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Jessica J. Gonzalez's Senate Testimony on Behalf of Lifeline Users and Affordable Access for All
September 6, 2017
WASHINGTON — What follows is the spoken text of Free Press Deputy Director and Senior Counsel Jessica J. González’s testimony today before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Free Press to Testify at Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on Behalf of Lifeline Users
September 5, 2017
WASHINGTON — In testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Free Press Deputy Director and Senior Counsel Jessica J. González will urge members of Congress to protect the Federal Communications Commission’s Lifeline program while explaining that Lifeline reforms the agency approved in a 2016 vote address problems identified in a GAO report.
Free Press to FCC's Pai: Everyday Internet Users Reject Your Plan to Kill Net Neutrality. Listen to Them.
August 31, 2017
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Free Press submitted reply comments in the Federal Communications Commission’s latest Net Neutrality proceeding, calling out Chairman Ajit Pai for his dangerous scheme to dismantle vital open-internet protections.
Free Press Responds to Sinclair: Biased Broadcast Conglomerate Offers Zero Evidence That Illegal Mega-Merger Will Serve the Public
August 30, 2017
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, Free Press filed its reply to last week’s Sinclair Broadcast Group merger filing at the Federal Communications Commission. Sinclair’s filing should have been an opportunity for the company to explain the supposed benefits of its merger with Tribune Media Company, but Sinclair largely used its submission to attack organizations and individuals that asked the FCC to deny the proposed deal.
The Voices for Internet Freedom Coalition Applauds the NAACP's Support for Strong and Enforceable Net Neutrality Rules
August 21, 2017
WASHINGTON — The Voices for Internet Freedom Coalition, which fights for the digital rights of communities of color, applauds the NAACP for calling on the Federal Communications Commission to protect Net Neutrality and supporting the agency’s legal authority to enforce its rules.
Free Press Moves to Stop Disastrous Sinclair-Tribune Mega-Merger
August 7, 2017
WASHINGTON — On Monday, Free Press filed a formal challenge at the Federal Communications Commission to the proposed merger of Sinclair Broadcast Group and Tribune Media Company. The petition to deny seeks to halt the transfer of broadcast licenses that would give Sinclair control of more than 233 local TV stations reaching 72 percent of the country’s population, far in excess of congressional and FCC limits on national and local media ownership.
Congress Shouldn't Listen Only to CEOs on Net Neutrality
July 25, 2017
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R–Oregon) announced his plans to invite the CEOs of the largest phone, cable and internet companies to a September hearing on “ground rules for the internet.”
Congressional Republicans Promise Yet Another Effort to Repeal Net Neutrality With No Replacement
July 24, 2017
WASHINGTON — On Monday, press accounts reported that Rep. Andy Biggs (R–Arizona) plans to introduce a House companion to Sen. Mike Lee’s (R–Utah) Net Neutrality repeal bill, S. 993.
Net Neutrality Momentum: Day of Action Organizers Launch 'Team Internet'
July 24, 2017
WASHINGTON — On Monday, the groups that led the mass mobilization of millions of people during the July 12 “Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality” launched Team Internet — the next phase of organizing to defend the open internet against the Trump FCC’s plan to gut landmark Net Neutrality protections.
Verizon Video-Throttling Allegations Show Need for Net Neutrality Rules and an FCC That Will Enforce Them
July 21, 2017
WASHINGTON — On Thursday and Friday, news reports documented customers’ claims that Verizon Wireless is throttling video streaming on the company’s mobile network.

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