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WASHINGTON – Today, four key senators, including Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet; Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.); Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.); and Sen.

WASHINGTON – Free Press filed comments on Monday supporting the Federal Communications Commission’s proposed changes to improve CableCARD rules for TV set-top boxes. In 1996, Congress ordered the FCC to implement rules to allow third-party devices like TiVo access to cable video streams, in order to compete in the set-top box market.

WASHINGTON – In an effort to increase competition in the wireless broadband market, the Federal Communications Commission is proposing rules that will require wireless carriers to negotiate data roaming agreements with their competitors on reasonable terms. Free Press encourages the FCC’s actions and filed supportive comments in the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking today.

WASHINGTON – In response to today’s announcement that an industry group had formed to examine network management practices, Free Press Policy Counsel M. Chris Riley made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – In a House Appropriations Committee hearing Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski was questioned about the agency’s authority over broadband, and it was suggested that the FCC wait for Congress to pass a law outlining its oversight powers.

WASHINGTON — Free Press voiced support today for proposed efforts by the Federal Communications Commission to reform its own system for independent presentations, known as the ex parte process.

WASHINGTON — Today, Free Press released a new issue brief that sets the record straight on the Federal Communications Commission’s move to modernize its broadband policy framework.

WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission announced today it will hold a public workshop on the proposed Comcast-NBC Universal merger. The workshop will be held July 13 in Chicago, and FCC Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Michael Copps are expected to attend.

WASHINGTON – AT&T today announced it will end its unlimited data plans in favor of a tiered pricing system. The announcement comes at a time when the company’s investments as a percentage of its revenues are steadily declining, indicating that AT&T is choosing to manage scarcity and ration its network, rather than build to meet users’ needs.

WASHINGTON – On a call with bloggers Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) affirmed her support for Net Neutrality, universal broadband access and “reclassification” that would restore Federal Communications Commission authority over Internet service providers.