FOR RELEASE: February 6, 2024 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., February 6, 2024 – The Media Institute’s major new initiative “The Madison Project: Free Speech and Press in American Democracy” has released its first policy paper, which stresses the vital role trusted journalism must play in the future of [...]
By John Eggerton, Multichannel News, 1-19-24 Broadcasters are finding they increasingly have the government’s backing when it comes to promoting the importance of local news and information. The House has just passed the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act (H.R. 4250), which protects journalists from government attempts to compel them to reveal [...]
By John Eggerton, Multichannel News, 1-12-24 The Federal Communications Commission said it will run out of money to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), the largest such broadband subisdy in U.S. history, by April of this year unless Congress acts. The program has provided billions of dollars in subsidies that go to Internet service [...]
By John Eggerton, Multichannel News, 12-19-23 House Republicans are taking the Biden administration to task for what they allege is allowing states to regulate broadband rates as part of the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), even though that law “explicitly prohibits” such rate regulations. House Energy and Commerce Committee chair [...]
By John Eggerton, Multichannel News, 12-15-23 Already the FCC’s busiest docket, the effort to restore network neutrality rules saw a rush of new comments Dec. 14, the deadline for initial submissions by interested parties looking to affect the outcome of the proceeding. Replies to those comments are due Jan. 17, after which the FCC [...]
FOR RELEASE: November 27, 2023 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., November 27, 2023 – Noted First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams, long-time member of The Media Institute’s First Amendment Advisory Council, will chair the Steering Committee of The Madison Project: Free Speech and Press in American Democracy. The Madison Project is [...]
By John Eggerton, Multichannel News, 11-15-23 In a party-line 3-2 vote, the Democratic-led Federal Communications Commission has voted to adopt new rules to prevent discrimination in the provision of broadband service – including pricing. The rules target both intentional and unintentional discriminatory actions and policies and FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel pledged the agency would [...]
By John Eggerton, Multichannel News, 11-13-23 The Biden Administration has released a long-awaited National Spectrum Strategy, but one lacking the specifics sought by some industry players. That strategy, released Nov. 13 by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, rests on the following four “pillars”: (1) a spectrum pipeline to feed advanced and emerging tech; [...]
By Cat Zakrzewski and Anthony Faiola, washingtonpost.com, 11-1-23 Governments from six continents on Nov. 1 agreed to a broad road map to limit the risks and harness the benefits of artificial intelligence, coming together in Bletchley Park, England, the symbolic birthplace of the digital era, for the first clear international declaration on a potentially world-altering [...]
By Ann E. Marimow, washingtonpost.com, 10-31-23 The Supreme Court on Oct. 31 struggled to agree on how to determine when public officials can block critics from their private social media accounts, reviewing two cases that will have broad implications for citizen interactions with politicians online. All nine justices seemed to acknowledge the challenge and importance [...]