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California Public Utilities Commission to Review Proposed Merger Between AT&T and T-Mobile

Posted June 13th, 2011 by Mike Scott

On June 9, 2011, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted 3-2 to open an Investigation into the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile. The three votes in favor of opening the investigation were also (not coincidentally) the three newest Commissioners appointed by Governor Brown.

New Media Rights and UCAN urged the CPUC to open an investigation in a letter responding to AT&T’s advice letter notifying the CPUC of it’s intent to merge assets. As the CPUC has heeded that request, UCAN will participate in the CPUC Investigation along with New Media Rights and the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. This will be our next step in opposing the merger, the organizations have already jointly filed a Petition to Deny the merger with the FCC.

New Media Rights and UCAN file Comments in FCC Broadband Reclassification Proceeding

Posted July 16th, 2010 by Mike Scott

Date of Filing/Decision

Jul 14 2010

New Media Rights and UCAN's Comments in response to the FCC Notice of Inquiry concerning the Framework for Broadband Internet Services.

Google Gmail Voice and Video Chat, YES!

Posted November 12th, 2008 by art neill

Google released its Voice and Video chat today, and our own unscientific tests here at New Media Rights and UCAN show that the audio and video quality easily rivals competing services such as Skype. The biggest difference is that this is Google making a move into the voice and video area and it has the potential to alter the playing field a fair amount.

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