Hi,

The fight to overturn Trump’s policy and restore net neutrality is officially in full swing.

According to a new report, tens of thousands of comments in favor of net neutrality are already hitting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from Demand Progress activists and our partners.1 It’s clear that a free and open internet remains widely popular with Americans.

But we can’t let up the energy now. Telecom lobbyists and their allies are hitting DC in an all-out effort to water down or block the recently proposed net neutrality rules. They’re even placing misleading, sensationalist op-eds in local papers across the country.2,3

To ensure that the FCC passes a full, comprehensive restoration of net neutrality, we need to take action now to voice our support.

Sign the petition: I support the restoration of net neutrality rules to protect a free and open internet!

Net neutrality is the basic idea that internet service providers like Verizon and Cox must treat all websites, apps, and content equally. That means ISPs shouldn’t be allowed to create fast lanes for their own content, or throttle or block access to their competitors.4

In 2015, the Obama FCC enacted net neutrality rules with the Open Internet Order. But in 2017, the Trump FCC under Ajit Pai overturned the regulations, putting corporate internet providers back in control of the internet.4

In September, the current FCC proposed a new rule to finally overturn Ajit Pai’s decision and restore net neutrality protections.5 This is the best chance we’ve had at reversing the Trump administration’s disastrous policy and winning a free and open internet.

We only have a few weeks left to file comments with the FCC in support of net neutrality, so it’s vital that you take action right now.

Add your name: The FCC must save net neutrality now!

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the team at Demand Progress

Sources:

  1. Multichannel News, “FCC’s Net Neutrality Docket Heats Up — Again,” November 2, 2023.
  2. Orange County Register, “Feds shouldn’t echo California’s useless net neutrality law,” November 6, 2023.
  3. Houston Chronicle, “The free market works — if you let it,” November 3, 2023.
  4. Slate, “Goodbye, Ajit Pai,” January 20, 2021.
  5. FCC, “FACT SHEET: FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Proposes to Restore Net Neutrality Rules,” September 26, 2023.

 

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