Free Press: Other staff

FCC Chairman: ISPs Must Disclose Interference with Traffic

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:41:15 -0700

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin once again indicated that the agency is considering requiring Internet service companies to disclose to consumers whether they impede traffic to

FCC Chair Unfazed by Comcast Wall of Nonsense

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:44:31 -0700

Score one for Kevin Martin, the chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission. Clearly, he realizes that Comcast deserves a slap.

Public Access Video on FCC Hearing

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:36:17 -0700

Somerville Community Access Television Executive Director Wendy Blom produced this short video (12 min 11 sec) above from the February 25 read more

Foes Say Comcast Paid to Block Seats at FCC Hearing

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:05:59 -0800

In an apparent attempt to manage the crowd at the Federal Communications Commission's hearing into its network-management practices, Comcast hired Cambridge, MA, locals to wait in line and take up sea

Comcast Facing Backlash After Hearing

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:17:48 -0800

After a hearing into Comcast Corp.'s Internet policies this week, the company faces a backlash of bad publicity and increasing skepticism about the way the telecommunications giant runs its high-speed

Can the State Help Rural Communities in Massachusetts Bridge the Digital Divide?

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:25:20 -0800

First Franklin District State Rep. Steve Kulik (D-Worthington) knows all too well the impact the "digital divide" can have on the quality of life of a Western Mass. resident.

Live Blogging from the FCC Hearing at Harvard

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:47:26 -0800

David Weinberger of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society live blogged the FCC hearing at Harvard on broadband network management practices.

The FCC and ISPs Talk About BitTorrent While Free Press Demands Net Neutrality

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:37:53 -0800

Yesterday I attended the public hearing held by the FCC at Harvard Law School that was addressing allegations lodged against Comcast and other ISPs that they deliberately have (and continue) to delay

The FCC Holds a Hearing on Net Neutrality, and You Are There!

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:05:21 -0800

So yesterday morning over coffee I was doing what most people do over their first daily cup o' joe, which is bring up technorati and see if anybody's talking about me.

FCC Continues to Wrestle with Net Neutrality

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:09:02 -0800

Is unregulated broadband network management a necessary evil, or a Pandora's box brimming with content censorship, excessive bandwidth throttling and a range of discriminatory practices by ISPs?