Public Knowledge

Consumer Groups Cheer DoJ's Move to Block AT&T Acquisition

Stevie Converse — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:18:59 -0400

Full article: TechWorld
Grant Gross
Several consumer and digital rights groups applauded the Department of Justice's opposition to AT&T's proposed acquisition of rival mobile carrier T-Mobile, with critics of the deal saying it would have hurt consumers. Even after AT&T spent millions of dollars to lobby in favor of the deal, the DOJ filed a lawsuit opposing the proposed $39 billion acquisition.

Advocacy Groups Celebrate DoJ's Blocking of AT&T-T-Mobile Deal

Stevie Converse — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:10:52 -0400

Full article: The Hill
Brendan Sasso
Public-interest groups praised the Justice Department’s move to block AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA, saying the decision was a triumph of facts over politics.

White House: We 'Win the Future' by Making ISPs into Copyright Cops

Stevie Converse — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:20:23 -0400

Full article: Ars Technica
Nate Anderson
While ISPs were for years seen more like the "common carriers" of yore, who ran a network and were generally not responsible for policing the uses of that network, government sentiment in key quarters is changing. And not just in the United States -- at the recent high level OECD Internet conference in Paris, the concluding document stressed ISPs' duty to halt bad behavior. But there's a huge, obvious risk to piling up the obligations on intermediaries, who begin taking action against people without court orders and in areas in which they may have no technical expertise.

Public Interest Community Responds to AT&T Filing

Stevie Converse — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:52:35 -0400

Full article: Benton Foundation
Kevin Taglang
After AT&T filed with the FCC its statement regarding its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, the pubic interest community reacted. New America Foundation, Public Knowledge, Free Press and Consumers Union are in agreement that the merger will hurt consumers, limit choice and restrain innovation.

The Internet Strikes Back to Save Net Neutrality

Stevie Converse — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:48:31 -0500

Full article: Public Knowledge
Michael Weinberg
This week, Congress is going to begin to decide if it wants to support the idea of Net Neutrality. On Thursday the Internet will strike back and tell Congress to support Net Neutrality and to vote against that bill. And who is the Internet that will strike back? You.

Public Knowledge Disappointed with FCC Order

Stevie Converse — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:50:27 -0500

Full article: Public Knowledge
The actions by the FCC fall far short of what they could have been. Instead of a rule that would protect everyone, from consumers to applications developers from predatory practices of telephone and cable companies, the Commission settled for much less.

Net Neutrality Fans Pan FCC Order

Stevie Converse — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:10:35 -0500

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
John Eggerton
The FCC came under fire from some Net Neutrality proponents, despite, or perhaps because of, the news that FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski had mustered the three votes necessary to expand and codify neutrality rules for the first time, but in a form it appeared industry could live with. Media Access Project, Public Knowledge, Free Press, OpenMic and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee said they were "disappointed" with "deeply flawed rules that don't live up to the promises of the president or the FCC chairman to protect the free and open Internet."

FCC Is Set to Regulate Net Access

Stevie Converse — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:56:19 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter
The FCC appears poised to pass a controversial set of rules that broadly create two classes of Internet access, one for fixed-line providers and the other for the wireless Net. A wide swath of public interest groups have lambasted the proposal as "fake net neutrality" and said it was rife with loopholes.

Public Knowledge Tells FCC It Must Prevent Harm to Future Programming Competition

Stevie Converse — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:50:35 -0400

Full article: Public Knowledge
Fox's decision to cut off access to its online programming to Cablevision subscribers shows that "the current generation of dominant content and content delivery networks are trying to control the next," Public Knowledge told the FCC in a letter. The incident shows that programmers "are willing and able to limit their online content only to ISPs who are willing to 'pay to play.'"

Telecom Community Gathers for Public Knowledge Awards

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:51:15 -0400

Full article: National Journal
Eliza Krigman
Scads of technology and telecom professionals gathered on Capitol Hill for the seventh annual Public Knowledge IP3 awards ceremony. The IP3 awards recognize individuals who have advanced the public interest in information policy, Internet protocol and Internet Policy.