Press Releases

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.

WASHINGTON — As the Federal Communications Commission crafts rules to safeguard the open Internet and considers whether to approve a $30 billion mega-merger between Comcast and NBC, the nation’s largest cable and Internet company claims it doesn’t need any oversight.

WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) submitted a letter to the Federal Communications Commission Tuesday calling on the agency to deny approval for the proposed merger between Comcast and NBC Universal based on a failure to meet public interest requirements, the likely harm to competition, and the anticipated rise in cable rates.

WASHINGTON – The National Commission for Fiscal Responsibility and Reform today issued its draft recommendations for reducing the national deficit. Those recommendations call for the elimination of all funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the organization that provides funds to PBS, NPR and hundreds of local outlets around the country.

WASHINGTON -- Cablevision subscribers in the New York region missed out on game one of the World Series last night — the result of a spat between the company and Fox that marks its 12th day on Thursday.

WASHINGTON —The Federal Communications Commission has announced a consent decree with Verizon Wireless over secretive data charges levied by the company over multiple years on millions of consumers.