MAP President & CEO on "Media Minutes"
Free Press features MAP President and CEO, Andrew Jay Schwartzman, in their weekly “Media Minutes” program.
Stevie Converse, Producer of the series, writes: “At a House hearing on the 700 MHz auction, several members of the Commerce Committee voiced their concern about the failed effort to produce a public safety network. And the Senate Commerce Committee passed a legislative veto of the FCC’s new media ownership rules as Rupert Murdoch prepared to bid for a third New York newspaper. Andrew Jay Schwartzman of Media Access Project discusses the resolution of disapproval and a possible dilemma for Murdoch.”
May 2 under Press » Media Ownership | Read more »
MAP Statement in Response to Inspector General Report on D Block
We are pleased that the Commission responded swiftly and thoroughly to our request for an investigation. The Inspector General Report resolves critical questions as to whether Cyren Call, PSST, or potential bidders violated the Commission’s rules or acted with improper motives in the period before the auction. Happily, it appears no rules were broken. These facts could not have been established with certainty without the IG investigation.
Apr 25 under Press » Spectrum Reform | Read more »
Media Access Project Senior Vice President Harold Feld to testify before House Hearing on Spectrum Auction on behalf of Public Interest Spectrum Coalition (PISC).
On Tuesday, April 15, MAP Senior VP Harold Feld will testify at the FCC oversight hearing on the recent 700 MHz auction before the Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee of the House Energy & Commerce Committee. Mr. Feld will urge Congress and the FCC to return to a focus on the public interest rather than continue to try to maximize revenue.
Apr 14 under Press » Press Releases | Read more »
MAP Responds to 700 MHZ Auction Results
STATEMENT OF MEDIA ACCESS PROJECT IN RESPONSE TO 700 MHZ AUCTION RESULTS.
The following statement may be attributed to Harold Feld, Senior Vice President, Media Access Project:
This auction proves two things. First, anonymous bidding works. Second, that auctions alone will not bring competition to the wireless world or break the current cable/DSL broadband duopoly.
Mar 20 under Press » Spectrum Reform | Read more »
PISC asks Martin to Investigate D Block Failure to Sell, Consider Other Options
WASHINGTON —Media Access Project (MAP), on behalf of the Public Interest Spectrum Coalition (PISC), sent a letter today to Kevin Martin, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), asking that the FCC conduct a thorough investigation into why the “D Block” did not attract bidders in the recent spectrum auction and asking the FCC to consider a broad range of possible resolutions for what to do with the D Block now that the rest of the auction has ended.
Mar 19 under Press » Spectrum Reform | Read more »