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Restore Net Neutrality: Confirm Biden's FCC Nominees!
We urge you to quickly confirm Jessica Rosenworcel and Gigi Sohn to the FCC. They will help fight for small businesses and internet users in the public interest against the big tech companies, and fight to restore net neutrality rules that ensure a free and open internet for everyone.
Why is this important?
President Biden has nominated Jessica Rosenworcel as permanent FCC Chair and nominated Gigi Sohn as the 5th commissioner on the FCC. Both have a long record of fighting for the public interest, as opposed to the interests of giant corporations like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T.
The FCC has a long list of initiatives that can help ensure an open internet for everyone. It includes helping to ensure reliable, affordable high-speed broadband for all homes and effectively closing the digital divide -- which we've seen is more important than ever, with people working from home and relying on internet for everything from school to accessing medical services.
And it includes restoring net neutrality rules dismantled by the Trump administration.
Rosenworcel is already on the FCC, but her term expires in early 2022 unless she is reconfirmed. And there has been a vacancy in the fifth seat on the commission since the beginning of the year. The FCC can't move crucial work forward without these appointees being quickly confirmed.
Congress has a limited number of days in session left this year. Will you help urge a speedy confirmation process?
The FCC has a long list of initiatives that can help ensure an open internet for everyone. It includes helping to ensure reliable, affordable high-speed broadband for all homes and effectively closing the digital divide -- which we've seen is more important than ever, with people working from home and relying on internet for everything from school to accessing medical services.
And it includes restoring net neutrality rules dismantled by the Trump administration.
Rosenworcel is already on the FCC, but her term expires in early 2022 unless she is reconfirmed. And there has been a vacancy in the fifth seat on the commission since the beginning of the year. The FCC can't move crucial work forward without these appointees being quickly confirmed.
Congress has a limited number of days in session left this year. Will you help urge a speedy confirmation process?