Hi John,

Urgent: The pro-net neutrality nominee we’ve been fighting to confirm, Gigi Sohn, withdrew her nomination to the Federal Communications Commission because senators caved to the unrelenting coordinated smear campaigns against her.¹ We’re now extremely worried President Biden will nominate a telecom shill—someone like Ajit Pai again—in her place. Help us ensure that doesn’t happen. We must have a public interest champion on the FCC to reinstate net neutrality.  

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Here’s why having a public interest champion at the FCC matters so much: When Ajit Pai, a former Verizon lawyer, led the Federal Communications Commission during the Trump administration, we witnessed the disastrous results.² With net neutrality gutted, the telecom industry enriches itself and hurts everyday internet users:

• Big Telecom further consolidates its monopoly power, leaving people with less choice and degraded internet service

• ISPs can easily censor content online

• The already-large digital divide widens, despite deepening day-to-day dependence on the internet and its services

We have to ensure the Biden administration makes good on its promise to restore net neutrality.³ We’re writing to you now because pressure campaigns and coalition organizing take money. We can’t do it alone. Donate now to help us drive calls to the White House and power our coalition opposing the industry-backed picks that will no doubt be pushed to the Biden administration.⁴

As Fight director Evan Greer wrote in a recent op-ed:

If the industry gets to install its preferred commissioner for the crucial fifth deciding vote, it will effectively own the agency that’s supposed to regulate it.⁵

Without a strong public interest champion at the FCC, there’s little hope for restoring net neutrality.

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The Team at ❤️ Fight

1. Biden FCC nominee Gigi Sohn withdraws, citing 'cruel attacks' in battle with cable and media industries | CNBC

2. Battle for the Net | Fight for the Future

3. The White House might be running out of time to bring back net neutrality | The Verge

4. 60+ Groups Push Biden to Pick Strong Public Interest Nominee for FCC | Common Dreams