Media Reform & Internet Freedom News

AT&T/Cingular Blocking its Wireless Customers from Dialing in to Free Conference Call Services	3/15/2007
AT&T/Cingular recently began blocking phone numbers on its wireless service used by consumers to access free conference call services, such as those provided by Free Conference Call.com.
AT&T Merger Concessions Send Strong Message to Congress – Protect Internet Freedom	1/2/2007
Late Thursday night AT&T filed a letter of commitment to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) finally declaring that it would keep the Internet open and free of gatekeepers by agreeing to follow Net Neutrality as one of several additional conditions proposed at the eleventh hour to gain final FCC approval of its proposed $85 billion dollar merger with Bell South.
Retailers Misleading Consumers on the Digital Television (DTV) Transition	02/13/2008
Retail sales clerks are providing inaccurate or misleading information about the upcoming digital transition and these mixed signals will cost consumers time and money, according to a new report released today by U.S. PIRG.
Washington, D.C. - Remarks of FCC Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein on "Mixed Signals: How TV Retailers Midlead Consumers on the Digital Television Transition" U.S. PIRG Report	02/13/2008
U.S. PIRG’s small but hearty crew unearthed problems the entire consumer electronics industry and the Federal government have not fully confronted: yet another weak link in the national effort to help millions of Americans weather the DTV transition.

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