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If you are a member of the media and have inquiries, interview requests, or would like to join our press list, please contact Jenn Ettinger at 202-265-1490, ext. 35, or email her at jettinger@freepress.net.

Recent press releases are below. Learn more about our spokespeople here, and download our media kit here.

  • Free Press: Commissioner Pai's Claims About Internet Oversight Distort Reality for Consumers

    October 16, 2012
    WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday, Federal Communications Commissioner Ajit Pai called the agency's ability to oversee Internet access services under common carriage rules a "hopelessly outdated" approach. The remarks continued the debate about the FCC's authority to require Internet service providers to abide by the non-discrimination and interconnection policies that currently govern telephone and enterprise telecommunications networks.

  • SoftBank to Acquire Majority of Sprint-Nextel

    October 15, 2012
    WASHINGTON -- On Monday, Japanese wireless provider SoftBank announced that it would acquire a 70 percent stake in Sprint Nextel.

  • Rep. Markey Announces Support for Declaration of Internet Freedom

    October 11, 2012

    WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, Massachusetts Rep. Ed Markey announced his support for the five principles in the Declaration of Internet Freedom, joining congressional colleagues Sen. Ron Wyden, Reps. Anna Eshoo, Darrell Issa and Jared Polis and more than 2,000 organizations and 75,000 individuals from more than 130 countries.

  • Free Press Pans FCC Decision to Sunset Video-Competition Safeguards

    October 5, 2012

    WASHINGTON -- On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission allowed key parts of its "program access" rules to expire, in a decision that could make it harder for rivals to traditional cable companies to compete. The regulations sunset today thanks to provisions in previous FCC decisions and in the underlying federal law. The Commission previously extended the rules in 2002 and 2007, but decided not to this time.

  • Free Press Statement on T-Mobile/MetroPCS Deal

    October 3, 2012
    WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, Deutsche Telekom and MetroPCS announced an agreement to combine T-Mobile and MetroPCS. Free Press is reviewing the details of the deal.

  • Free Press Report Finds Electoral Coverage in Denver Doesn’t Offset Lies in Political Ads

    October 2, 2012

    WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Free Press released Money, News and Deception in Denver, a report focusing on the five third-party groups buying the most political ad time in Denver, host city to the Oct. 3 presidential debate.

  • Free Press Urges FCC to Use Spectrum Proceedings to Promote Competiton

    September 28, 2012
    WASHINGTON – On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission issued two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking that will determine the agency's path forward on promoting mobile broadband innovation and competition.

  • TV Viewers 'Left in the Dark' About Flood of Political Ads

    September 24, 2012

    WASHINGTON – On Monday, Free Press released Left in the Dark, an analysis of political advertising and local news coverage in five cities — Charlotte, Cleveland, Las Vegas, Milwaukee and Tampa — where ad spending has skyrocketed this year.

  • Public Interest Groups to File Net Neutrality Complaint Against AT&T for Blocking FaceTime on iPhones and iPads

    September 18, 2012

    WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Free Press, Public Knowledge, and the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute notified AT&T of their intent to file a formal complaint against the company. In the complaint, the three organizations will assert that AT&T is violating Net Neutrality by blocking the popular video-conferencing application FaceTime. The groups will file the complaint with the Federal Communications Commission in the coming weeks.

  • Rep. Eshoo Signs Declaration of Internet Freedom

    August 28, 2012

    WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday, California Rep. Anna G. Eshoo joined congressional colleagues Sen. Ron Wyden, Rep. Darrell Issa and Rep. Jared Polis, more than 1,800 groups and organizations and 75,000 individuals from more than 130 countries who have signed the Declaration of Internet Freedom since its launch on July 2. The Declaration has also been translated into more than 70 languages.

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