Comcast will do *anything* to kill net neutrality, but we’re fighting back.

Hi,

It’s outrageous, but true: More than 500 days into the Biden administration, the Federal Communications Commission still hasn’t restored net neutrality.

The reason is simple. Comcast and its Big Cable allies are pushing to block the Senate confirmation of Biden’s last appointee to the commission, Gigi Sohn. Without Sohn, the commission is deadlocked 2-2 and unable to move forward on major policy decisions like net neutrality.

So now net neutrality champions on Capitol Hill are turning up the heat. They’ve just introduced legislation that would enact the strongest net neutrality protections we’ve ever had, sending a message loud and clear to Comcast we are not backing down.1

We will not rest until we undo the damage done by Donald Trump’s FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and net neutrality is restored. Will you make a donation to Demand Progress Action to help fight for net neutrality and other key reforms?

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When Donald Trump appointed former Verizon lawyer Ajit Pai as chairman of the FCC, he wasted no time killing off the net neutrality rules protecting the free and open internet.2

A Biden-appointed FCC commissioner should have been able to reverse Pai’s actions just as quickly. But with fake grassroots groups, nasty smear campaigns, and mountains of cash, Big Cable and their allies have managed to stall confirmation of the fifth tie-breaking vote to join the panel.3

Sohn is a proven advocate for net neutrality, but this isn’t just about her. It’s about leaving the FCC tied on every crucial vote 2-2 and unable to do much of anything.

Without strong net neutrality protections, ISPs like Comcast will be able to charge unfair fees and prioritize traffic for big corporations while dumping others on an internet slow lane. We can’t let that happen. That’s why this net neutrality legislation is so important: to ensure that one way or another, we will secure a free and open internet!

Will you make a donation to Demand Progress Action and support our work? We rely on small donations from our supporters to power our work, and every dollar counts!

Thanks for standing with us,

Tihi and the team at Demand Progress

Source:
1. The Washington Post, "Democrats plan sweeping net neutrality bill as FCC majority stalls," July 18, 2022.
2. Slate, "Goodbye, Ajit Pai," January 20, 2021.
3. MarketWatch, "Broadband companies are spending an ‘unseemly amount of money’ to sink key nominee to FCC, critics allege," April 26, 2022.

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