Dear Friend,
BREAKING: 243 days after the Save the Internet Act passed the House of
Representatives, Senators Markey, Cantwell, and Wyden are about to try to
force a vote on the bill—today.
We just have four days left until the Senate ends its 2019 session, and
it's a critical moment to shine a spotlight on Mitch McConnell’s
obstruction on net neutrality. Grassroots pressure around net neutrality
has been unprecedented, and the country will be watching today. We can
overcome Big Cable—and we need your help right now.
[ [link removed] ]Demand Progress is working to return net neutrality to being the law of
the land. Will you donate to save the open internet?
Net neutrality is the issue that Trump’s FCC chair, Ajit Pai, wishes would
just go away.
But Demand Progress and our coalition of open-internet advocates are not
going to let that happen. It’s been two years since Pai repealed net
neutrality, and a year and a half since it went into effect. In that time,
Big Cable has thrown people into internet slow lanes, throttled websites,
and charged outrageously fraudulent fees.^1 We weren’t going to roll over
and let Big Cable abuse the internet.
You helped us fight back. Not only were you instrumental in passing the
Save the Internet Act in the House, but you also helped us hold Pai
accountable for the lies he told about the repeal. We called Pai out for
claiming that the repeal has increased broadband investment, and showed
him that the majority of the public was strongly opposed to the reversal
of the Open Internet Order.^2
The truth is, the repeal of net neutrality did nothing to increase
investment in broadbands—spending by Comcast, Verizon, and the rest of Big
Cable has dropped since the FCC’s vote.^3 And net neutrality is incredibly
popular, with 86% of the public being for a free and open internet.^4
We just won’t let up when it comes to saving the internet. In October,
when a federal court ruled that the FCC’s repeal would be upheld, but
states could pass their own net neutrality rules, Pai tried to declare
victory.^5 But our coalition is launching a plan to pass net neutrality
laws in as many states as possible to overcome Pai’s obstruction.
Today’s fight in the Senate is a key reminder that we are not going to
rest until we successfully restore the net neutrality rules, no matter who
tries to stop us—from Ajit Pai to Mitch McConnell. It’s an ongoing battle,
and we won’t overcome Big Cable’s deep pockets without your help. Will you
donate to sustain the fight for a free and open internet?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I’ll donate to Demand Progress to help save net neutrality.
Thanks for your support.
Robert Cruickshank
Campaign Director, Demand Progress
[ [link removed] ]DONATE
Sources:
1. One Zero Medium, "Killing Net Neutrality Was Even Worse Than You
Think,” [ [link removed] ]November 20, 2019.
2. Ars Technica, “Sorry, Ajit: Comcast lowered cable investment despite
net neutrality repeal,” [ [link removed] ]January 23, 2019.
3. Ibid
4. The Hill, “Poll: 83 percent of voters support keeping FCC's net
neutrality rules,” [ [link removed] ]December 12, 2017.
5. The Washington Post, "Appeals court ruling upholds FCC’s canceling of
net neutrality rules," [ [link removed] ]October 1, 2019.
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