Free Press: DISH-Sprint Merger Wouldn't Counter Market Power of Largest Providers

WASHINGTON – On Monday, DISH Network announced a $25.5 billion proposed merger with Sprint Nextel. The offer competes with a move by Japan's SoftBank to acquire Sprint.

Free Press Research Director S. Derek Turner made the following statement:

"These Frankenstein-style mergers among weaker players are no substitute for real competition in the mobile, broadband and video markets. They simply reflect the fact that policymakers have failed to foster competition in those primary markets. Until something is done about the market power that companies like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T abuse daily, consumers will be stuck paying higher bills for mediocre services. No merger at the bottom will do anything to change that reality."

Free Press Action's Craig Aaron Tells House Subcommittee Investigating NPR to Support a 'Renewed and Vibrant Public Media'

In his testimony, Aaron said that “threats to defund NPR based on a perceived failure to cover certain topics or hire certain people strike at the heart of journalistic freedom.”
California Introduces Bill That Would Support Local Journalism by Imposing a Revenue-Based 'Mitigation Fee' on Tech Platforms

Free Press Action calls on state lawmakers to make needed amendments to SB 1327 to prioritize benefits for local, ethnic and nonprofit news outlets.
$200 Million Fine Against the Nation's Largest Wireless Carriers Is Long Overdue

This FCC action should put under greater scrutiny the nefarious practices of powerful phone companies, unscrupulous data brokers and their clients.

Free Press Action's Craig Aaron Tells House Subcommittee Investigating NPR to Support a 'Renewed and Vibrant Public Media'

California Introduces Bill That Would Support Local Journalism by Imposing a Revenue-Based 'Mitigation Fee' on Tech Platforms

$200 Million Fine Against the Nation's Largest Wireless Carriers Is Long Overdue