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FCC boss mulls free* wireless for all
* - includes ads and content filters

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Yesterday, the New York Times exposed a secret Pentagon campaign to infiltrate the media with pro-war propaganda.

The scheme reaches all the way to the Bush White House, where top officials recruited dozens of "military analysts" to spread favorable views of the war via every major news channel -- without revealing they were working from Pentagon scripts and often lobbying for major military contractors.

Spreading "covert propaganda" is illegal under federal law. Congress must investigate these military pundits and their ties to the Bush administration, defense contractors and our national news media.

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This may be the only place I don’t feel the need to play up the importance of tomorrow’s Commerce Committee hearing on Net Neutrality.

When I’ve talked to other people – and when I post on other blogs – about this hearing, I always try to grab people’s attention and tell them that, even with the primary tomorrow, we need to keep our eyes on the ball when it comes to Net Neutrality and the future of the Internet.

I know I don’t have to tell all of you at SavetheInternet.com about that.

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Tomorrow is the day. All five FCC commissioners will be attending a hearing in Stanford on the future of the Internet.

This is a rare and critical opportunity to send a message directly to policymakers that the public wants an open Internet for all.

WHAT: A Public Hearing on the Future of the Internet
WHEN: Thursday, April 17, 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Stanford University, Dinkelspiel Auditorium
471 Lagunita Drive, Palo Alto

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For too long, TV stations have made a fortune off of the public airwaves -- which they use free of charge -- with little accountability to their local community.

In the fall of 2007, the FCC began to address this problem when it approved new rules that would dramatically strengthen and improve reporting requirements for TV stations.

The FCC's old disclosure requirements asked little of TV stations, ensuring that most broadcasters were easily granted their license renewal every time stations reapplied.

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Since the start of January 2007 the FCC has been investigating the Broadcast Entertainment Group, and news of the case was just released yesterday.

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Our best chance to stop media consolidation could clear a big hurdle this week.

On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee will vote on the “Resolution of Disapproval” that North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan introduced last month (Senate Joint Resolution 28). With 18 bipartisan co-sponsors, including Alaska’s Sen. Ted Stevens, the vice chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, the resolution has a good chance of passing.

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The FCC Is in the Hot Seat

Last week, a bipartisan group of senators introduced a “resolution of disapproval” – a bill that would nullify the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to gut media ownership rules. The bill already has nearly 20 co-sponsors.

Yesterday, Reps. John Dingell (D-Mich.), Joe Barton (R-Texas), Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), and John Shimkus (R-Ill.) sent a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, stepping up their investigation of the agency’s ability to protect and manage the public’s airwaves.

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There is a huge turnout at today's public hearing in Boston on the future of the Internet. Hundreds of concerned citizens have arrived to speak out on the importance of an open Internet. Many people have taken the day off work -- standing outside in the Boston cold -- to see the FCC Commissioners. But when they reach the door, they're told they can't come in.

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OK, that may sound like an exaggeration. But next week the Federal Communications Commission is coming to the Boston area -- Cambridge, to be exact -- for an important public hearing on what the next generation of the Internet will look like.

The hearing is part of the FCC's ongoing investigation into Comcast's blocking of Internet traffic. But there's much more at stake. We are at a critical juncture where it will be decided whether we have a closed Internet controlled by a small handful of giant corporations, or an open Internet controlled by the people who use it.

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