Press Releases

WASHINGTON -- The <em>Free Press Summit: Changing Media</em> on May 14 in Washington, D.C., will feature keynote speeches by Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman <strong>Michael Copps</strong>, <strong>Vivian Schiller</strong>, president and CEO of National Public Radio, and <strong>Susan Crawford</strong> of President Barack Obama's National Economic Council.

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.

<p class="body">WASHINGTON -- Free Press Policy Director <strong>Ben Scott</strong> 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.

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 <a href="http://www.freepress.net/files/FP_metering_letter.pdf">in a letter</a> to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

WASHINGTON -- Free Press Policy Director <strong>Ben Scott</strong> 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.

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.

WASHINGTON -- The <em>Free Press Summit: Changing Media</em> on May 14 in Washington, D.C., will feature keynote speeches by Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman <strong>Michael Copps</strong> and <strong>Susan Crawford</strong> of President Barack Obama's National Economic Council.

<b>By Ben Scott, Policy Director, Free Press</b> We wanted to take this opportunity presented by our <a href="http://www.cabletechtalk.com/tech-discussions/2009/04/15/on-testing-consumption-based-pricing-models/">friends</a> at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association to give more details about our position on Time Warner Cable’s new Internet pricing model.

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.

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission launched its "national broadband plan" to bring high-speed Internet to all Americans. The FCC must develop this comprehensive strategy for Congress by Feb. 17, 2010, as part of the $7.2 billion broadband stimulus portion of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.