Free Press: NY

Free Press Urges New York City Council to Support Open Internet

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:37:16 -0800

NEW YORK -- Testifying before the New York City Council today, Free Press delivered signatures from more than 4,000 New Yorkers calling for strong open Internet rules. The City Council is considering a resolution (712A-2007) urging the federal government to protect Net Neutrality.

New York City Council Hearing on Net Neutrality

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:57:46 -0800

Start: 11/20/2009 - 10:00

End: 11/20/2009 - 18:00

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The New York City Council Committee on Technology in Government will hold a public hearing regarding the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) six principles of Net Neutrality. This hearing seeks to gain insight into these principles, which the FCC seeks to codify.

NYC Grassroots Media Conference

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:25:27 -0700

Start: 05/29/2010 - 08:00

End: 05/29/2010 - 19:00

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More Information Coming!!! Go to the website to find out about planning and volunteer opportunities. Planning has already begun.

The Everett C. Parker Ethics in Telecommunications Lecture

Tue, 26 May 2009 08:58:53 -0700

Start: 09/30/2009 - 13:52

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The Everett C. Parker Ethics in Telecommunications Lecture was created in 1982 to recognize Parker's pioneering work as an advocate for the public's rights in broadcasting. It is the only lecture in the country to examine telecommunications and the digital age from an ethical perspective.

WNET.org Lays Off 50 More Staff

Thu, 21 May 2009 08:11:13 -0700

Cablevision Goes for U.S. Broadband Speed Record

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:09:17 -0700

In Long Island, 100 Mbps Broadband for $99 a Month

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:41:09 -0700

Personal Democracy Forum

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:01:44 -0700

Start: 06/28/2009 - 23:00

End: 06/29/2009 - 23:00

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The Personal Democracy Forum is the world's largest and best known conference on the intersection of technology and politics. For the sixth year, more than 1,000 top opinion makers, political practitioners, technologists and journalists will come together to network, exchange ideas, and explore how technology and the Internet are changing politics, democracy, and society. Including Free Press Executive Director Josh Silver.

IMAP Preservation Symposium: From Legacy to Frontier

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:45:04 -0700

Start: 04/30/2009 - 23:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

This all-day Symposium is intended as a guided discussion on current trends and issues in collecting, preserving, and providing access to independent media and digital art. Panelists include artists, conservators, curators, distributors and archivists representing the museum, not-for-profit alternative art,commercial distribution, and academic research domains.

Can New York Save Broadband?

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:27:50 -0700