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Media Minutes: July 30, 2010

The Electronic Frontier Foundation wins three victories in new exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. And Twin Cities Community Voice Mail offers cell phones and service to the homeless population of St. Paul, MN.

Industry-Funded Study Is Baseless Attempt to Stoke Fear

WASHINGTON – In response to the release this morning of the Progressive Policy Institute's study titled "The Coming Communications Boom," Free Press Research Director S. Derek Turner made the following statement:

Free Press Applauds Introduction of the Snowe-Kerry Spectrum Bill

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Senate Communications Subcommittee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced the Spectrum Measurement and Policy Reform Act today. The bill starts the process of implementing the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission in the National Broadband Plan related to spectrum policy.

FCC Report Finds Broadband Deployment Lacking

WASHINGTON – Today, the Federal Communications Commission released the findings of its sixth Section 706 report, determining that broadband services are not being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely manner. The report, mandated by the 1996 Telecommunications Act, requires the FCC to assess the status of broadband deployment.

Free Press President to Testify at FCC Hearing

CHICAGO – At the Federal Communications Commission’s public hearing next week on the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal, Free Press President and CEO Josh Silver will testify about the merger’s impact on the marketplace for online video. The July 13 hearing is slated to begin at 1:00 p.m., with opening remarks from FCC Commissioner Michael Copps.

Reclaiming Spectrum: A Solution in Search of a Problem?

Last week, President Obama put out a memorandum on spectrum reclamation, placing further momentum behind the push to free up more spectrum for mobile high-speed Internet use. Sound familiar?

FCC Public Comments Overwhelmingly Favor Genachowski’s ‘Third Way’ for the Internet

WASHINGTON – SavetheInternet.com Coalition members, including Free Press and ColorofChange.org, filed petitions with more than 100,000 signatures last week in support of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski’s “Third Way” approach to protecting Net Neutrality and restoring broadband authority.

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