Press Releases

WASHINGTON -- In his weekly address on Saturday, President-elect Barack Obama vowed to "renew our information superhighway" as part of a massive plan to invest in public infrastructure and stimulate America's failing economy.

LOS ANGELES -- On Dec. 6, hundreds of Los Angeles residents from all walks of life will discuss the future of the Internet at a town hall meeting sponsored by InternetforEveryone.org -- a broad-based initiative to connect every American to a fast, open and affordable Internet.

WASHINGTON -- Today, the Federal Communications Commission released the agenda for its Dec. 18 meeting. It includes a Report & Order to reform the rules of cable carriage complaints and help resolve basic process issues for independent and minority programmers who have been denied carriage.

WASHINGTON -- Today, Free Press released <a href="http://www.freepress.net/files/2009techpolicy.pdf">2009 Media & Tech Priorities: A Public Interest Agenda</a>, a comprehensive look at the key media and telecommunications policies President-elect Barack Obama and Congress should implement next year.

WASHINGTON -- This week, advertisements sponsored by Free Press appeared in the classified sections of the <em>Washington Post</em>, <em>Washington Times</em>, <em>Politico</em> and <em>The Hill</em> seeking a new leader of the Federal Communications Commission.

WASHINGTON -- According to news reports, wireless industry trade association CTIA has dropped its legal challenge to the open access conditions imposed on a portion of the 700 MHz spectrum by the Federal Communications Commission.

WASHINGTON -- InternetforEveryone.org -- a public-private sector initiative to connect every American to a fast, open and affordable Internet -- will hold its first town hall meeting on Dec. 6 in Los Angeles.

WASHINGTON -- Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted to approve the unlicensed use of "white spaces" -- empty airwaves between television channels -- to provide high-speed Internet access nationwide.

WASHINGTON -- Free Press is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to require all broadband providers to disclose any practice that monitors or interferes with their customers' Internet use.

WASHINGTON -- A coalition of the nation's leading consumer, media and public interest groups is calling on Congress to support using empty public airwaves -- known as "white spaces" -- to bridge the digital divide and bring Internet service to millions of Americans in underserved communities.