Press Releases

PORTLAND, Maine -- More than 200 people attended an official Federal Communications Commission hearing on localism Thursday, packing into the Portland High School auditorium to express their frustration with the dwindling number of locally owned radio and television stations.

PORTLAND, Maine -- At an official hearing on localism tomorrow in Portland, the Federal Communications Commission will hear public testimony on the benefits of Low Power FM (LPFM) stations.

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today released a report on "Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy" that urges federal policymakers to "proceed with caution" as they consider the laws and regulations that will shape the future of the Internet. On behalf of the SavetheInternet.com Coalition, S. Derek Turner, research director of Free Press, issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON -- Bipartisan legislation was introduced today in both the House and Senate that would bring hundreds of local, Low Power FM (LPFM) radio stations to cities and suburbs across the country.

As this report documents in detail, conservative talk radio undeniably dominates this format.

WASHINGTON - Members of Congress today expressed their support for the concept of "open access" during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the pending auction of a valuable piece of the public airwaves.

WASHINGTON -- Reacting to a new Free Press study on radio ownership, national women's rights and civil-rights leaders condemned the FCC for failing to address the low number of diverse media owners.

WASHINGTON -- More than a quarter-million Americans have urged the Federal Communications Commission to use a valuable slice of the public airwaves to make Internet access more open, affordable and accessible to everyone. The massive public outcry comes as the FCC prepares to set conditions on the auction of the newly available "700 MHz band" of spectrum.

WASHINGTON - In response to Thursday's announcement that the board of Dow Jones & Co. is considering selling the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., Free Press Executive Director Josh Silver issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON -- Free Press today praised Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) for introducing legislation to improve the quality of broadband data collected across the United States. The "Broadband Data Improvement Act" (S. 1492) would direct federal agencies to measure the availability, speed and value of U.S.