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Washington, D.C. -- Expressing the views of more than 1 million Americans, 35 groups, including Common Cause, Free Press, Consumers Union, the American Library Association and the Christian Coalition, formally asked the House Rules Committee to permit House members to vote on amendments to preserve a free and open Internet.

WASHINGTON -- In a new report released today, Free Press, Consumers Union and the Consumer Federation of America debunk a dozen industry myths and call on Congress to protect the public interest by passing meaningful, enforceable protections for Network Neutrality.

WASHINGTON -- Free Press Policy Director Ben Scott today represented a broad alliance of consumer and other groups from across the political spectrum at a hearing on Network Neutrality before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. The summary of his prepared testimony follows:

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission has launched an investigation of dozens of television stations, for airing corporate-sponsored and -scripted segments on news programs, without disclosing their sources.

WASHINGTON -- The broad, nonpartisan movement for Internet freedom notched a major victory today, when a bipartisan majority of the House Judiciary Committee passed the "Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006" -- a bill that offers meaningful protections for Network Neutrality, "the First Amendment of the Internet."

WASHINGTON - In a letter today to the leaders of the House Judiciary Committee, Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Free Press and Public Knowledge urged adoption of the "Internet Freedom and Non-Discrimination Act" (H.R. 5417) to protect the free and open Internet.

WASHINGTON – Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America, Free Press and U.S. PIRG today pledged their strong support for the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2006." This bipartisan bill introduced by Sens. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) aims to protect Network Neutrality, the fundamental principle that ensures a free and open Internet.

WASHINGTON – A coalition of leading consumer and public interest groups today welcomed the "Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006," a bill introduced in the House Judiciary Committee that would offer meaningful protections under the law for Network Neutrality – the guiding principle that ensures a free and open Internet.

WASHINGTON -- Grammy-nominated musician Moby joined today with Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, to demand that Congress reject upcoming legislation that would allow AT&T, Verizon, and other telecommunications giants to take over the Internet.

WASHINGTON -- Rock group R.E.M. is joining Moby and a growing list of musicians pushing Congress to protect the Internet from corporate takeover by AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and other telecommunications giants.