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NEW YORK — Community media, public interest and immigrant rights advocates are calling on the New York City Council to endorse “white spaces” technology that could boost the economy and drive down the cost of mobile phone calls and Internet access.

WASHINGTON — Free Press and the Tyndall Report are teaming up to give thousands of Americans a chance to instantly rate the media’s performance during the four upcoming debates. Using the “Citizens Media Scorecard,” viewers across the country will provide real-time feedback on how well the moderators’ questions reflect the priorities of the nation.

WASHINGTON — On Friday, Comcast released the technical details of its current and future “network management” practices. This disclosure by the nation’s largest cable company was required as part of the Federal Communications Commission’s order last month sanctioning Comcast for blocking Internet users’ access to lawful online content and services.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Local authorities in St. Paul announced today that they will not prosecute journalists who were arrested on misdemeanor charges during the Republican National Convention earlier this month.

WASHINGTON — Comcast, the nation’s largest cable company, must disclose to the Federal Communications Commission the full details of its past and future “network management” practices by midnight tonight.

WASHINGTON — Today Comcast, the nation’s largest cable company, announced it is appealing the Federal Communications Commission’s order punishing the cable giant for blocking Internet users’ access to legal online content.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — On Friday morning, local advocates and independent journalists will deliver more than 50,000 petitions to St. Paul City Hall calling on Mayor Chris Coleman and local law enforcement officials to drop all charges against journalists arrested while covering protests outside the Republican National Convention.

WASHINGTON — Today Free Press, the national, nonpartisan media reform group, called on St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and local law enforcement officials to drop all charges against all journalists arrested while covering protests outside the Republican National Convention.

WASHINGTON — Comcast, the nation’s largest cable company, has announced that it will impose a monthly cap of 250 GB on its customers’ Internet usage.

WASHINGTON — Today, the Federal Communications Commission published an enforcement order punishing Comcast, the nation’s largest cable company, for blocking Internet users’ access to legal online content and services.