Press Releases and Statements

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• April 1, 2004
  Statement of Andrew Jay Schwartzman, President and CEO of Media Access Project (MAP), reacting to Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals order denying rehearing en banc in Brand X v. FCC.
  
  
• March 25, 2004
  Media Access Project Improves Public Access to Campaign Speech and Helps Protect Children from Commercialism.
  
  
• February 9, 2004
  Media Access Project’s Andrew Jay Schwartzman to Argue Pivotal Media Ownership Court Case.
  
  
• November 13, 2003
  FCC Spectrum Action May Help Wi-Fi, But Does Nothing to Help Last Mile Competition or Rural Broadband.
  
  
• October 6, 2003
  Ninth Circuit Awards Victory to Media Access Project, Finds the FCC Erred in Denying Open Access on Cable Internet.
  
  
• September 9, 2003
  Court denies Networks' motion to transfer case on media ownership rules. MAP responds to the case will remaining in the Third Circuit.
  
  
• September 4, 2003
  Third Circuit stays FCC media ownership rules. A message from MAP on its victory in court.
  
  
• August 27, 2003
  MAP's Press Statement on Third Circuit's scheduling of oral arguments on the stay of the FCC's media ownership rules.
  
  
• August 20, 2003
  MAP issued the following statements in response to the initiatives announced by the FCC's Chairman Powell:
  • Localism Initiatives
    
  • LPFM Initiatives
  
  
• June 2, 2003
  MAP’s response to the FCC announcement on its changes to media ownership rules.
  
  
• May 9, 2003
  MAP's Press Statement on D.C. Circuit's decision affirming FCC Order allowing public televisionstations to offer commercial programming on a subscription basis on digital spectrum.
  
  
• November 13, 2002
  MAP will file suit to challenge FCC's decision approving Comcast's acquisition of AT&T's cable TV systems.
  
  
• June 19, 2002
  MAP is pleased with new Free Time legislation.
  
  
• May 2, 2002
  Consumers argue that FCC proposal is in violation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
  
  
• April 2, 2002
  MAP issues statement in response to DC Circuit decision in Sinclair v. FCC remanding the TV local ownership rule.
  
  
• March 25, 2002
  MAP files suit challenging FCC Internet Cable Ruling - Case to decide future of "Open Access"
  
  
• March 13, 2002
  Media Access Project says that FCC takes Internet back to the future
  
  
• February 19, 2002
  D.C. Circuit Decision Tips the Scale in Favor of Media Consolidation, Against the Public. (PDF, 10KB)
  
  
• January 22, 2002
  Media Access Project urges Senator Hollings to take a hard line on antitrust issues.
  
  
• January 16, 2002
  Supreme Court hands down ruling on NCTA v. Gulf Power Company. Map expresses disappointment in the reasoning behind the verdict, but is pleased with the final result. (PDF, 7 KB) Read the Supreme Court's decision.



• December 18, 2001
  Powell Rushes Through Deregulation, Skirts Appropriate Procedures by reinstating the single majority shareholder exemption for broadcast stations and cable/multipoint distribution service. (Word document, 24.5 KB)



• 11/27/01
  Has the cable industry discriminated towards you?! Media Access Project calls for all cable horror stories. (PDF 33 KB)
  
  
• 11/1/01
  Statement of Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union and Media Access Project on the settlement between Microsoft and the Justice Department (PDF, 16 KB)
  
  
• 10/17/01
  The very first Low Power FM Radio Stations launch! (PDF, 332 KB)
  
  
• 7/12/01
  Citizens Groups Act to Save Publicly Owned Internet Resource - Consumers, Cities, Charities, ISP's Academics Protest Bush Plan to Give Away United States' Cyberaddress.
  
  
• 6/27/01
  MAP is pleased to announce the addition of Evelyn Fine as Vice President for Strategic Development. (PDF, 8KB)
  
  
• 3/2/01
  The D.C. Circuit overturns FCC ownership limits.
  
  
• 2/27/01
  Senator John McCain (R-AZ) introduces pro-LPFM legislation.
  
  
• 2/1/2001
  Media Access Project, along with the Benton Foundation and a coalition of public interest and academic organizations send a letter to the Acting Adminstrator of the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) concerning the government's management of the ".us" domain space.
  
  
• 1/12/2001
  Media Access Project counts the FCC's AOL/Time Warner Merger decision as a victory for "free speech, economic development, and competition" (PDF, 10KB)  
  
  
• 12/12/2000
  Media Access Project and other LPFM advocates write a to President Bill Clinton thanking him for his support of Low Power Radio. (PDF, 19KB)
  
  
• 12/1/2000
  Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America, Center for Media Education, and Media Access Project file comments in the FCC's Inquiry concerning high speed access to the internet over cable television networks.
  
  
• 10/25/2000
  Media Access Project and other LPFM advocates write a letter to President Bill Clinton
  
  
• 10/2/2000
  Media Acess Project and the Benton Foundation file comments at the Department of Commerce concerning the management and adminstration of the .US namespace.
  
  
• 4/26/2000
  Media Access Project files petition to block AOL/Time Warner merger on behalf of citizens and consumer groups.
  
  
• 4/13/2000
  Media Access Project Optimistic that Low Power Radio Will Survive Legislative Challenge
  
  
• 1/20/2000
  Churches, Public Interest Groups Praise Adoption of Low Power Radio; Effort to Assist New Stations Begins
  
  
• 1/10/2000
  Consumer Groups Express Concerns about AOL-Time Warner Deal
  
  
• 12/15/1999
  MAP welcomes action of Federal Communications Commission on public interest obligations of digital television broadcasters.
  
  
• 12/15/1999
  Consumer and Citizen Groups
  Blast AT&T Claims That MediaOne Merger Fits Under FCC Rules

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