Editorial: Obama should find a better FCC chair
Candidate Obama became President Obama touting media opportunities for minorities and women from the newsroom to the boardroom. His choice for FCC commissioner seems out of sync.
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Yesterday, President Obama issued a clear and powerful statement of support for real Net Neutrality.
Click here to watch the president’s full statement and read more about what you can do to save the Internet.
President Obama called for a free and open Internet in last night’s State of the Union, once again throwing his weight behind real Net Neutrality.
Today, hearings in the House and the Senate take up the issue — with new legislation on the table designed to stall the FCC from taking action. You can follow along here: http://bit.ly/1BCAOEs
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Word has leaked that FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is building a new Frankenstein proposal that’s not Net Neutrality.
The plan is convoluted with too many of the huge problems we’ve been protesting against all year.
Bad news: Comcast just announced that it’s buying Time Warner Cable.
No one woke up this morning wishing their cable company was bigger or had more control over what they watch and how they get online. But that’s the reality we’ll face unless the DoJ and the FCC do their jobs and block this merger.
Tell the FCC and DoJ to stop this merger: http://bit.ly/1oqolLw
“There’s no longer any question that Tom Wheeler has the political support to do the right thing. And the right thing is reclassifying broadband access providers as common carriers under Title II of the Communications Act. Senator Reid makes clear that when Wheeler reclassifies that the Senate leadership will have his back.”
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has delayed a vote on Net Neutrality until 2015 — and is probably hoping the public scrutiny will fade by then.
Guess what: It won’t. And to make sure he knows it, we’re showing up in person at the agency’s final meeting of the year to remind Wheeler that we’re #StillWatching him and will keep making noise until the FCC protects the open Internet.
We need you there this Thursday: All you need to do is grab some props (like oversized specs or a magnifying glass) and show up to join in the fun.
Here are the details:
What: Rally to Save the Internet: Net Neutrality Now
When: Thurs., Dec. 11, 9–10 a.m.
Where: Outside FCC headquarters, 445 12th St. SW, Washington, D.C.
RSVP: Click here to tell us you’re coming.
Bring: A magnifying glass/specs and a sign calling for Title II
Wheeler claims he needs more time to mull over Net Neutrality— but you and I both know that he has all the info he needs right now to reclassify Internet-access service under Title II. And there should be no doubt in his mind that reclassifying under Title II is the only way to protect the open Internet.
Rep. Bob Latta has just introduced a bill (H.R. 4752) that would stop the FCC from taking the necessary step to protect REAL Net Neutrality.
This move borders on insulting and actually forbids the FCC from doing what millions of people (LIKE YOU!), companies, innovators, artists and organizations have been urging it to do: reclassify broadband providers as common carriers.
HUGE NEWS: Democrats in Congress have introduced new legislation that would restore Net Neutrality!
Tell Congress: Keep the Internet WEIRD — and SAVE NET NEUTRALITY
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