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Remarks by Josh Silver, executive director of Free Press, at the <em>Free Press Summit: Changing Media</em> in Washington, D.C.

Remarks by Michael J. Copps, Acting FCC Chairman at the Free Press Summit: Changing Media in Washington, D.C.

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

<p class="body">WASHINGTON -- Today, Free Press released <a href="http://www.freepress.net/files/saving_the_news.pdf"><em>Saving the News: Toward a National Journalism Strategy</em></a>, a new report on how the government should respond to the current crisis in journalism.

Free Press released Dismantling Digital Deregulation: Toward a National Broadband Strategy, a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the failed policies at the root of America's broadband decline.

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.