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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.

Want proof that we need to change our media? Look no further than Free Press' thorough analysis of the state of Internet freedom, journalism, public media, election coverage and media ownership.

  • Public Interest Watchdog Letter to FCC

    January 28, 2011

    Several public interest groups filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission Friday declaring they would become watchdogs over the newly merged media behemoth of Comcast and NBC Universal.

  • Net Neutrality: Investment and Economics

    January 26, 2011

    Though the debate around network neutrality is heated and contentious, all sides agree that the abstract quality of “openness” is the defining characteristic of the Internet, and is why the Internet has risen from its original status as an obscure technology to become an essential infrastructure in a matter of years, not decades.

  • Letter Urging the FCC to Investigate MetroPCS

    January 11, 2011

    Free Press, along with the Center for Media Justice, Media Access Project, New America Foundation Open Technology Institute and Presente.org, filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission urging the agency to investigate claims that new service plans being offered by mobile provider MetroPCS block and discriminate against Internet content, applications and websites.

  • Free Press Comments on Empowering Consumers to Avoid Bill Shock

    January 10, 2011

    This proceeding goes to the heart of resolving an increasingly widespread consumer issue: shockingly high bills for wireless communications services. As the Commission noted in the NPRM, three studies of the problem have shown that unexpectedly high charges affect millions of consumers. Immediate consumer protections are needed to minimize further harm.

  • Off the Dial

    December 23, 2010

    Our Off the Dial study shows that media consolidation is one of the key factors keeping female and minority station ownership at dismally low levels. As consolidation cuts back on the already limited number of stations available, women and people of color have fewer chances to become media owners and promote diverse programming.

  • Out of the Picture

    December 23, 2010

    This study examines the devastating impact of consolidation on minority and female television station ownership.

  • FCC PR Outreach on Open Internet Framework

    December 20, 2010

    Email from FCC Spokesman Josh Gottheimer touting Chairman Genachowki's open Internet framework.

  • Open Letter to FCC Calling for Real Net Neutrality

    December 10, 2010

    More than 80 grassroots organizations, consumer groups, civil rights organizations, innovative businesses, technology experts and public interest advocates filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission on Friday, signaling broad support for strong Network Neutrality rules.

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    November 29, 2010

  • Zoom_Complaint

    November 29, 2010

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