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AT&T’s Not-So-Secret Veto over 3G SlingPlayer Mobile

May 14, 2009

Modern TV is digital, and it is everywhere - from the laptop to the cell phone to the wristwatch. If it has a screen and a radio, you can probably watch TV on it. Innovations abound in this market. One of these, the Slingbox, redirects cable television signals over the Internet for remote viewing. With the right technology, consumers can watch TV anywhere, any time.

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Michael Copps, Vivian Schiller, Susan Crawford to Keynote Free Press Summit

May 13, 2009

WASHINGTON -- The <em>Free Press Summit: Changing Media</em> in Washington, D.C., tomorrow will feature keynote speeches by Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman <strong>Michael Copps</strong>, <strong>Vivian Schiller</strong>, president of National Public Radio, and <strong>Susan Crawford</strong> of President Barack Obama's National Economic Council.

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Free Press Presents New Policies to Save the News

May 12, 2009

<p class="body">WASHINGTON -- Today, Free Press released <a href="http://www.freepress.net/files/saving_the_news.pdf"><em>Saving the News: Toward a National Journalism Strategy</em></a>, a new report on how the government should respond to the current crisis in journalism.

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Free Press Summit: Changing Media May 14 in D.C.

May 8, 2009

WASHINGTON -- The <em>Free Press Summit: Changing Media</em> on May 14 in Washington, D.C., will feature keynote speeches by Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman <strong>Michael Copps</strong>, <strong>Vivian Schiller</strong>, president and CEO of National Public Radio, and <strong>Susan Crawford</strong> of President Barack Obama's National Economic Council.

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Cablevision Plan Puts an End to Bandwidth Bogeyman

April 28, 2009

WASHINGTON -- Cablevision has announced plans to offer download speeds of 101Mbps and upload speeds of 15Mbps beginning May 11. According to news reports, the New York-based cable company will not impose usage caps or overage fees on this new service.

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Free Press Testifies on Dangers of Deep Packet Inspection

April 23, 2009

<p class="body">WASHINGTON -- Free Press Policy Director <strong>Ben Scott</strong> will testify before Congress today about the dangers of "deep packet inspection," a technology that allows Internet service providers to spy on and control online content.

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Free Press Urges Congress to Investigate Internet Pricing Schemes

April 22, 2009

WASHINGTON -- Free Press has called for an investigation into controversial pricing schemes from Internet service providers like Time Warner Cable, AT&T and wireless carriers <a href="http://www.freepress.net/files/FP_metering_letter.pdf">in a letter</a> to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

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Free Press Calls for National Journalism Strategy at House Hearing

April 21, 2009

WASHINGTON -- Free Press Policy Director <strong>Ben Scott</strong> will call for a national journalism strategy to address the problems in the newspaper industry and promote a vibrant news marketplace at a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.

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