House http://www.freepress.net/taxonomy/term/952 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en Media Minutes Podcast ACM to Testify at House Subcommittee Hearing on Sept. 17 http://www.freepress.net/node/43612 Public Media ACM Alliance for Community Media cable TV hearing House PEG public access TV Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:49:00 -0700 Stevie Converse 43612 at http://www.freepress.net Bill Would End Ban on Photos of Returning Military Dead http://www.freepress.net/node/43369 Afghanistan House Iraq legislation photojournalism Quality Journalism Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:49:55 -0700 Stevie Converse 43369 at http://www.freepress.net After Field Tests, Mixed Signals on White Space Broadband http://www.freepress.net/node/43362 Future of the Internet congress fcc House Save Our Spectrum white spaces Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:15:30 -0700 Stevie Converse 43362 at http://www.freepress.net Yahoo to Make Targeted Ads Optional http://www.freepress.net/node/43191 Future of the Internet congress House House Commerce Committee Privacy targeted advertising Yahoo Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:49:23 -0700 Stevie Converse 43191 at http://www.freepress.net Lawmakers Seek Data on Targeted Online Ads http://www.freepress.net/node/43061 Future of the Internet behavioral advertising congress deep packet inspection House House Commerce Committee Privacy targeted advertising Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:17:52 -0700 Stevie Converse 43061 at http://www.freepress.net In-Flight Cell Phone Ban Approved by House http://www.freepress.net/node/42927 Future of the Internet Save The Internet cell phones congress House Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:36:42 -0700 Stevie Converse 42927 at http://www.freepress.net Barton Issues FCC Reform Draft Bill http://www.freepress.net/node/42887 congress fcc House Joe Barton legislation Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:50:27 -0700 Stevie Converse 42887 at http://www.freepress.net Waxman Wants to Know How Much AT&T, Verizon, Others Receive from Universal Service Fund http://www.freepress.net/node/42789 at&amp;t Henry Waxman House House Oversight Committee Universal Service Fund USF Verizon Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:22:24 -0700 Stevie Converse 42789 at http://www.freepress.net House Committee Seeks Subsidy Information from Large Phone Companies http://www.freepress.net/node/42788 Future of the Internet alltel at&amp;t Henry Waxman House House Oversight Committee Sprint Universal Service Fund USF Verizon Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:14:21 -0700 Stevie Converse 42788 at http://www.freepress.net Markey Still Has Issues with Embarq-NebuAd Test http://www.freepress.net/node/42709 Future of the Internet Save The Internet behavioral advertising congress deep packet inspection Edward Markey Embarq House NebuAd Privacy targeted advertising Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:23:04 -0700 Stevie Converse 42709 at http://www.freepress.net Lawmakers Call on NebuAd to Change Privacy Notification http://www.freepress.net/node/42468 <p><!--Several U.S. lawmakers called on behavioral advertising vendor NebuAd to change its privacy notification procedures so that customers have to opt in for the company to track their Web habits instead of opting out.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/42468">read more</a></p> Future of the Internet congress Edward Markey House Internet advertising NebuAd net neutrality packet forging targeted advertising Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:29:10 -0700 Stevie Converse 42468 at http://www.freepress.net NebuAd Rebuffed by Additional ISPs Due to Privacy Issues http://www.freepress.net/node/42077 <p>One week after Charter Communications voiced concerns about controversial behavioral targeting company NebuAd, two other Internet service providers appear to be distancing themselves from the company.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/42077">read more</a></p> Future of the Internet broadband network management CenturyTel Charter Edward Markey Embarq Free Press House Internet advertising Joe Barton NebuAd net neutrality packet forging Privacy Public Knowledge Robert Topolski targeted advertising Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:25:00 -0700 Stevie Converse 42077 at http://www.freepress.net Reps. Barton, Stearns Ask FCC to Drop Free Internet Idea http://www.freepress.net/node/42060 <p>Two senior House Republicans are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to drop a proposal that the winning bidder of a swath of airwaves offers free Internet services to the public as part of the deal.