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2010-04-07
TexPIRG, CDD and World Privacy Forum Call on Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Real-time Advertising Auctions and Data Exchanges of Personal Data
2009-11-30
Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-25) has agreed to sponsor the Community Access Preservation Act, or CAP Act, championing yet another issue for the residents of Austin and setting the stage for media reform across Texas and across the nation.
2009-09-21
Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will hold a field hearing in Austin, Texas to consider a strategy to innovate our nation’s infrastructure. To further inform the discussion at the hearing, TexPIRG and the Texas Media Empowerment Project will jointly release the report, A Public Interest Internet Agenda, which should guide regulators towards consumer protective policy solutions that will connect every citizen to the Internet.
2008-02-19
In one year, 22 million Americans who rely on free over-the-air analog broadcasting – including many elderly and other vulnerable populations – will be at risk of losing access to TV, which for many is a primary source of news and emergency information as well as entertainment.
2007-01-02
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.

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