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WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association announced that Michael Powell, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, would take over as its president following the departure of Kyle McSlarrow.

WASHINGTON — AT&T, the nation’s second largest broadband service provider, announced it will soon impose on its customers monthly usage caps and penalties for exceeding those caps.

WASHINGTON—Today at the Federal Communications Commission, Free Press, along with Public Knowledge, Consumers Union, Media Access Project and the Open Technology Initiative of the New America Foundation, filed a petition to deny the proposed sale of spectrum licenses from Qualcomm to AT&T.

WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, National Public Radio announced the resignation of President and CEO Vivian Schiller.

WASHINGTON — The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet voted Wednesday to move forward with a congressional “resolution of disapproval” of the Federal Communications Commission’s Net Neutrality rules adopted in December.

WASHINGTON — Free Press Research Director S. Derek Turner will testify on Thursday on behalf of the Free Press Action Fund and the SavetheInternet.com coalition before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, Free Press announced that President and CEO Josh Silver will be stepping down from his role leading the national, nonpartisan, nonprofit media reform group. Craig Aaron, currently the managing director, will become the new president and CEO in mid-April.

WASHINGTON – Senators Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) introduced a bill Friday that would eliminate federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. DeMint also attacked public broadcasting in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published the same day.

WASHINGTON — In its March open meeting Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on reforms to the Universal Service Fund’s Lifeline and Link-Up programs. Lifeline and Link-Up provide discounts on monthly service and initial installation or activation fees for telephone service to income-eligible consumers.

WASHINGTON — In its March open meeting on Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the issue of retransmission consent.