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/42060">read more</a></p> Future of the Internet Cliff Stearns fcc House Joe Barton Save Our Spectrum spectrum auction Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:44:47 -0700 Stevie Converse 42060 at http://www.freepress.net George Lucas Calls for 'Third Internet' http://www.freepress.net/node/41960 <p>George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars franchise and head of a non-profit group designed to encourage innovation in schools, called on lawmakers Tuesday to create a free, "third Internet" that would be used solely for educational use.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41960">read more</a></p> Future of the Internet broadband access congress Edward Markey George Lucas House Internet USF Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:19:19 -0700 Stevie Converse 41960 at http://www.freepress.net Dems Who Flipped on FISA Immunity See More Telecom Cash http://www.freepress.net/node/41952 <p>House Democrats who flipped their votes to support retroactive immunity for telecom companies in last week’s FISA bill took thousands of dollars more from phone companies than Democrats who consistently voted against legislation with an immunity provision, according to an <a href="http://www.maplight.org/FISA_June08">analysis by MAPLight.org</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41952">read more</a></p> Future of the Internet at&amp;t congress contributions FISA House illegal spying on Americans Privacy spying telco immunity Verizon Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:01:23 -0700 Stevie Converse 41952 at http://www.freepress.net Markey Tells ISPs to Wait on Online-Ad-Service Technology http://www.freepress.net/node/41927 <p>House Telecommunications &amp; Internet Subcommittee chairman Ed Markey (D-Mass.) told cable operators and other broadband providers to hold off implementing ad-service technology similar to what Charter Communications was planning to use from online-ad network NebuAd.</p> <p>That came after Charter officially pulled the plug, for now, on testing that service in four markets.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41927">read more</a></p> Future of the Internet broadband network management Charter congress Edward Markey Free Press Gigi Sohn House Internet advertising Jeff Chester NebuAd net neutrality packet forging Privacy Public Knowledge targeted advertising Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:28:31 -0700 Stevie Converse 41927 at http://www.freepress.net House Approves Surveillance Bill, Protects Telecoms http://www.freepress.net/node/41861 <p>The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would continue a controversial surveillance program at the U.S. National Security Agency with limited court oversight, while likely ending lawsuits against telecommunications carriers that participated in the program.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41861">read more</a></p> at&amp;t civil liberties congress FISA Fourth Amendment House illegal spying on Americans Privacy Sprint telco immunity Verizon Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:33:57 -0700 Stevie Converse 41861 at http://www.freepress.net Low Power to the People http://www.freepress.net/node/41843 <p>Money talks on the radio. The airwaves are full of voices backed by the millions of dollars it takes to buy a commercial radio station. Clear Channel Communications, for example, owns more than 1,200 of them. But how do America's smaller, average-income voices get heard?</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41843">read more</a></p> Public Media congress Edward Markey House John McCain Local Radio Now Low-power FM LPFM Radio Senate TOUCH-FM Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:54:57 -0700 Stevie Converse 41843 at http://www.freepress.net House Approves Unconstitutional Surveillance Legislation http://www.freepress.net/node/41819 <p>Following a vote in the House of Representatives sanctioning warrantless wiretapping and handing immunity to telecommunications companies for their role in domestic spying, the American Civil Liberties Union expressed outrage at representatives who voted for the unconstitutional legislation. The bill, H.R.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41819">read more</a></p> civil liberties FISA House illegal spying on Americans Privacy spying wiretapping Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:06:31 -0700 Stevie Converse 41819 at http://www.freepress.net Markey Introduces Bipartisan Telecom Accessibility Bill http://www.freepress.net/node/41814 <p>Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet today introduced the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act to enhance access to broadband technology and services for persons with disabilities. Rep. Heather A. Wilson (R-NM) joined Rep. Markey as an original co-sponsor of the bill.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41814">read more</a></p> Future of the Internet 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act broadband congress Edward Markey House Internet legislation Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:59:16 -0700 Stevie Converse 41814 at http://www.freepress.net