Despite the 1.2 million comments that the FCC received demanding that the net neutrality rule stay in place, the commission passed Chairman Ajit Pai's plan to allow ISPs like Comcast and Verizon to control and censor what we do online.[1]
But all hope is not lost. The FCC vote today opened a new comment period, when the public can weigh in before the new rules go into effect.
We're launching an all-out push to do everything we can to stop this attack on the internet: pro-net neutrality billboards in key districts, a flood of comments into the FCC, rallies calling on the Senate to block Pai's confirmation as FCC chair ... Whatever it takes.
Will you chip in to help launch this all-out emergency campaign to save net neutrality?
It's not surprising that Ajit Pai pushed to destroy net neutrality -- after all, his former employer, Verizon, and his pal Comcast have been trying to undermine our Internet freedom for years.
But Pai isn't immune to public scrutiny. If we can generate a big enough public backlash, we can make the FCC reverse course before finalizing this rule.
The Senate also has the leverage to stop this. Pai's term as chairman of the FCC expires at the end of this year, and then he is required to be reconfirmed by the Senate.[2] We need to cause such a clamor about the repeal of net neutrality that no senator would risk voting for Pai.
And we're also going to remind Congress that they work for the American people -- not for Verizon and Comcast -- so that it doesn't pass any laws that damage Internet freedom.
We're not going to give up, and we're ready for the fight. Our Battle for the Net site is still the hub for net neutrality campaigns online. We're developing new tools every day to help activists fight for a free and open internet. We've mobilized dozens of groups and millions of people to stand up for net neutrality.
We're not going to give up, but we need your help to win. Will you chip in to fight for net neutrality?
Yes, I'll chip in to help fight the battle for net neutrality.
Thanks for speaking out,
-Tiffiniy
[1] Roll Call: http://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/fcc-flooded-reaction-repealing-net-neutrality
[2] MediaFile: http://www.mediafiledc.com/trumps-new-fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-means-media/