To: Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
Tell the FCC: Save the free and open Internet
Reverse the Bush-era rule that treats the Internet differently depending on the wires we use to access it and reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service subject to rigorous consumer protections.
Why is this important?
Following a court ruling, a handful of major corporations — Verizon, AT&T, Comcast, and Time Warner Cable — now have total control over what we're able to see and do online. The free and open Internet is critical is to our communities' ability to access and share information without a corporate filter, and to effectively organize for racial and social justice. And as the FCC's National Broadband Plan acknowledges, high-speed Internet is an essential service that all Americans need in order to perform basic tasks, from applying for a job, to doing schoolwork, finding a home, and running a business.