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WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the FCC is poised to grant AT&T’s proposed acquisition of DIRECTV. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler subsequently issued a statement confirming that he would circulate for a full Commission vote an order proposing approval of the deal.

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, more than 60 organizations sent a letter to the chairman and ranking member of the House Committee on Appropriations urging them to “remove from the Financial Services appropriations bill Sections 628-630 of that legislation, which threaten implementation of the Federal Communications Commission’s Open Internet Order.”

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the D.C. Circuit denied a motion for stay of the Federal Communications Commission’s historic decision to reclassify broadband Internet access as a telecommunications service.

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.) introduced riders to an appropriations bill that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from using its budget to implement the Open Internet rules and protect Net Neutrality.

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler circulated a proposal to reform the $1.7 billion Lifeline program to ensure that Americans in low-income communities can afford access to high-speed Internet services.

WASHINGTON — Charter Communications on Tuesday announced plans to acquire Time Warner Cable in a deal valued at $56.7 billion. Charter also confirmed that it would acquire Bright House Networks, a smaller cable company, for $10.4 billion.

WASHINGTON — As the sun set on Thursday, activists and Internet users of varying political stripes gathered outside Senate offices across the country and in Washington, D.C., to urge Congress to oppose any reauthorization of the Patriot Act and instead let key provisions that enable NSA spying to sunset on June 1st.

WASHINGTON — Free Press on Friday joined nearly two-dozen advocacy groups and tech-industry leaders to intervene in defense of the Federal Communications Commission’s Net Neutrality order.

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, BattlefortheNet.com launched the “Internet Health Test” to collect data on Internet speeds across the Web. The test is an interactive tool that lets users collect data on whether and where Internet service providers are degrading online speeds and violating Net Neutrality.

WASHINGTON — Free Press on Wednesday filed to intervene in the industry-backed court case challenging the FCC’s Net Neutrality rules. The motion to intervene filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit states Free Press’ intention to defend the FCC’s landmark Feb. 26 vote to reclassify broadband as a Title II service under the Communications Act.