Latinos have a lot at stake as lawmakers and regulators in Washington tackle -- or don't tackle -- the issue of network neutrality. This piece was written by Jessica J. Gonzalez and Parul P. Desai of the National Hispanic Media Coalition and the Media Access Project.

A broad group of industry, labor and public interest organizations, including Consumers Union, have written to the White House and Congress with deep concerns about Comcast’s proposed acquisition of NBC-Universal. The groups believe that a merger of this size and scope will have a devastating effect on the media marketplace and will result in less competition, higher consumer costs and fewer content choices. It also will give one company unprecedented control over innovative new media that offer news, information, entertainment and cultural programming through emerging technologies. You can read the letter here.

Saying it must be a "vigilant watchdog for the consumer," the Federal Communications Commission is launching a “consumer task force” to advance the commission’s consumer agenda and promote collaboration across the agency. We hope that means a watchdog with both a bark and a bite.

A few weeks back the Federal Communications Commission asked Verizon Wireless to explain its sudden move to double early termination penalties for its high end phones from $175 to $350, including its popular new Droid model. Verizon has now sent a response to the FCC – well, sort of a response, actually.