Jennifer Yeh

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The Decision in Verizon vs. FCC: A Legal Analysis
Jennifer Yeh
January 14, 2014
Today the federal D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the core of the Federal Communications Commission’s Open Internet Order, concluding that — in light of the agency’s previous missteps — the FCC could not apply anti-blocking and nondiscrimination provisions to broadband providers.
Legal Gymnastics Ensue in Oral Arguments for Verizon vs. FCC
Jennifer Yeh
September 10, 2013
On Monday, in a packed courtroom at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, lawyers for Verizon and the Federal Communications Commission faced rapid-fire questioning from the three judges who will decide whether the FCC’s Open Internet Order stands.
Misleading Math from a Critic of Lifeline
Jennifer Yeh
May 2, 2013
At a House Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing last Thursday, opponents of the Lifeline program — which ensures that every American has access to telephone service — perpetuated many myths about its recipients.

Free Press Calls on FCC to Protect the Public Interest in IP Transition
January 30, 2014
WASHINGTON -- On Thursday at its open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission issued an order to proceed with service-based trials under the IP transition.
Free Press Statement on FCC Letter on Cellphone Unlocking
November 14, 2013
WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler sent a letter to CTIA, the trade group representing wireless companies, calling on it to adopt consumer-friendly cellphone-unlocking policies and to inform customers of those policies. The letter suggested that without voluntary action from the companies, the FCC would step in.
More Than 80 Groups Urge Congress to Support Lifeline
September 12, 2013
WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, as part of Lifeline Awareness Week, the Free Press Action Fund and more than 80 groups representing a diverse coalition of public interest, civil rights, religious and community-based organizations sent a letter to members of the Senate and House Commerce Committees urging them to support and protect the Lifeline Program.