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Public Knowledge Names New Board Members Corbett, McLaughlin and Werbach

December 05, 2011

Public Knowledge announced today the election of three new members go the organization’s board: Maura Colleton Corbett, Andrew McLaughlin and Kevin Werbach.

Maura Colleton Corbett is the president and founder of the Glen Echo Group.  She brings 20 years of communications, public affairs and coalition building experience to the Glen Echo Group, which provides senior-level strategic counsel to clients faced with complicated issues affecting the high-technology industry including Internet policy, wireless technologies, broadband competition, deployment and applications, and content-related policy issues including privacy, security and copyright.  Corbett received the 2010 Women in Technology Leadership Award, for her demonstration of exemplary leadership skills and exceptional results in community-related work.

Ode to Michael Hart, Project Gutenberg, and Open Formats

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Because Project Gutenberg ebooks are available in open formats like ePub and plain text, it's easy to use them in a lot of ways, on different devices and with different software. Because they're in the public domain, you don't have to worry about copyright or license violations. In this video, PK Senior Staff Attorney John Bergmayer demonstrates some of the different ways you can enjoy a Project Gutenberg ebook, using gizmos that were lying around the office.

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Why the AT&T/T-Mobile Antitrust Case is Larger than Just AT&T and T-Mobile

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Public Knowledge Legal Director Harold Feld explains the importance of keeping the antitrust legal process free of political influence and not allowing companies to buy their way out of regulation.

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Public Knowledge's Gigi Sohn and Harold Feld on the DOJ and AT&T/T-Mobile

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In the wake of this week's announcement by the Department of Justice that it would sue to block the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile, Public Knowledge President Gigi Sohn and Legal Director Harold Feld briefly discuss what has happened and what is left to be done.

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Public Knowledge's Gigi Sohn and Harold Feld on the DOJ and AT&T/T-Mobile

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In the wake of this week's announcement by the Department of Justice that it would sue to block the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile, Public Knowledge President Gigi Sohn and Legal Director Harold Feld briefly discuss what has happened and what is left to be done.

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Public Knowledge Testimony in Support of the White Spaces

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Today Public Knowledge Legal Director Harold Feld testified on behalf of the Public Interest Spectrum Coalition (PISC) before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. The Subcommittee was considering proposals to shift spectrum from TV broadcasters towards wireless data. Harold opened his testimony with this defense of the value of the White Spaces and the importance of unlicensed spectrum in fostering innovation.

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Public Knowledge Announces Staff Additions

June 30, 2011

Public Knowledge President and Co-Founder Gigi B. Sohn said today that two new staff members are joining the organization.

Clarissa Ramon, who started work on June 27, is the Outreach and Government Affairs Associate.  She is from San Antonio, Tex., and previously worked as a public policy fellow for Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-Tex.) and as a public policy fellow for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

Martyn Griffen, who starts July 5, is the Government Affairs Associate and the W. Adam Thomas Fellow.  He is from Little Rock, Ark., and previously worked as a legislative correspondent and legislative assistant for Rep. Vic Snyder (D-Ark.).

"We are pleased to welcome Clarissa and Martyn, whose enthusiasm and talent will be of great help in our outreach efforts," Sohn said.

Why The AT&T/T-Mobile Deal Is Illegal.

By Harold Feld | June 22, 2011

Actually, there are several ways AT&T’s attempted purchase of T-Mobile could be illegal, the most obvious of which is if the Department of Justice (DoJ) concludes that the deal is “substantially likely to lessen competition” in violation of the antitrust laws. The next most likely way would be for the FCC to find that transfer of the licenses would be contrary to “the public interest, convenience, and necessity” under Section 310(d).

5 Minutes with Harold Feld: Special Access: Too Special to be Competitive?

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Public Knowledge's Legal Director Harold Feld explains what "Special Access" is, why you should think of wholesale Internet access costs like the cost of a barrel of oil, and why the FCC should be assessing whether the market is competitive.

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Open Internet

Steve Wozniak on Network Neutrality

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Public Knowledge caught up with Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak at today's FCC meeting where they voted on Network Neutrality rules. He spoke about the importance of the Internet and preventing gatekeepers from blocking innovation.

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