PFAW Member,
The next president will play a decisive role in the future of a free and open internet. They could appoint a new majority of FCC commissioners to restore net neutrality.
Now is the time to demand that all presidential candidates commit to a free and open internet - and reject Big Cable’s money.
Despite overwhelming public support for net neutrality, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is blocking legislation passed by the House that would restore protections gutted by the FCC - protections that ensure companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon can’t block and slow traffic, or interfere with our choices online.
Since the repeal of net neutrality, we’re already seeing alarming reports of internet providers slowing online services.1 If net neutrality is not restored, the public may lose the ability to access sites, run small businesses, and tell the stories often ignored by the mainstream media.
The next president has the ability to restore crucial open internet protections -- but Big Cable is trying to prevent that by using its money to influence the election.
Our ability to connect and communicate is at stake. We need to get every presidential candidate on record for a free and open internet and insist they reject donations from corporations like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon. Will you help?
Thank you,
- Zach, PFAW
[1] "Wireless Carrier Throttling of Online Video Is Pervasive" Bloomberg, 8/19/19
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