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AT&T, T-Mobile and Unions: Our View
Craig Aaron
March 28, 2011
Here at Free Press, we see a lot of problems with AT&T’s proposed takeover of T-Mobile. The massive merger will eliminate competition in an already concentrated wireless market. It would leave two behemoths — Verizon and the newly bloated AT&T — in control of nearly 80 percent of that market, with Sprint a distant third.
Net Neutrality Haters Love FCC's Rules
Craig Aaron
December 20, 2010
How appropriate that the Federal Communications Commission has picked the darkest day of the year to vote on its new Net Neutrality rules.
FCC Chairman Genachowski Needs to Speak Up
Craig Aaron
August 11, 2010
On Monday, Google and Verizon made it official: Forget "Don't Be Evil" — they're planning a massive corporate takeover of the Internet.
Google-Verizon Pact: It Gets Worse
Craig Aaron
August 10, 2010
So Google and Verizon went public yesterday with their "policy framework" -- better known as the pact to end the Internet as we know it.
Barton Apologizes to AT&T for Free and Open Internet
Craig Aaron
June 17, 2010
Joe Barton is really, really sorry.
Internet Freedom and Internet Shills
Craig Aaron
Josh Silver
January 26, 2010
On Friday, The Hill published an attack on our organization Free Press from an industry-funded hit man trying to distract policymakers with hyperbole, character assassination and fear-mongering.
Net Neutrality Is a Good Investment
Craig Aaron
October 22, 2009
In the run-up to the release of the Federal Communication Commission’s proposed new Network Neutrality rules on Thursday, phone and cable lobbyists and their proxies have been hammering lawmakers, regulators and the press with unsubstantiated claims about the “unintended consequences” of FCC action.
Is America Still a Beacon for Press Freedom?
Craig Aaron
October 27, 2008
The United States of America — land of the free, home of the First Amendment — is supposed to be a beacon for the rest of the world. So where do we stand in the latest global rankings of press freedom?Thirty-sixth.That’s not a typo. It’s a national disgrace.

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