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News of the movement for January 10, 2007

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Media Reform Daily

News of the movement for January 10, 2007

National Conference for Media Reform

National Conference for Media Reform Hosts All-Star Lineup
Historic event draws Hollywood actors, famed journalists, legendary civil rights leaders, renowned musicians, acclaimed scholars, grassroots activists to Memphis.
Free Press

Digital Media: the Next Frontier for Media Reform
The most urgent task of media reformers is to proactively intervene to shape the emerging commercial digital communications system.
Jeff Chester, AlterNet

Book Review: Eric Klinenberg's Fighting For Air
Today marks the release of Eric Klinenberg's Fighting for Air: The Battle To Control America's Media. The book will be release at the National Conference on Media Reform in Memphis.
Harold Feld

Beginning Thursday: Live Updates on the conference Web site

Save the Internet

Sen. Dorgan Vlogs for the Net Neutrality Act
In an exclusive video for SavetheInternet.com, Sen. Byron Dorgan says he introduced the bipartisan "Net Neutrality Act" (S. 215) to protect the Internet's promise to foster the "ultimate in democracy" and to stop the online market grab by large phone and cable companies seeking to impose new tolls on the Web.
Free Press

Bipartisan Bill Protects Free and Open Internet
Fight for Net Neutrality resumes in opening days of the 110th Congress with Dorgan-Snowe Internet Freedom Preservation Act.
Free Press

Why Net Neutrality Will Become Law
Highlights what to expect from the Net Neutrality bill proposed by Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND).
Preston Gralla, Computer World

Snowe & Dorgan ReIntroduce Net Neutrality Bill — and a Chance for Some Presidential Politics
An analyis of the Net Neutrality bill introduced by Senator Snowe (R-Maine) and Senator Dorgan (D-N.D.).
Harold Feld, Wet Machine

First Net Neutrality Bill Hits Congress
Waiting just four days into the new 110th Congress, Senators Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) introduced legislation today to impose Network Neutrality conditions on broadband carriers.
Roy Mark, InternetNews

Study: Publicly Owned Broadband Can Spur Net Neutrality
Publicly owned information infrastructure is the key to healthy competition, universal access and nondiscriminatory networks, according to a nonprofit firm that promotes "environmentally sound" economic development strategies.
Jim Duffy, Network World

Democrats Push 'Net Neutrality'
Democrats marked the first day of the new Congress by introducing a bill that will mandate Net Neutrality, which is intended to guarantee the equal accessibility and flow of content over the Internet.
William Triplett, Variety

Statement of Senator Clinton on Today's Reintroduction of Net Neutrality Legislation
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton issued the following statement on the reintroduction today of the Internet Freedom Preservation Act.
Website of Senator Rodham Hillary Clinton

Congress to Take Up Net's Future
Senior lawmakers, emboldened by the recent restrictions on AT&T and the change in control of Congress, have begun drafting legislation that would prevent high-speed Internet companies from charging content providers for priority access.
Stephen Labaton, New York Times

Senators Dorgan, Snowe Introduce Legislation To Preserve Internet Freedom
The legislation, known as the Internet Freedom Preservation Act, would ensure that broadband service providers do not discriminate against Internet content, applications or services by offering preferential treatment.
Senator Dorgan & Senator Snowe

Call Your Representatives

Stop Big Media

FCC to Precede Changes with Localism Study
The FCC has agreed to complete a study on local media ownership before making any future rules changes, a report said.
Staff Writer, The Post Chronicle

PrairieWave Gets Consolidated
West Point, Ga.- based broadband services provider Knology will pay approximately $255 million to consummate a merger with PrairieWave Communications in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Tim McElligott, Telephony Online

Sinclair Fires Back at Mediacom
Sinclair Broadcast Group fired back in its long-standing retransmission-consent battle with Mediacom Communications, holding a press conference Tuesday blasting the cable operator and stating that a resolution to their dispute is not likely to come soon.
Multichannel News

File your comment to the FCC

The Nat'l Conf for Media
Reform

Comcast to Sell to Businesses

Deborah Yao, Associated Press


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