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WASHINGTON — In a flurry of items released today, the Federal Communications Commission under new chairman Ajit Pai curtailed several key consumer-protection orders, reports and proceedings his predecessor, Tom Wheeler, put in place.

Harvard Law scholar Susan Crawford speaks to former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler about Net Neutrality, media mergers and more.

New York State’s attorney general alleges a years-long scheme to defraud consumers.

During his campaign, President Donald Trump called the FCC’s Net Neutrality rules a “top-down power grab,” leading many observers to expect a quick repeal.

If you like your online privacy rights, can you keep them? Under Trump, the chances are grim.

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, Free Press delivered a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging the agency’s new leadership to take serious strides toward closing the digital divide by making broadband more affordable.

Listen to an afternoon of micro-conversations, hosted by WNYC’s Rebecca Carroll, featuring lawmakers, writers, artists and educators. This event was held at the Newark Public Library in partnership with Free Press.

A report that Verizon is thinking about acquiring Charter Communications, which recently acquired Time Warner Cable, has sent heads spinning.

WASHINGTON — On Friday, a coalition of 19 racial-justice, consumer-protection, civil-liberties, and privacy groups submitted a letter urging congressional leaders to reject calls for using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to undermine online privacy protections.

WASHINGTON — The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that Verizon Communications Inc. is exploring a possible merger with cable giant Charter Communications Inc.