by Sara Cederberg | Apr 24, 2025 | Blog, Communications Justice for Incarcerated Persons, Open and Affordable Communications
UCC Media Justice has joined a coalition of allied organizations in submitting a legal brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in support of the FCC’s historic order to lower the cost of calls and video communications for incarcerated people. UCC...
by Sara Cederberg | Apr 15, 2025 | A Faith-Based Perspective, Blog, Diverse and Accountable Media, Open and Affordable Communications
On Friday, April 11, 2025, UCC Media Justice filed a letter in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s “Delete, Delete, Delete” docket, in which the agency seeks comment on every rule, regulation, or guidance document that the FCC should...
by Sara Cederberg | Apr 11, 2025 | Blog, Communications Justice for Incarcerated Persons, Open and Affordable Communications
UPDATE: On Thursday, April 17, the FCC GRANTED the request we made in the letter we filed last week! Talton’s highly redacted request for waiver from the new rate caps and consumer protections for incarcerated communications services will be paused indefinitely. With...
by Sara Cederberg | Mar 12, 2025 | Blog, Parker Lecture, Parker Lectures
Exciting news: Mark your calendars for the 43rd Annual Parker Lecture and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Washington, D.C., at 8:00 am! We’ll announce more details in the coming months, including...
by Sara Cederberg | Jan 16, 2025 | Affordable Access to Modern Communications, Blog, Broadband for Everyone, Open and Affordable Communications
The United Church of Christ Media Justice Ministry is proud to join the brief submitted by the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law before the U.S. Supreme Court, which will consider this term whether the FCC’s Universal Service Fund (USF) is...