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Center for Media Justice Reacts to FCC’s Announcement on Low-Income Broadband Access
Today, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced plans to make some major changes to the Lifeline low-income telecommunications connectivity program. The Chairman’s plan to modernize Lifeline to include broadband is an important first step toward achieving this goal, but we fear it does not address the immediate needs of thousands of people across the country who cannot search for employment, fully participate in their education, apply for social services and meet their healthcare needs.
CMJ’s Executive Director Malkia Cyril featured in San Francisco Chronicle’s “Change Makers” series
“I don’t say ‘net neutrality,’ that bores me, too. But when I tell people their ability to communicate and connect is threatened, they care about that,” Malkia Cyril talks to the San Francisco Chronicle about systemic reform in media justice.
Center for Media Justice Applauds Senate for Rejecting Attempts to Repeal FCC Net Neutrality Rules
On Thursday, the Senate voted to reject a Senate resolution (S.J. Res. 6) that would’ve repealed the Federal Communications Commission’s rules for net neutrality. The resolution would’ve given corporations like AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon unfettered power and control over the Internet.
CMJ Applauds President Obama’s Vow to Protect Internet Freedom
The Center for Media Justice applauds President Obama for declaring his intention to safeguard rules set by the Federal Communications Commission to keep our Internet fair and open. Yesterday, the President went on record, stating his intention to veto a Senate resolution (S.J. Res. 6) that, if passed, would repeal the Federal Communications Commission’s rules for net neutrality.
Knowledge Exchange Recap and Video
In September, social justice advocates and community organizers gathered in Washington D.C. so discuss is the issues of net neutrality, broadband access, and other media justice issues.
USF Reform Shouldn’t Come at the Expense of America’s Most Vulnerable
“The announcement today means one thing—your phone bill is going to go up. People on fixed incomes or out of work can’t afford any price increase, yet the proposed plan would take money out of their pockets and hand it to the companies. At CMJ, we don’t call that reform. We call it taxing the poor.”
Planet AT&T
As you’ve no doubt heard, AT&T is trying to swallow T-Mobile to the tune of $39 billion dollars and the results would be nothing short of disastrous—especially for Minnesotans of color and low-income communities throughout the state. In order to make sure this deal doesn’t happen, my organization and hundreds of others have worked tirelessly to fight this takeover as it goes through the lengthy legal review process in Washington.
Mo’ Mergers, Mo’ Problems! Center for Media Justice Drops Remix and Files Petition with FCC and DOJ
The Center for Media Justice filed a
petition with the Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission, saying no to AT&T’s proposed takeover of T-Mobile.
CMJ Joins the FCC’s Consumer Advisory Committee
The Center for Media Justice has been invited by the Federal Communications Commission’s Chairman Julius Genachowski to join the newly formed Consumer Advisory Committee.
The FCC’s Rural Champion: Commissioner Clyburn Addresses the National Rural Assembly
Today, the Internet has become essential to our daily lives in countless ways – from applying for a job, to investing for retirement, to completing a homework assignment or distance learning, to finding medical advice or starting a healthy diet.
