Before joining Playboy, Mr. Flanders served as CEO of Freedom Communications, a newspaper chain partly owned by private equity that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy a few months after he left in 2009.

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Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users.

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When a communications system developed by the military comes to serve freedom of expression around the world, it is a victory for democracy and a communications revolution.

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What about the Justice Department's decision to cast aside decades-old traditions governing press freedom in order to monitor the communications of Associated Press reporters and editors?

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These and many more platforms have been defined by Facebook, primarily by the notion that a greater freedom of expression, and greater ease of communications, are central to being more competitive.

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His underlying thesis is that industry structure (unfortunately in communications all too often a monopoly or oligarchy) determines freedom of expression.

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He recommended the legislation enshrine freedom of the press in British law and suggested that Ofcom, the U.K. communications regulator, ensure the new oversight body's independence and effectiveness.

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