Press Releases

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission is expected to announce a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on retransmission-consent negotiations on Wednesday that would reportedly put in place a definition of good faith bargaining in cable-broadcast carriage disputes.

WASHINGTON -- Two prominent House leaders registered their concerns with Comcast’s proposed takeover of NBC Universal on Tuesday. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) filed separate letters with the Federal Communications Commission, voicing worries about the consolidation of so much media in the hands of a single company.

WASHINGTON -- Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is expected to introduce a new Network Neutrality proposal today in advance of a vote on the issue at the FCC on Dec. 21.

WASHINGTON – Free Press today called for the Federal Communications Commission to investigate the latest in a series of anti-competitive actions by Comcast, the nation’s largest cable company and residential broadband provider.

WASHINGTON - Earlier today, modem manufacturer Zoom Telephonics filed a complaint at the FCC against Comcast, setting out a string of facts which show that the media giant is restricting consumer access to innovative devices by controlling the approval process for cable modems.

WASHINGTON – On Monday, Free Press released a new report, <em>Restoring FCC Authority to Make Broadband Policy: A Way Forward After Comcast v. FCC</em>. The report outlines the legal case for the Federal Communications Commission to restore its authority over broadband by reclassifying it under Title II of the Communications Act.

WASHINGTON -- Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski expressed displeasure with the Internet pact struck between Verizon and Google last summer, saying he wished they “didn’t do exactly what they did, when they did.”

WASHINGTON — House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) tried to cut off federal funding for NPR by bringing a vote to the House floor today. While the measure failed, this political stunt is part of a larger though unpopular effort to undermine one of America’s most consistently trusted sources of news and information.

WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Free Press filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in FCC v. AT&T, Inc., which will be heard by the Supreme Court on Jan. 19, 2011.

ALBUQUERQUE – It was a full house at the Albuquerque Journal Theater on Tuesday night, as hundreds gathered to share their stories about the importance of the open Internet in their daily lives.