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[24 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]

Media Access Project Vice President Parul P. Desai issued the following statement in reaction to the announcement that Comcast and Time Warner are going to conduct an “experiment” of the “TV Everywhere” service:
“These new initiatives raise serious legal and policy questions. Putting content behind a paid wall threatens the wide open model which has [...]

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[22 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]

On July 17, Media Access Project (MAP) will hold its second forum of the 2009 public policy series, MAPPING CHANGE – Future of Access and Innovation. The event will focus on the specifics of this year’s economic stimulus package as it relates to broadband development in the United States, and on the Congressional mandate to [...]

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[8 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]

Media Access Project (MAP) called upon the Federal Communications Commission today to give priority to First Amendment values as it establishes its plan for nationwide broadband development. MAP asked the Commission to take an expansive view about the role of government to promote and enhance the marketplace of ideas through policies including, but not limited [...]

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[5 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]

In a significant victory for low power FM radio, the U.S. Court of Appeals of the D.C. Circuit today affirmed the December 2007 Federal Communications Commission decision to protect LPFM stations against “encroachment” by full power radio stations.
The Commission’s ruling was challenged by the National Association of Broadcasters. Media Access Project represented Prometheus Radio Project [...]