• Net Neutrality is Good for Small Businesses
    Our small business is successful. Our books have generated over $100 million in retail sales. We rely on the internet to do the extensive research necessary to succeed. We must have speedy access to every possible source of information, not just those sources that are more profitable for some big business.
    14,972 of 15,000 Signatures
    Created by Bert Bates
  • Net Neutrality
    Internet focused entrepreneurship will be stifled by a high cost barrier to entry on the internet if potential entrepreneurs must pay exorbitant costs to own capable spaces online.
    291 of 300 Signatures
    Created by Kevon
  • Keep The Government From Taking Our Freedom
    This is the open port of communication on a global level that anyone can take advantage of. What they propose is the same as saying you can have free speech only if you can afford it.
    3 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Robert
  • Save internet equality!
    I am a small business owner who needs equal internet to advertise my business. I'm also a college student who uses internet for research and projects. I also pay my bills via the net for convenience so as not to have to take my baby out during bad and hot weather.
    200 of 300 Signatures
    Created by Lenda Bazemore-Williams
  • Preserve Net Neutrality
    I have been a self-employed freelance illustrator, artist, designer since 1997 using the internet to show my work and bid on new projects on a daily basis. With a little bit of work it is possible to discover new avenues, and places where your work is needed. The internet was originally designed to share knowledge, and open avenues of communication. I am against setting it up as a "pay to play" scenario where deep pockets are in control. Please do not pass this bill!
    445 of 500 Signatures
    Created by Valerie Woelk
  • Save our Internet
    I use the internet every day. I chat with friends and relatives in different states. I always use the internet to pay my bills. I also look up addresses, doctors, directions, locations, and always check my e-mail three or four times daily.
    250 of 300 Signatures
    Created by Mona Hlasny
  • Small Business Owner
    We are a small catering company and we use the Internet constantly. We use the Internet for our website, email for orders and interacting with customers, vendors, research and banking needs.
    1,991 of 2,000 Signatures
    Created by Terri Roberts
  • Save the open Internet!
    Being a parent and online student, I know the importance of being able to have an open Internet.
    352 of 400 Signatures
    Created by Jessica
  • "Congress! Equal Internet for All"
    We live in rural northern Michigan where our only option is dial-up or satellite, which we have. I worked for a tech company that has trainers conduct workshops from home, via the web. My HughesNet is so undependable that I was unable to avail myself of this work opportunity. We need to guarantee quality internet to all before playing with the level of web service.
    29 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Jeanette Mateer
  • Congressman McGovern: Please act to save net neutrality.
    I use the internet to communicate with family, clients of my law practice, non-profits on whose Boards I serve. I also review several news sources daily to determine ciurrent events and to learn new things. People who are served by the non-profits I am engaged with rely on the internet through library and other free serfvices to stay connected.
    8 of 100 Signatures
    Created by David Bunker
  • Net Neutrality
    An open internet is important for small companies and individuals who are thinking about starting their own business. I was a hospice chaplain and used the internet every day to gather information to help staff, understand the disease my patient was suffering, and to look for inspirational readings for hospice, hospital staff, and patients.
    378 of 400 Signatures
    Created by Michele Morgaine
  • keep the internet neutral
    Regardless of the importance an open internet makes to me, no person or corporation should get preferential treatment because their bankroll is bigger, and quite frankly, I'm sick of big corps buying their way in and out of everything regardless of the quality of service they provide. The internet has always been and should always be a neutral area, and to allow any corporation to manipulate it by paying someone a nice sum will only introduce a higher level of corruption on the web in this country, and we simply do not need anymore of that. Verizon just lost my business.
    195 of 200 Signatures
    Created by Ricky Glockzin