The FCC unveiled its long-awaited National Broadband Plan. There are many things the agency got right, but it punted on some pressing issues. And the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood has proven it won't be silenced by the Walt Disney Company or any other corporation that peddles harmful products to kids.

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In an age of woefully tame media, old D.C. journos could learn a thing or two from reporters traditionally considered at the bottom of the news industry's barrel. If aggressive paparazzi reporters were on Capitol Hill and Wall Street to hound our lawmakers and CEOs, we might finally get some answers -- and persuade them to actually work in the public's interest. more»

There are a lot of very good things in the FCC's national broadband plan's 376 pages, including pledges to reform the Universal Service Fund and to re-allocate spectrum for broadband. But the plan glosses over some of thorniest problems plaguing U.S. Internet users: High prices, slow speeds and a lack of choices among providers. more»

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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