Oppose Trump FCC’s plan to destroy net neutrality and the open internet 14NOV17

WE keep having to fight this battle to protect Net Neutrality (this is the second call to arms on Net Neutrality this year), to maintain open access to the internet for all. I signed this petition and then took the time to call my rep barbara comstock r VA and my senators Sen Mark Warner D VA and Sen Tim Kaine D VA telling them I expect them to contact FCC chairman ajit pai and tell him to keep the Title Two Net Neutrality rules in place, to keep the internet open to all on an equal basis. 

Verizon, Comcast, and the rest of Big Cable have long been plotting a corporate takeover of the world wide web. Now, Trump’s FCC wants to hand it to them on a silver platter by dismantling net neutrality. Net neutrality principles stop corporate internet service providers like Comcast from prioritizing, blocking, or censoring content online. That means all legal content online is treated the same -- not just content from sites able to pay to be in Comcast’s or Verizon’s “fast lanes”. We’ve fought this battle before, and won. In 2014, over one million Americans, including thousands of SumOfUs members like you, came together to call on the FCC to restore federal protections for net neutrality. We know the masses support a free and open internet. But it’s up to us to come together and make sure Congress hears our voices over the lobbying dollars of Big Cable. Sign the petition to tell Congress: stop the Trump FCC's plan to destroy net neutrality. Under the leadership of Ajit Pai -- a former Verizon executive hand-picked by Trump -- the FCC is expected to announce a vote on a plan to end net neutrality as soon as November 22. We can’t let Pai hand his friends at Verizon the power to slow down and block websites, or charge sites extra fees to reach an audience. While Big Cable pads its profits with added charges and fees, small content creators, online campaigners, and communities of color especially would be hit hard. We need net neutrality now more than ever to confront the challenges of the Trump administration. Our ability to document police violence, defend workers’ rights, and protect the planet all depend on it. Will you defend the tools our movements rely on and call on Congress to publicly oppose Pai’s plan to destroy net neutrality? Join the chorus of voices demanding Congress stand up to Big Cable and defend net neutrality.  SIGN THE PETITION  Thanks for all that you do, Reem, Mark, Maggie and the team at SumOfUs More information: Comcast asks the FCC to prohibit states from enforcing net neutrality, Ars Technica, November 3 2017.   If Pai gets his way and ends net neutrality, Big Cable companies like his old employer Verizon, as well as Comcast and AT&T, will be able to slow down and block websites, or charge sites extra fees to reach an audience — fees that will get passed directly to people like you. Big Cable will be able to curtail free and open expression on the internet. This will affect online campaigning, especially among communities of color, who also rely on online media to share their stories. MORE INFORMATION The U.S. public overwhelmingly supports net neutrality, regardless of political affiliations. Now, we’re hearing that key lawmakers are considering taking action to slow Pai down — but they need to hear more from constituents to push them to act. That’s where you come in. If we flood Congress with petitions and calls, there’s a chance we can still stop Trump’s hand-picked FCC Chair Ajit Pai and Big Cable before November 22. Will you sign the petition and call Congress to let your lawmakers know you want them to publicly oppose Pai’s plan to destroy net neutrality? Without net neutrality, the Internet will look more like cable TV — where the content we see is controlled by corporations like Comcast and Verizon. We can’t afford to see the internet—a place where the exchange of ideas, democratic participation and the ability to organize has flourished—turn into cable TV.

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