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Free Press Letter Responding to FCC Inquiry of Verizon Wireless' Harmful Penalty Fees

Moira Vahey — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:16:00 -0500

Free Press and other consumer groups sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission asking the agency to press Verizon Wireless after the company failed to adequately respond to the agency’s questions regarding the company’s exorbitant early termination fees for mobile phones after they recently doubled from $175 to $350, as well as the company’s alleged practice of billing customers

Media Minutes: August 21, 2009

Candace Clement — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:50:16 -0400

The cell phone industry not only engages in price-gouging, but its anti-competitive practices have left the United States wireless industry lagging behind the rest of the world. And university scholars, city and state government, and private enterprise are working to bridge the digital divide in Chicago.

Media Minutes (2009-08-21)

Candace Clement — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:45:29 -0400

Apple Rejects Google Voice, Plays with Fire

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:00:40 -0400

Full article: Free Press
Josh Levy
Apple's reported decision to reject the official Google Voice app from the iPhone App Store is the most recent in a line of dubious decisions made by the company. In blocking Google Voice and other apps that supposedly "duplicate" existing functions on the iPhone, Apple is playing with fire.

Restricting Consumer Choice

Josh Levy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:34:22 -0400

Sen. John Kerry held a hearing this week in which he asked for the public's thoughts on the current locked-down state of the wireless industry. In a post on SavetheInternet.com, he wrote:

Free Press Questions AT&T's Mobile Video Gatekeeping

Jen Howard — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:40:52 -0400

WASHINGTON -- AT&T is allowing Major League Baseball to stream video live to the iPhone on the carrier's 3G network, but is prohibiting other companies like SlingPlayer Mobile from doing the same.

Free Press Launches FreeMyPhone Campaign

Jen Howard — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:06:40 -0400

WASHINGTON -- Today, Free Press launched FreeMyPhone, a campaign that calls on leaders in Washington to open up wireless networks and promote consumer choice.

Who Really Owns Your Phone?

Sen. John Kerry — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:42:08 -0400

We've got a busy couple of days ahead in the Senate Commerce Committee, but they're exactly the kind of days you've been fighting to see for a long time.