Articles by Heather Franklin

During Sohn’s third confirmation hearing, Cruz and other lawmakers lied about her record and did whatever they could to keep the FCC’s deadlock in place.

The senseless delay in confirming Gigi Sohn has had severe consequences, especially for communities of color, low-income people and rural residents.

Too many incarcerated people and their loved ones pay astronomical phone rates to stay connected. New legislation could finally bring relief.

We're excited to share highlights of Free Press’ progress in the first 100 days since Biden took office.

The FCC commissioner and broadband providers are pretending that the California Net Neutrality law is jeopardizing veterans’ access to health care.

For years Facebook has failed to adequately curb the spread of hate and dangerous disinformation on its platform. Now it’s facing a reckoning.

When Trump’s FCC destroyed Net Neutrality in 2017, it also undermined its ability to protect our communication rights.

A report alleges that two firms working on behalf of a cable-industry group submitted millions of fraudulent comments in favor of the FCC’s Net Neutrality repeal.

A federal appeals court largely upheld the Trump FCC's destruction of Net Neutrality. But that's not the whole story.

Before the final gavel dropped on the vote in the House, skeptics rang out in a chorus of “What about McConnell?!” To them, we say: challenge accepted.