Matt helps shape our policy team’s efforts to protect the open internet, prevent media concentration, promote affordable broadband deployment and safeguard press freedom. He’s served as an expert witness before Congress on multiple occasions. Before joining Free Press, he worked at the public interest law firm Media Access Project and in the communications practice groups of two private law firms in Washington, D.C. Before that, he served as editor-in-chief for the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, worked for PBS, and spent time at several professional and college radio and television stations. Matt earned his B.A. in film studies from Columbia University and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. Matt likes watching sports, riding his bicycle and talking about philosophy — just not all at the same time.
Expert Analysis
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The Trump administration is recommending a veto of the Save the Internet Act if that bill reaches the president's desk. And the decision is based on faulty data.
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This deal would harm people of color and all communities and constituencies that rely on having more affordable and open wireless options.
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There have been loads of press reports all falsely claiming that today, April 23, is the day that Ajit Pai’s Net Neutrality repeal takes effect.
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We’re taking the FCC to court to restore the Net Neutrality rules. Here’s what that process will look like.
News
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Free Press VP Matt Wood analyzes the recent court decision upholding the FCC's Net Neutrality repeal.
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Advocates are vowing to fight any potential “bad” Net Neutrality legislation that hypothetically could make its way through Congress.
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Free Press Action VP Matt Wood lamented the court giving the FCC a “pass” and called on Congress to pass the Save the Internet Act.
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"More than 85 percent of voters support the rules that FCC Chairman Pai struck down," said Free Press Action VP Matt Wood.
From the Policy Library
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FCC Filing & Correspondence
Free Press calls on the agency to maintain these rules, which require cable companies to designate a percentage of their channels to unaffiliated programmers.
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Congressional Correspondence
Free Press Action’s Matt Wood submitted these responses to committee questions following the March 12 hearing on “Legislating to Safeguard the Free and Open Internet”.
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FCC Filing & Correspondence
In this reply comment, Free Press urges the FCC to change the definition of cable-franchise fees. This plan would rob communities of millions of dollars.
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Free Press Action Fund Policy Director Matt Wood testified before the Special Committee on Net Neutrality and Consumer Protection.
