• 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
  • Elected politicians, save freedom on the internet
    I am in the construction industry. I use the Internet as my main source for information on products that I use or might use. I use the Internet to communicate with my clients. It has become a crucial part of my business. I have been in business for over 25 years.
    492 of 500 Signatures
    Created by Greg Zadikov
  • 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
  • Keep the Internet open to all
    I am a retired occupational therapist who is a volunteer child advocate for children in Child Protective Services custody. I use the Internet to research a variety of topics to help the children, judges, CPS workers, attorneys, parents and foster parents.
    203 of 300 Signatures
    Created by Peggy McGrane
  • "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
  • U.S. Congress: Keep the Internet Open
    An open Internet is important to me because higher costs for fast-lane Internet access will eventually be passed onto consumers.
    340 of 400 Signatures
    Created by Ronald Novak
  • 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
  • Save Net Neutrality
    I am a professional freelance writer, a career path I have been following for the past ten years. It is no exaggeration to say this path would not have been possible to follow without the Internet. I had tried freelancing before there was an Internet and it was slow, unwieldy and costly. And, if I had to do research, it would often involve a trip to the library, yet another time-consuming process. The Internet, I am happy to say, solved many of these issues for me.
    230 of 300 Signatures
    Created by Dean M. Shapiro