lobbying campaign from cable and telecom companies.

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Internet Access
Ajit Pai Promised Cheaper Internet. Real Prices Rose 19 Percent Instead

May 7, 2021

A Free Press report shows that home-internet prices rose four times faster than inflation during the Trump era.

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Internet Access
Free Press Pricing Report Exposes the Spiraling Cost of Internet Access During the Trump Era

May 6, 2021

This comprehensive report exposes the details on pricing and profits that the U.S. broadband industry doesn’t want people to know.

Press Release

Internet Access
Free Press Report: Prices Too High and Rising

May 6, 2021

This Free Press study offers a comprehensive look at the skyrocketing cost of internet access in the United States.

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Research Report

Internet Access
'Price Too High and Rising': New Report Blasts Broadband Industry for Fueling Digital Divide

May 6, 2021

A Free Press report details how ISPs, through hiked prices and disappearing lower-priced offerings, is exacerbating the digital divide.

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Internet Access
Free Press Action Statement on March 12 Judiciary Hearing

March 12, 2021

Free Press Action filed a statement for the record related to the March 12 House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee hearing on "Saving the Free and Diverse Press."

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Congressional Correspondence

Future of Journalism, Media Accountability, Press Freedom, Public Media, Diversity in Media Ownership