From CommonDreams.org
CONTACT: The Free Press
Art Brodsky, Public Knowledge, (202) 518-0020
Craig Aaron, Free Press, (202) 265-1490
WASHINGTON – With the Federal Communications Commission about to conduct a multibillion-dollar spectrum auction, a coalition of consumer and media policy groups is seeking rules to maximize competition for wireless broadband.
At a press conference Thursday and in new filings with the FCC, the groups – which include Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Free Press, Media Access Project, New America Foundation and Public Knowledge – are asking the FCC to ensure open access to this valuable portion of the public airwaves. They also want the companies licensed to use this spectrum to respect Network Neutrality.
WHAT: Telephone press conference
WHEN: Thursday, April 5, 1 p.m. ET
WHO: Michael Calabrese, vice president, New America Foundation
Jeannine Kenney, senior policy analyst, Consumers Union
Andrew Jay Schwartzman, president, Media Access Project
Ben Scott, policy director, Free Press
Gigi Sohn, president, Public Knowledge
***To join the conference, call 973-582-2885 and give the code #8650285***
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