Posts from January 2010

January 29, 2010

This is the sixth and final post in a series of posts by Chris Riley, Free Press Policy Counsel, to summarize the primary policy recommendations made in recent comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission in its open Internet proceeding. Today’s topic: why open Internet rules are in the public interest.

January 29, 2010

The Latino community seems to agree that broadband is vital to our success. Broadband Internet access allows people of color to tell our own stories fairly and accurately, and to pursue educational, occupational and social opportunities that are only available over the Web.

January 28, 2010

This is the fifth in a series of posts by Chris Riley, Free Press Policy Counsel, to summarize the primary policy recommendations made in recent comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission in its open Internet proceeding. Today’s topic: business models.

January 28, 2010

Academic associations tend to be politically conservative.

I don't mean that they revere Ronald Reagan and Milton Friedman, though plenty of scholars do. Rather, each group – representing a field's professors and graduate students – tends to evade controversy, rarely taking a public stance on an issue that might divide the membership.

January 27, 2010

Martin Luther King Jr. said: “We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing-oriented" society to a "person-oriented" society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.”

January 26, 2010

This is the fourth in a series of posts by Chris Riley, Free Press Policy Counsel, to summarize the primary policy recommendations made in recent comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission in its open Internet proceeding. Today’s topic: disclosure.

January 26, 2010

On Friday, The Hill published an attack on our organization Free Press from an industry-funded hit man trying to distract policymakers with hyperbole, character assassination and fear-mongering.

Tim Karr
January 25, 2010

When Mignon Clyburn's nomination for FCC commissioner was announced last year, the news met with mixed reactions from seasoned agency watchers.

January 25, 2010

This is the third in a series of posts by Chris Riley, Free Press Policy Counsel, to summarize the primary policy recommendations made in recent comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission in its open Internet proceeding. Today’s topic: wireless networks.

January 22, 2010

Oh industry groups, let me count the ways we’ve debunked all the misinformation you’ve piled into the FCC’s rulemaking docket on Net Neutrality.

January 20, 2010

This is the second in a series of posts by Chris Riley, Free Press Policy Counsel, to summarize the primary policy recommendations made in recent comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission in its open Internet proceeding. Today’s topic: reasonable network management.

January 19, 2010
The Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) lauds the FCC’s proposed Net Neutrality rules.

As an organization that represents those who play computer and video games in America, we understand that Net Neutrality is a key right for consumers, protecting one’s choice of content, guaranteeing equal opportunity on the Internet and ensuring continued enjoyment and use of the Internet for a v

January 19, 2010

Every Martin Luther King Day, I honor Dr. King’s legacy by watching video clips of his speeches. But it’s not just his speeches I seek out; I tap into an entire archive of black intellectuals and civil rights leaders for inspiration and guidance.

January 19, 2010

This is the first in a series of posts by Chris Riley, Free Press Policy Counsel, to summarize the primary policy recommendations made in recent comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission in its open Internet proceeding. Today’s topic: nondiscrimination.

January 15, 2010

It’s been one amazing week for Net Neutrality. More than 20,000 people filed pro-Net Neutrality comments with the FCC before the docket closed at midnight Thursday night. It was a remarkable outpouring of public support.

Tim Karr
January 15, 2010

They've called us pirates, pigs, lunatics and communists. They've funneled their money to PR firms that spin the media about the "evils" of Net Neutrality -- the principle that protects our online freedom.

January 14, 2010

Last night, I came home to find my cynical, apolitical housemate filing his comment with the FCC in support of Net Neutrality.

January 14, 2010

These days, if a business doesn’t have a Web presence, it might as well bag its brilliant ideas and close its doors. That’s why nearly 100 small business owners have signed a letter to the FCC urging the agency to adopt a strong Net Neutrality rule to safeguard the open Internet.

January 14, 2010

More than a dozen women’s organizations have signed a letter this week urging the FCC to support a strong Net Neutrality rule, and other signatories are still streaming in.

January 14, 2010

For marginalized groups, the Internet is a powerful vehicle for equal opportunity and empowerment. It creates social change by allowing people to speak for themselves without having to convince large media companies that their voices are worthy of being heard.