Heather leads Free Press and Free Press Action’s telecommunications campaigns — which include issues like broadband access and affordability, Net Neutrality, network resiliency, and prison-phone justice. She organizes a nationwide coalition of advocates fighting to protect the free and open internet and helps lead the Utility Justice Coalition, a network of nearly 1,000 public-interest groups working on the federal, state and local levels to ensure that people can access broadband, power and clean water. The coalition also works to ensure that those systems are equitable, just and can withstand the climate-change emergency.
Heather earned her B.A. in social thought and political economy and her master's in public policy from University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Expert Analysis
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Too many incarcerated people and their loved ones pay astronomical phone rates to stay connected. New legislation could finally bring relief.
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We're excited to share highlights of Free Press’ progress in the first 100 days since Biden took office.
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The FCC commissioner and broadband providers are pretending that the California Net Neutrality law is jeopardizing veterans’ access to health care.
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For years Facebook has failed to adequately curb the spread of hate and dangerous disinformation on its platform. Now it’s facing a reckoning.
News
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For far too long, too many families have had to choose between putting food on the table and staying in touch with incarcerated loved ones.
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The letter highlights the need to immediately confirm these three nominees to address the critical need for affordable and resilient access to the open internet.
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The agency will remain deadlocked until these vacancies are filled.
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A coalition of more than 30 advocacy groups is calling on President Joe Biden and Congress to fill the vacancy at the FCC.
From the Policy Library
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Free Press Action urges a Massachusetts legislative committee to include the perspectives of media innovators and the public in proposed journalism commission.
Stories
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The Everett C. Parker Award recognizes an individual whose work embodies the principles and values of the public interest in telecommunications and the media.
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Team Internet is a decentralized grassroots campaign featuring nearly half a million activists.
