Policy and Research

Free Press works to ensure people have a seat at the table for important policy debates and decisions in Washington, D.C., and beyond. Below you will find our press releases, filings with the Federal Communications Commission and other government agencies, letters to key lawmakers, reports, information on media and technology legislation and all of our latest research.

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Testimony Before Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
March 20, 2012
Written testimony of Free Press Policy Adviser Joel Kelsey before the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights on March 21, 2012, regarding “The Verizon/Cable Deals: Harmless Collaboration or a Threat to Competition and Consumers?”
Free Press Comments in the 2010 Quadrennial Review
March 6, 2012
Free Press filed comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to water down media ownership limits for local newspapers and broadcast stations.
Free Press Ex Parte Regarding Disclosure Requirements for Broadcasters
February 29, 2012
Petition to Deny Verizon Wireless Spectrum Acquisition from SpectrumCo and Cox Wireless
February 21, 2012
Free Press filed a petition to deny Verizon the ability to acquire from SpectrumCo. and Cox Wireless the last nationwide block of highly valuable mobile broadband spectrum that will be available for the foreseeable future. SpectrumCo. is a Comcast majority-owned venture with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks.
Public Interest Letter H.R. 3309
February 9, 2012

The undersigned groups are united in our opposition to the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act (H.R. 3309) and the FCC Consolidated Reporting Act (H.R. 3310). These bills would severely hinder the FCC’s ability to carry out its congressional mandate to promote competition, innovation and the availability of communications services.
Letter to the FCC Requesting the Agency Make Available Joint Operating and Marketing Agreements Between Verizon and SpectrumCo
February 7, 2012
On Feb. 7, Free Press, the Media Access Project, Public Knowledge and the Greenlining Institute filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission requesting that Verizon and SpectrumCo. make unredacted versions of its joint operating and marketing agreements in its spectrum deal available to parties in the proceeding.
Public Interest Public Airwaves Coalition Paperwork Reduction Act Comments
January 23, 2012
Free Press Asks FCC to Investigate Verizon-Cable Deal
December 23, 2011
Big telco and big cable have struck a deal to work together. That could mean working to fix prices, divide the market and give consumers less choice. We've asked the FCC to join the Justice Department in investigating the companies' proposed joint-marketing agreements, but the companies argue the government has no role in ensuring consumers are protected.
Comments of the Public Interest Public Airwaves Coalition Regarding Online Public File Requirements
December 22, 2011

The Public Interest Public Airwaves Coalition (the “Coalition”) respectfully submits the following comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The Coalition supports the Commission decision to move forward with this important proceeding and for the commitment to bring broadcast disclosure in to the 21st century by creating an integrated public file to be hosted online by the Commission.
Devil in the Details
December 20, 2011
In 2007, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin passed a rule that allowed a given company to own a newspaper and a broadcast station in the same community. The rule went into effect, but public interest groups sued the FCC and the courts threw out the rule in 2011. This report details why lifting cross-ownership bans would be devastating to local media systems.

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Policy and Research

Testimony Before Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights

Free Press Comments in the 2010 Quadrennial Review

Free Press Ex Parte Regarding Disclosure Requirements for Broadcasters

Petition to Deny Verizon Wireless Spectrum Acquisition from SpectrumCo and Cox Wireless

Public Interest Letter H.R. 3309

Letter to the FCC Requesting the Agency Make Available Joint Operating and Marketing Agreements Between Verizon and SpectrumCo

Public Interest Public Airwaves Coalition Paperwork Reduction Act Comments

Free Press Asks FCC to Investigate Verizon-Cable Deal

Comments of the Public Interest Public Airwaves Coalition Regarding Online Public File Requirements

Devil in the Details

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