Policy Library

This is an updated version of our October 2013 study on how broadcasting companies are exploiting FCC loopholes to grow their empires.

On March 12, 2014, Free Press Action Fund Policy Director Matt Wood testified before the House of Representatives about how broadcasters are evading the FCC's ownership rules.

On Feb. 26, 2014, Free Press Action Fund Policy Director Matt Wood testified before the Senate in a hearing on competition in the wireless market.

Just a handful of companies own almost all of the media outlets in the Bay Area.

This Free Press report shows how companies are exploiting FCC loopholes to snap up TV stations across the country.

The rise of smartphones and the open internet have enabled more people than ever to act as citizen journalists.

More than 35 public-interest, civil-rights and community-based groups sent a letter urging Sen. Claire McCaskill to protect the Lifeline program.

This Free Press report examines policies that could bring consumers more choice and lower prices.

Free Press and other groups urge the FCC to deny a transfer of control to Securus Technologies, one of the nation's largest prison-telephone providers.