[GPSCC-chat] Two days to stand up for Net Neutrality

Sun Jul 13 09:56:01 PDT 2014

Hello, All:

       The initial comment period will close Tuesday, July 15, on a 
proposed FCC rule to kill net neutrality by allowing broadband providers 
to charge web sites for distributing their content at a reasonable 
speed.[*]

       If you are concerned about this, please take the time (if you 
haven't already) to add your name to the list of opponents of the new 
rule, as described on 
"https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717ced5/13a5a418/704f5363/1de21aeb/1327322874/VEsC/". 
Use their form to send an email using either their canned message or one 
you compose.  My version appears below.

       I believe this is a threat to democracy, to world peace, and to 
the prosperity of the bottom 99 percent.  The mainstream commercial 
media has all but eliminated investigative journalism from television:  
It threatens the ability of their advertisers to get favors from 
government, increasing the wealth of those with power while 
impoverishing everyone else.  It is now known that Saddam Hussein did 
NOT have weapons of mass destruction in 2003, and the media fired 
journalists and television personalities to prevent the public from 
hearing from those claiming he didn't.

       Best Wishes,
       Spencer

p.s.  I recently uploaded a 60-second video to YouTube asked we 
"Restrict secrecy more than data collection" 
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV8mHfu3mDw). It mentions a blog at 
"sanjosepeace.wordpress.com", which I am currently revising.  Please let 
me know if you'd like to review my draft before I publish it.

MY EMAIL TO THE FCC

Please support net neutrality.  Broadband is a telecommunications 
service.  However, I've heard that a proposed FCC rule would deny that 
for the purposes of Title II of the Telecommunications Act.

A vote against net neutrality is a vote against democracy and for the 
ability of the mainstream media to stampede the public into war on 
fraudulent grounds, as occurred with the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and 
support further increases in inequality of income and wealth.  Thomas 
Piketty says this will further destabilize the international political 
economy.  I believe he is correct.

Please support democracy and world peace by supporting net neutrality.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Four days to stand up for Net Neutrality
Date: 	Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:53:18 +0000
From: 	Jon Fox, Access <access at accessnow.org>
To: 	Spencer Graves <spencer.graves at structuremonitoring.com>

<https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717ced5/13a5a418/704f5363/1de21aeb/1327322874/VEsH/>

*Join the chorus: Tell the FCC to reclassify broadband and adopt real 
Net Neutrality rules today!* 
<https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717ced5/13a5a418/704f5363/1de21aeb/1327322874/VEsE/>

Spencer,

Over the past few months, HBO host John Oliver, hundreds of tech 
companies, and millions of people like you have come out strong in 
support of Net Neutrality - the principle protecting free speech online. 
*But right now the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is 
considering new rules that could kill Net Neutrality.* We need your 
voice to join the chorus telling the FCC to stand up for users and to 
pass strong rules that actually protect the open internet!

*Tell Chairman Tom Wheeler to end network discrimination by 
reclassifying broadband as a telecommunications service and enforcing 
real Net Neutrality rules in the United States.* 
<https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717ced5/13a5a418/704f5363/1de21aeb/1327322874/VEsF/>

Earlier this year, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler introduced a plan that would 
allow internet service providers to set up internet “fast lanes” for 
those who could afford them, and “slow lanes” for everyone else.

Not surprisingly, these rules caused a fast and furious public outcry. 
If it passes these rules, the FCC would give companies like AT&T, 
Comcast, and Verizon the green light to crush the founding principles of 
the open internet. That’s why we at Access — and millions of others — 
are fighting back. Only by reclassifying broadband as a 
“telecommunications service”  can the FCC truly protect our rights online.

*Tell the FCC to stand up for users and reclassify broadband as a 
telecommunications service under Title II of the Telecommunications 
Act.* 
<https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717ced5/13a5a418/704f5363/1de21aeb/1327322874/VEsC/>

On July 15, the FCC will close the first public comment period on its 
proposed rules. Access and other partners have already flooded the FCC 
with calls, emails, and tweets demanding the FCC protect the open 
internet. Now it’s time to for you to make your voice heard by posting a 
comment — we'll deliver it straight to the FCC.

*Don’t let Comcast, AT&T, Verizon and others slow you down. Demand the 
FCC ensure everyone enjoys the internet as an open platform for 
creativity, innovation, and free speech. 
<https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717ced5/13a5a418/704f5363/1de21aeb/1327322874/VEsD/>*

Lets stop network discrimination in its tracks. Tell the FCC to pass 
real Net Neutrality rules to protect the open internet. The Access 
community can stand up for Net Neutrality.

Let’s do this,

Jon Fox
Global Advocacy Manager

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