Pledge to protect the open Internet today!
Today, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski gave AT&T a decision that was gift-wrapped for the holiday season. By a 3-to-2 vote, the FCC passed a rule that, in the chairman's words, "protects Internet freedom."
If only it were true.
After a year of promises to deliver on Net Neutrality,
this chairman has pushed through a rule that favors the very
industry his FCC is supposed to regulate, leaving Internet users with few
protections.
The chairman chose to ignore your voice -- and those of more than 2 million
people who have urged Washington
to support real Net Neutrality. His rule, for the first time in history,
allows discrimination over the mobile Internet, paving the way for widespread
industry abuses.
Now, the chairman is
trying to spin the media
that
his toothless decision is a win for Internet
users. We're not going to let him get away with that.
Pledge to keep fighting for real Net Neutrality; and use the Internet to spread the word via Twitter, Facebook and e-mail.
Don't let the FCC get away with fake Net Neutrality. Spread the truth about this bad rule.
We'd be lying if we
didn't tell you that this vote was a major setback. The new rule doesn't
do enough
to stop the phone and cable companies from dividing the Internet into fast and
slow lanes, and it
fails to
protect wireless users from discrimination. It lets AT&T block your access to third-party
applications and
require
you to use its own preferred applications.
But
this bad rule is not the end of the story. Free Press and our many allies are
going to keep fighting to secure your right to an Internet without gatekeepers.
By taking action and
spreading the word,
you're
telling the FCC that this isn't good enough.
Thank you,
Misty,
Craig, Tim and the Free Press Team
