Adam Lynn

Morgan Stanley Report on Broadband Pricing Wildly Overblown

Stevie Converse — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:05:01 -0400

Full article: Minyanville
Justin Rohrlich
A new report from Morgan Stanley that warns of skyrocketing cable prices as viewers migrate to the Internet may be overblown. Internet service is very profitable for cable providers, and they can cut programming costs so they will only have to raise the fees slightly. Plus, cable Internet services use just a few 'channels.' So while about a quarter of a cable operators' revenue comes from selling Internet access, they are now only allocate around 3 percent of their networks' total capacity to provide that access.

Who Will Battle Big Cable for Consumers?

Stevie Converse — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:57:07 -0400

Full article: Stamford Advocate
Angela Carella
With the growing number of retransmission disputes, pressure is mounting for the Congress and the FCC to step into the dispute between Fox and Cablevision. But big money from big cable and big networks have so far managed to clog up any true reform to the system.

Free Press's Lynn: What Spectrum Crisis?

Stevie Converse — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:36:18 -0400

Full article: The Hill
Sara Jerome
A media policy watchdog argues that as the White House plans auctions to reallocate certain chunks of spectrum, it needs to be mindful that not all of it go to AT&T and Verizon. He says that there is no evidence that neither AT&T nor Verizon is facing, or will face, a mobile data crunch due to a lack of spectrum.

How Cable Programming Is 'Chosen' -- The Implications for Comcast-NBC

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:14:17 -0500

Full article: StopBigMedia.com
Adam Lynn
If Comcast's proposed takeover of NBC Universal is approved, independent, diverse and groundbreaking programming will become nearly extinct. To understand why, it is appropriate to start with a primer about how TV shows reach our living rooms in the first place.

Free Press Concerned with Verizon Frontier Deal

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:24:48 -0500

Full article: Speed Matters
One of the nation's leading consumer advocacy groups recently voiced concern with the Verizon Frontier deal and its potential impact on rural America. In a recent blog post, Free Press joined the call to close the RMT tax loophole that is enabling the deal to happen.

Free Press Comments on Competition in Video Programming Delivery Market

Moira Vahey — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:28:00 -0400

Free Press filed comments with the FCC for the agencies' annual assessment of competition in the cable and video distribution markets.

Media Minutes: November 14, 2008

Candace Clement — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:24:42 -0500

Verizon Wireless' purchase of rural wireless carrier Alltel has been approved. And public interest groups are concerned about the consequences for consumers. And a new Nielsen study refutes one of broadcasters' main arguments for more media consolidation.

Media Minutes (2008-11-14)

Candace Clement — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:23:52 -0500

Verizon Wireless’ purchase of rural wireless carrier Alltel has been approved. And public interest groups are concerned about the consequences for consumers. And a new Nielsen study refutes one of the broadcasters’ main arguments for more media consolidation.

Consumer Groups Petition for Declaratory Ruling in Section 706 Proceeding

Adam Lynn — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:34:27 -0400

In this July 2008 petition to the FCC, Free Press et al argue that the agency should reconsider the Fifth 706 Report's conclusion that advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion and therefore the FCC is not required to take "immediate action" to rectify this failure.

Initial Comments in Section 706 Proceeding

Adam Lynn — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:08:54 -0400

In these 2006 comments to the FCC, Free Press, Comsumers Union and Consumer Federation of America offer evidence to support the conclusion that the deployment of advanced telecommunications capability is not being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion.