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WASHINGTON — The Senate is again debating whether to grant retroactive immunity to telephone companies for eavesdropping on American citizens through warrantless wiretaps.

Josh Silver, executive director of Free Press, issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON — The start of the Federal Communications Commission’s highly anticipated public airwaves auction today is shining a national spotlight on the persistent lack of competition and innovation in the wireless broadband industry.

WASHINGTON — Today, Time Warner confirmed its plans to test a new Internet pricing system that would charge higher prices to high-bandwidth customers.

Ben Scott, policy director of Free Press, issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission announced Monday that it was launching inquiries into allegations of blocking and censorship by Comcast and Verizon Wireless. Free Press strongly urges the FCC to act quickly to protect the free flow of information on all networks.

WASHINGTON — Today, the Federal Communications Commission launched an investigation in response to the petition and complaint filed by members of the SavetheInternet.com Coalition calling for an immediate end to the blocking of legal peer-to-peer file-sharing services by Comcast and other Internet service providers.

WASHINGTON — Today, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin announced his intention to investigate blocking of peer-to-peer file-sharing services by Comcast and other Internet service providers.

WASHINGTON — Today, Reps. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) and Dave Reichert (R-Wash.) introduced the “Media Ownership Act of 2007” (H.R.4835) – the House companion to a Senate bill (S. 2332) sponsored by Sens. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Trent Lott (R-Miss.) — legislation that would overturn disastrous new media rules approved yesterday by the Federal Communications Commission.

WASHINGTON — The new media ownership rules passed by a 3-to-2, party-line vote at the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday are far worse for the public interest — and more favorable to Big Media companies — than anything FCC Chairman Kevin Martin previously revealed to the public.

WASHINGTON — Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted to remove the longstanding “newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership” ban that prohibits a local newspaper from owning a broadcast station in the same market.

Josh Silver, executive director of Free Press, issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, released an interim report from the Government Accountability Office highlighting the lack of female and minority-owned broadcast stations.

S. Derek Turner, research director of Free Press, issued the following statement: