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WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, key members of Congress announced an end to a legislative process that attempted to provide a short-term solution to problems created by Bush-era deregulatory policies.

Free Press Political Adviser Joel Kelsey made the following statement:

WASHINGTON — Free Press has filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission asking the agency to investigate the growing use of undisclosed commercials in TV newscasts.

WASHINGTON – On Thursday morning, members of the SavetheInternet.com Coalition cooked up a protest outside Federal Communications Commission headquarters in Washington, greeting agency staffers on their way into work with a hot breakfast and an important message: “Don’t Waffle on Net Neutrality!”

WASHINGTON – Today, the Federal Communications Commission adopted an order that brings the potential of white spaces devices closer to reality.

WASHINGTON – Today, Free Press released “In His Own Words: Julius Genachowski’s Vision of Real Net Neutrality,” a brief report using the FCC chairman’s statements to illustrate the elements of a genuine open Internet policy.

WASHINGTON — AT&T filed a letter last week with the Federal Communications Commission claiming its plans for “paid prioritization” arrangements were supported by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the international body that develops and promotes Internet standards.

WASHINGTON – Yesterday the Federal Communications Commission released its proposed agenda for its next public meeting, slated for Sept. 23.

WASHINGTON – Today, the Federal Communications Commission announced it would seek further public comment in its rulemaking on Net Neutrality to further explore issues related to managed services and mobile broadband.

WASHINGTON — AT&T has filed a confusing and misleading letter with the FCC in an attempt to justify charging content companies for priority access to its Internet subscribers.

WASHINGTON — Today, Reps. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) released a report by the Government Accountability Office on the wireless industry.