[internetworkers] FW: 74 Democrats sold you out to AT&T, Verizon and Comcast.

christian stalberg cstalberg at web-analysts.net
Mon Jun 7 09:46:10 EDT 2010


 
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Democrats sold you out to AT&T, Verizon and Comcast. 



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strongly object to your decision to co-sign an industry-backed letter to FCC
Chairman Genachowski urging the FCC to allow broadband Internet companies to
police themselves.

We can no more trust AT&T, Verizon and Comcast to protect a free and open
Internet any more than we could trust BP to protect the oceans.

I want you to stand up for consumers like me, not sell out to wealthy
corporations. 




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Dear   ,

74 Democratic members of Congress (1) sold you out to AT&T, Verizon and
Comcast. 


Infuriatingly, they signed an industry-backed letter telling the FCC to
abandon efforts to protect Internet users by prohibiting big companies from
blocking Internet traffic. 

Not only is this letter an attack on net neutrality, but by signing the
industry letter, these Democratic members of Congress are attempting to
drastically undercut the FCC's ability to make a fast, affordable and open
Internet available to everyone in America - they are actually taking a
position against the interests of rural and low-income communities. 

This is unacceptable. 

We need to make sure they know that their constituents and other consumers
are paying attention and will hold them accountable when they undermine net
neutrality protections. 

Click  <http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=5593&id=9443-239160-dFoviwx&t=7>
here to automatically sign our petition to the 74 Democrats telling them
that you're upset by their decision to side with the wealthy
telecommunications corporations over their constituents. 

What this comes down to is a principle known as "net neutrality." Net
neutrality means that Internet users, not Internet service providers, should
be in control. It ensures that Internet service providers can't speed up,
slow down, or block Web content based on its source, ownership, or
destination. 

Of course broadband providers are insisting that we should just trust them
and there's no need for consumers to be protected by net neutrality rules.
But we cannot trust AT&T, Verizon or Comcast to protect a free and open
Internet any more than we could trust BP to protect the oceans. 

Without strong net neutrality rules, we might have to rely upon the good
will of large telecoms to protect our access to the diversity of political
perspectives. We might have to trust companies like Comcast, which actively
and secretly interfered with users' ability to access popular video, photo
and music sharing applications. We might have to trust companies like AT&T,
which censored anti-Bush comments made by Pearl Jam's lead singer during a
concert. 

A free and open Internet is an important part of 21st Century democracy, but
these members of Congress signed a letter that undercut the efforts of the
FCC to make sure the Internet stays free and open. 

In other words, they decided to stand with wealthy corporations rather than
stand up for your interests. 

Click  <http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=5593&id=9443-239160-dFoviwx&t=8>
here to automatically sign the petition to the 74 Democrats telling them you
want them to stand up for you, not the telecoms. 

The simple fact of the matter is that powerful companies with a vested
interest in this fight like AT&T have armies of lobbyists to push their
agenda. 

If these 74 Democrats are going to get the message that it's unacceptable
for them to sell out American consumers, it's only going to be because
people like you speak up. 


So  <http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=5593&id=9443-239160-dFoviwx&t=9> take a
minute right now to sign our petition. You can do so automatically by
clicking here. 

Thank you for standing up for a free and open Internet. 

Matt Lockshin, Campaign Manager 
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Action from Working Assets 

1 74 Democratic members  <http:act.credoaction.com/campaign/74_dems#74> of
Congress 


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