Dockets at the FCC
The Free Press research and legal teams regularly craft detailed comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that complement the flood of comments sent by our members and e-activists.
In doing so, we frequently partner with other public interest groups, including Consumers Union and Consumer Federation of America. These filings span a wide spectrum of issues and have been organized based on the following categories:
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In the Matter of Service Rules for the 698-746 747-762 and 777-792 MHz Bands.
May 30.2007
The FCC is on the verge of turning over a large chunk of the public airwaves to the same giant phone and cable companies that control high-speed Internet access for 96 percent of American home users.
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In the Matter of Broadband Industry Practices
July 16.2007
Last year, more than 1.5 million Americans contacted Congress and stopped phone and cable company efforts to kill Net Neutrality.
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Minority Ownership Task Force
October 1.2007
The state of minority media ownership in the United States is in crisis.
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Unlicensed operation in the TV broadcast band
December 31.2007
Yes, "white spaces" are vitally important. Not only in the Arctic, but here at home. A fight for universal Internet access is being waged in Washington over spectrum white spaces -- empty frequencies between television channels that have the potential to connect millions to the information superhighway. The powerful broadcaster lobby would rather horde this spectrum for themselves.
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In the Matter of Implementation of Section 621(a)(1) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 as amended by the Cable Tele
February 13.2006
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