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WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Free Press submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission in response to the agency’s recent report on the ownership of commercial broadcast stations.

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission adopted an order that enables the Wireline Bureau to gather broadband-industry data, allowing the agency to assess the level of competition that exists in the special access market.

WASHINGTON — Activists gathered Wednesday outside the Federal Communications Commission to spread the news about growing opposition to the FCC’s plans to gut media ownership rules.

WASHINGTON — On Monday, Rep. John Lewis, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Rep. Charles Gonzalez and Co-Chairmen of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Reps. Keith Ellison and Raul Grijalva sent a letter signed by 44 House members to the Federal Communications Commission.

WASHINGTON –- On Monday, attempting to respond to a growing chorus of critics, the Federal Communications Commission issued a statement claiming it has conducted its media-ownership review transparently.

WASHINGTON — On Friday, Sens. Bernie Sanders, Patrick Leahy, Tom Harkin, Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray, Ron Wyden, Jon Tester, Al Franken and Jeff Merkley sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski about his proposal to weaken longstanding media-ownership rules.

WASHINGTON — On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission voted to clear space for hundreds of new community radio stations around the country and set the process to begin taking new applications for Low Power FM licenses in 2013.

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, civil rights organizations, unions and public interest groups held a press teleconference to urge the Federal Communications Commission to stop its rush to lift longstanding media-ownership limits.

WASHINGTON — On Monday, Free Press slammed the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to further weaken media-ownership rules.

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission released an assessment of female and minority ownership of commercial broadcast radio and television stations.