Washington, DC -- Today, AT&T sent a letter to the FCC outlining their new approach to Net Neutrality rules. Free Press Policy Director <strong>Ben Scott</strong> made the following statement:

WASHINGTON -- High early termination fees are a major barrier to consumer choice in the mobile phone marketplace and are preventing millions of consumers who want a new carrier from making the switch, according to a new report released on Thursday by the Government Accountability Office.

WASHINGTON -- C. Edwin Baker, a prominent communications law scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, defender of the First Amendment, and advocate for media and democracy, died Dec. 8. He was 62.

WASHINGTON -- Free Press, Consumers Union and Consumer Federation of America today released a <a href="http://www.freepress.net/files/ComcastPublicInterestCommittments.pdf">new analysis</a> of the "public interest commitments" offered by Comcast following the announcement of its merger with NBC Universal.

WASHINGTON -- In response to the Comcast-NBC merger announcement this morning, Free Press and the Consumer Federation of America released a new analysis showing why the deal poses a major threat to video competition that would seriously harm the public interest.

WASHINGTON -- In a speech at the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, identified policy priorities to support the future of news. "This is a policy issue," said Waxman of the current state of journalism. "Government is going to have to be involved in one way or another."

WASHINGTON — On Monday, GE reportedly reached an agreement to buy out Vivendi's share of NBC Universal. The deal would clear the way for Comcast to take a controlling stake in NBCU and open the door to a new era of media consolidation that reaches across content creation and distribution, giving one company enormous power over TV and Internet content.

SAN FRANCISCO -- A motion urging the Federal Communications Commission to create strong Network Neutrality rules will be voted on today by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

NEW YORK -- Testifying before the New York City Council today, Free Press delivered signatures from more than 4,000 New Yorkers calling for strong open Internet rules. The City Council is considering a resolution (712A-2007) urging the federal government to protect Net Neutrality.

WASHINGTON -- The Senate Commerce Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to pass the Local Community Radio Act (S. 592), legislation that would open the public airwaves to hundreds of new Low Power FM (LPFM) radio stations in communities across the country.