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AT&T-DIRECTV Merger Still Doesn't Serve the Public Interest
July 21, 2015
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the FCC is poised to grant AT&T's proposed acquisition of DIRECTV. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler subsequently issued a statement confirming that he would circulate for a full Commission vote an order proposing approval of the deal.
Digital Rights and Social Justice Groups Urge the House to Call Off Its Sneak Attack on Net Neutrality
June 16, 2015
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, more than 60 organizations sent a letter to the chairman and ranking member of the House Committee on Appropriations urging them to “remove from the Financial Services appropriations bill Sections 628-630 of that legislation, which threaten implementation of the Federal Communications Commission’s Open Internet Order.”
Court Denies Latest Phone and Cable Lobby Effort to Overturn Historic Net Neutrality Decision
June 11, 2015
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the D.C. Circuit denied a motion for stay of the Federal Communications Commission’s historic decision to reclassify broadband Internet access as a telecommunications service.
House Republicans Launch Sneak Attack to Undermine Net Neutrality
June 10, 2015
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.) introduced riders to an appropriations bill that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from using its budget to implement the Open Internet rules and protect Net Neutrality.
Free Press Welcomes Proposed Lifeline Reforms, Calls for Broader Effort to Close the Digital Divide
May 28, 2015
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler circulated a proposal to reform the $1.7 billion Lifeline program to ensure that Americans in low-income communities can afford access to high-speed Internet services.
Planned Charter Mega-Merger Does Nothing to Benefit Customers or Boost Competition
May 26, 2015
WASHINGTON — Charter Communications on Tuesday announced plans to acquire Time Warner Cable in a deal valued at $56.7 billion. Charter also confirmed that it would acquire Bright House Networks, a smaller cable company, for $10.4 billion.
Free Press Joins Defense of Net Neutrality Alongside Other Open Internet Advocates, Tech and Telecom Companies
May 22, 2015
WASHINGTON — Free Press on Friday joined nearly two dozen advocacy groups and tech industry leaders to intervene in defense of the Federal Communications Commission's Net Neutrality order. The groups filed in opposition to the entrenched cable, telephone and wireless lobbying associations' motion for a stay of the FCC’s landmark Feb. 26 decision.
Open Internet Groups Launch the ‘Internet Health Test’
May 19, 2015
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, BattlefortheNet.com launched the "Internet Health Test" to collect data on Internet speeds across the Web. The test is an interactive tool that lets users run speed measurements across multiple interconnection points and collect data on whether and where Internet service providers are degrading online speeds and violating Net Neutrality.
Free Press Intervenes to Defend Net Neutrality Rules in Court
May 13, 2015
WASHINGTON -- Free Press on Wednesday filed to intervene in the industry-backed court case challenging the FCC’s Net Neutrality rules. The motion to intervene filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit states Free Press' intention to defend the FCC’s landmark Feb. 26 vote to reclassify broadband as a Title II service under the Communications Act.
FCC Rejects Latest Industry Attack on Net Neutrality Protections
May 8, 2015
WASHINGTON -- On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission summarily denied a series of frivolous requests from the cable, telephone and wireless lobbies to delay the implementation of the agency’s Open Internet Order.

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