WASHINGTON -- In response to the release of the executive summary of the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan, Free Press Executive Director Josh Silver made the following statement:

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WASHINGTON -- A federal court has upheld regulations that prevent cable TV companies from withholding channels from competing TV providers, including satellite, telecom and smaller cable companies.

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At the bipartisan Digital Inclusion Summit at the Newseum, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn introduced a proposal for a National Digital Literacy Program. And anger about rising cable prices and limited programming options is fueling a citizen’s movement for more competition and a la carte pricing.

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As lobbyists for the largest Internet providers gushed over a National Broadband Plan designed to deliver fast and affordable Internet services to Americans who are currently priced out of the market, one of the largest providers, Comcast, informed customers that it planned to raise its rates even higher. more»

WASHINGTON -- Today, members of the Senate Commerce Committee will examine the pending Comcast-NBC merger.

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