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WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Free Press filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in FCC v. AT&T, Inc., which will be heard by the Supreme Court on Jan. 19, 2011.

WASHINGTON — As the Federal Communications Commission crafts rules to safeguard the open Internet and considers whether to approve a $30 billion mega-merger between Comcast and NBC, the nation’s largest cable and Internet company claims it doesn’t need any oversight.

ALBUQUERQUE – It was a full house at the Albuquerque Journal Theater on Tuesday night, as hundreds gathered to share their stories about the importance of the open Internet in their daily lives.

WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) submitted a letter to the Federal Communications Commission Tuesday calling on the agency to deny approval for the proposed merger between Comcast and NBC Universal based on a failure to meet public interest requirements, the likely harm to competition, and the anticipated rise in cable rates.

WASHINGTON – The National Commission for Fiscal Responsibility and Reform today issued its draft recommendations for reducing the national deficit. Those recommendations call for the elimination of all funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the organization that provides funds to PBS, NPR and hundreds of local outlets around the country.

WASHINGTON — Cablevision subscribers in the New York region missed out on game one of the World Series last night — the result of a spat between the company and Fox that marks its 12th day on Thursday.

WASHINGTON —The Federal Communications Commission has announced a consent decree with Verizon Wireless over secretive data charges levied by the company over multiple years on millions of consumers.

WASHINGTON – Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee are calling for Congress to cut funding for National Public Radio after Juan Williams was fired by the public radio network for comments he made about Muslims on Fox News.

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, Free Press sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging it to weigh the impact of the proposed Comcast-NBC merger on future retransmission disputes. The group argues that conflicts like the one between Cablevision and Fox – in which Fox has blacked out its channels to Cablevision subscribers – will only worsen if the merger is approved.

WASHINGTON – In the wake of the ongoing dispute between Cablevision and Fox over retransmission fees, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) released a draft of a legislative fix aimed at preventing future battles and ensuring that consumers aren’t caught in the crossfire.