Press Releases

WASHINGTON -- According to news reports, President-elect Barack Obama will appoint Julius Genachowski as chair of the Federal Communications Commission.

WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday delivered his first major speech on our national recovery, pledging to "put the American Dream within reach of the American people." A major component of this plan, according to Obama, is "expanding broadband lines across America" to give everyone the chance to get online.

WASHINGTON -- Today, an alliance of more than 100 groups, unions, musicians, bloggers and media and technology leaders sent a letter to President-elect Barack Obama calling on his administration to appoint leaders who will reform the media and protect the open Internet.

WASHINGTON -- Today, Free Press released <em><a href="http://www.freepress.net/files/DownPayment_DigitalFuture.pdf">Down Payment on Our Digital Future: Stimulus Policies for the 21st-Century Economy</em></a>, a comprehensive set of proposals that would deploy a forward-looking national broadband infrastructure.

WASHINGTON -- Today, the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> reported that Internet giant Google intends to abandon Net Neutrality and create a fast lane for its own content.

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 -- 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 -- 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.