Free Press debunks old myths about Net Neutrality. And the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy released a groundbreaking report on the future of media.

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The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet has passed the Local Community Radio Act out of committee. This is a monumental leap toward getting local, nonprofit and community groups back on the radio dial. more»

WASHINGTON – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski and Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker will attend a hearing Thursday morning in San Diego to help shape the agency’s national broadband plan. The public event, which is focused on “the transformational change that is resulting from the confluence of mobility and broadband,” was announced less than 48 hours before its scheduled start time.

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WASHINGTON -- AT&T announced Tuesday that it will stop restricting iPhone applications on its 3G wireless network that use Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). AT&T's blocking of VoIP was exposed in August by a Federal Communications Commission inquiry into why iPhone users on AT&T's network were denied access to the Google Voice application.

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WASHINGTON -- Free Press welcomes the release of Informing Communities, a new report by the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy. The report examines the challenges facing media and journalism, the information needs of local communities, and it presents a vision for the future of journalism and the media.

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With product placement in TV programs exploding, public advocacy groups are calling for the FCC to develop rules for clear disclosure for all TV marketing. And broadcasters may be undermining the news and information you receive on your local TV newscast. In an effort to cut costs, some rival broadcasters are merging their newsroom operations.

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WASHINGTON -- Today, Free Press released Digital Déjà Vu: Old Myths about Net Neutrality, a new issue brief that dispels the arguments from big phone and cable companies and opponents of Net Neutrality. The report exposes false claims about investment, regulation, competition and other prevalent issues.

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WASHINGTON -- AT&T filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission on Friday asking the agency to investigate whether the Google Voice application is blocking some calls. In the letter, AT&T misguidedly claims that Google Voice is violating the FCC's Internet Policy Statement, though this statement applies only to Internet access services -- not to applications or Web services.

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The future of an open Internet got a whole lot brighter this week. On Monday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski delivered a landmark speech in which he called for new rules to protect Net Neutrality, the long-standing principle that bars Internet service providers from blocking or slowing any lawful content on the Web.

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It is worth celebrating that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting recently elected a new chairman -- Ernest Wilson III, dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California -- who is ready to move public media into the digital age. more»