John,

There’s good news and there’s bad news.

We’ll start with the bad news. Nearly two years into the Biden administration, Gigi Sohn still hasn’t been confirmed to the FCC. In 2017, Trump’s head of the FCC, former Verizon lawyer, Ajit Pai, gutted rules that would protect the public from telecom giants like Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon who abuse their power to provide poor service at exorbitant prices. Since then, we’ve been stuck without net neutrality. But under Sohn’s guidance, the damage done by Pai could be reversed and net neutrality—the principle that internet service providers should treat all internet activities equally—could be reinstated.

Now the good news. Although Sohn’s appointment has stalled, Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) have introduced the Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act. [1] Most recently, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) also co-sponsored the bill. [2] The bill would reclassify broadband internet service as an essential service. In doing so, the FCC would have the authority to reinstate net neutrality protections and address internet affordability and online privacy.

But we need your support: The internet service providers and their lobbying groups will be out in full force to oppose the bill. We’re launching a rapid response campaign to increase the pressure to advance this net neutrality bill. Will you chip in $5, 10, or $15 to support our efforts to back the Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act?

“The Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act reflects the undeniable fact that today, broadband is not a luxury. It is essential. That means the potential harms that internet users face without strong net neutrality protections and without the FCC able to exercise its proper authority are more sweeping than ever.” – Senator Markey [2]

Will you chip in $5, 10, or $15 for a free and open internet now?

Join the fight to reinstate net neutrality.

DONATE FOR NET NEUTRALITY

Thanks for your support and activism.

The Fight Team

[1] Democrats revive the fight for net neutrality - The Verge

[2] Cantwell Co-Sponsors Bill to Reinstate Net Neutrality, Reverse Damaging Trump-Era Deregulation

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