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COLLEGE STATION — On Tuesday in College Station, Texas, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai held a public meeting on the agency’s open Internet proceeding. Approximately 100 people attended the event, including dozens who participated in a Net Neutrality rally prior to the forum.

WASHINGTON — On Friday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler claimed he was “in agreement” with President Obama on the issue of Net Neutrality, even though his proposed rules would clear the way for tiered, pay-for-priority Internet access.

On Tues., Oct. 21, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai will convene a forum on the issue at Texas A&M University in College Station. Net Neutrality supporters will rally right before the event to stand up for strong open Internet protections.

WASHINGTON — During a question-and-answer session in Santa Monica, Calif., on Thursday, President Barack Obama voiced his strong support for Net Neutrality and his opposition to the sort of pay-for-priority plan put forward by his appointed chair to the FCC.

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission convened a roundtable on the economics of broadband. Free Press research shows that nondiscrimination rules — and other common-sense, common-carriage safeguards — would not harm broadband investment or broadband providers.

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, Free Press filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission to deny AT&T’s proposed merger with DIRECTV, stating that the deal harms the public interest.

WASHINGTON — On Monday, Free Press told the Federal Communications Commission that Title II reclassification is a light-touch regulatory approach that will promote investment and restore legal clarity to efforts to protect Net Neutrality.

In time for the Sept. 15 deadline, groups representing communities of color called on FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to use the agency’s Title II authority to reclassify broadband as a common-carrier service.

PHILADELPHIA — On Sept. 15, Internet freedom supporters will gather outside Comcast headquarters to demand real protections for Net Neutrality and a rejection of Comcast’s proposed merger with Time Warner Cable.

NEW YORK — On Sept. 15, Internet freedom supporters will gather in City Hall Park to demand real protections for Net Neutrality and a rejection of Comcast’s proposed merger with Time Warner Cable.

The rally, organized by Free Press and its allies, will urge the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules that would prevent broadband providers like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon from discriminating against online content and services.