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WASHINGTON, DC— More than one million Americans want Congress to know that playing politics with public media is unacceptable.

Responding to announcements Wednesday that Republicans in both the House and Senate introduced resolutions to reverse Net Neutrality rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in December, Free Press Political Adviser Joel Kelsey made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – On Monday, MetroPCS, the nation’s fifth-largest wireless provider, responded to charges by public interest groups that its new service plans block and discriminate against Internet content, applications and websites.

Representative Greg Walden (R-Ore.) intends to attach an amendment to the “continuing resolution” in the House that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from using any funds to implement the Net Neutrality rules it passed last December.

NEW YORK — With funding for public broadcasting under attack in Washington, a new report shows how the rest of the world has successfully supported vibrant public media systems.

WASHINGTON — Budget-slashing House Republicans are taking aim at America’s public broadcasting system. The funding resolution introduced today by the House Appropriations Committee would eliminate more than $400 million in federal spending that supports local public radio and television stations and their programming.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama delivered a speech in Marquette, Mich., on Thursday, highlighting a new proposal for wireless innovation and infrastructure.

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski delivered a speech to the Broadband Acceleration Conference touting the value of broadband and the need for continued investment in its infrastructure. He promised to cut the “red tape” that stands as “a significant obstacle to broadband deployment.”

WASHINGTON — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski released his proposal to revamp the Universal Service Fund and a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update its broadband data collection efforts at the agency’s open meeting Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — In a speech to the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation on Monday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined a proposal to revamp the Universal Service Fund (USF), echoing ideas discussed by the chairman last year. A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on USF reform is on the agenda for the FCC’s meeting on Tuesday.