John,

In a shock to no one, former-FCC Chair Ajit Pai got a new job at a private equity firm that includes several tech and media companies.¹ The former Verizon lawyer started in the telecom industry, went on to be the worst FCC chair ever, and went right back to shilling for giant corporations.

We know that industry bigwigs will always put their industry friends before what real people need. This is why we must do all we can to make sure Biden appoints an actual champion to replace Pai at the FCC.

Chip in now to make sure there are no more Ajit Pais appointed to the FCC.

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From publicizing fake data on Broadband access to repealing net neutrality, Ajit Pai really was the worst. Thanks to him, as the country was thrown into a pandemic and people relied on the Internet for work, school, healthcare, and everything else, the FCC was unable to ensure people had reliable and affordable Internet access, or protect people from losing service.

Now we have an opportunity to get a real advocate for the people at the FCC. We need someone who will fight to reinstate net neutrality and Title II protections (which will ensure everyone can access websites and apps, prevent Internet providers like Comcast & Verizon from creating “fast lanes,” censoring content, throttling traffic or blocking access to their competitor's products, and will give the FCC authority to keep these companies in check) AND who will fight to expand Broadband and end digital redlining that is keeping Black, brown, rural, and senior communities from accessible and affordable Internet.

Can you help make sure we get a champ at the FCC to fight for Internet access and net neutrality? Any amount makes a big difference.

We’ve already directed a bunch of grassroots energy to the Biden administration—getting more than 100,000 petitions and hundreds of tweets to key staff, hosting a Reddit AMA to talk about this issue, and making sure it’s covered in the press outlets that politicos read.

But we have to keep pushing until Biden actually announces his nominee. If you’re able, please make a donation to fight for a champ at the FCC, and to make sure we don’t have another industry shill Ajit Pai.

Thank you for all you do!

Caitlin at Fight for the Future

Footnotes:

1. Axios: https://www.axios.com/ajit-pai-private-equity-fcc-57b9f52e-cfe0-4871-ad9c-e5fe4da47cf8.html

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