Press Releases

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has signed into law the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, unleashing $7.2 billion to expand broadband access and adoption. The law attaches open Internet conditions to broadband funds and directs the Federal Communications Commission to produce a national broadband plan.

WASHINGTON -- The economic stimulus package passed by Congress allocates $7.2 billion for broadband and includes open Internet conditions.

WASHINGTON -- The Senate passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, legislation that allocates $7 billion toward broadband stimulus. Like the House version passed late last month, the Senate bill places important openness conditions on new broadband networks to be built with public dollars.

WASHINGTON -- According to news reports, two cable companies, Time Warner and Charter Communications, are expected to implement new plans to cap customers' Internet use.

WASHINGTON -- InternetforEveryone.org -- a national initiative of groups that are working to bring the benefits of a fast, affordable and open Internet connection to everyone in America -- will hold its second town hall meeting on March 7 in Durham, N.C.

WASHINGTON -- Today, the House passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, legislation that places important speed and openness conditions on new broadband networks to be built with billions in public dollars.

WASHINGTON -- Cox Communications, the nation's third-largest cable company, today announced that in February it will begin testing new network management practices that degrade traffic the company deems not "time sensitive."

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama today designated Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps as acting chair of the agency.

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission is investigating concerns that Comcast's new network management practices degrade the sound quality of competing voice services but leave the company's own Digital Voice service unaffected.

WASHINGTON -- Free Press is calling on Congress to attach public service conditions and accountability to the broadband stimulus funds allocated in the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009," previewed in a release from the House Appropriations Committee.