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Net Neutrality Protesters Face FCC Chairman Ajit Pai
Amy Kroin
March 23, 2017
This morning, more than a dozen protesters from Free Press, Demand Progress, Open Media, Popular Resistance and Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press took a stand for Net Neutrality at the FCC.
Dear Ajit Pai: The People Have Spoken
Collette Watson
March 22, 2017
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is jeopardizing opportunities for millions of low- and fixed-income households to connect to the internet. But there's a chance to fight back.
The Resistance Must Be Digitized
Joseph Torres
Malkia Cyril
March 16, 2017
In January, Trump appointed Ajit Pai as the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. In so doing he found someone who shares his disdain for popular democracy, privacy rights, the truth and the poor.
Is AT&T Discriminating Against Low-Income Communities in Cleveland?
Dana Floberg
March 14, 2017
A new report suggests that AT&T has withheld important fiber upgrades from more impoverished areas of Cleveland, leaving low-income communities with outdated technology and severely restricted broadband speeds.
The FCC and Congress Are Messing With Your Privacy
Amy Kroin
March 9, 2017
Both FCC Chairman Pai and a group of Republican senators are taking aim at landmark broadband-privacy rules.
FCC Chairman Pai Needs to Stop Blocking Opportunities for Low-Income People to Get Online
Jessica J. González
March 7, 2017
Last year the FCC took an important step toward bridging the digital divide by updating its Lifeline program. But Trump’s FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, has taken steps to limit this program.
Will Donald Trump Allow Wealthy Elites to Call the Shots?
Dana Floberg
Jessica J. González
March 2, 2017
Last week the Business Roundtable, a collection of millionaire CEOs who work to influence policy in their own self-interest, sent a letter urging the White House to dismantle important consumer protections that are inconvenient to their business ventures.
Racial Justice Leaders Mark the Two-Year Anniversary of the Net Neutrality Rules
Dana Floberg
March 1, 2017
Activists and policymakers celebrated this important milestone — and took note of the fights that lie ahead.
Fighting Trump's Demolition Team
Amy Kroin
February 27, 2017
Since taking office Trump has violated the basic rights of millions of people across the nation and around the world. Our 100 Days of Disruption campaign is designed to push back.
Nearly 200,000 People Urge the FCC to Protect Net Neutrality
February 23, 2017
Free Press joined with allies this morning to deliver these messages to the FCC.

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