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To: Tom Wheeler, FCC Chairman

Tell the FCC: Break Big Cable's monopoly! #UnlockTheBox

Set up a competitive market for set top boxes. There's no good reason why the cable companies should have total control over what we are able to access through their devices

Why is this important?

Big Cable is running a scam that makes millions of Americans pay them money for nothing. And even worse, this racket is locking us out of a more open, diverse, and accessible media.

Here's how it works: if you have a cable subscription, then there's probably a rental fee for your set top box snuck into your bill. At $10 or $20 a month, that's an average of $231 per year! This means you end up paying the full cost of the device -- but the rental fee doesn't ever go away.

But even more costly is the way Big Cable is stifling innovation and competition by restricting what we are able to access through their devices. The FCC can change this and turn a stagnant element of the electronics landscape into an innovative one that could bring more diversity in programming to our TVs.

It's time for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to break up this racket.

Right now, the FCC is considering new rules that would let consumers choose freely where they get set top boxes -- instead of shackling them to the cable companies. They're soliciting public comments, so let's make sure they hear loud and clear that it's time to break up this monopoly.

Send a message to Chairman Wheeler right now and urge him to #UnlockTheBox!

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2022-07-13 13:37:48 -0400

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