The future of the internet is under threat, as a few big corporations: Verizon, Comcast, TimeWarner, and a few others, want to control the speed of the content you receive online by eliminating Net Neutrality.
Big Telecom has wanted to kill Net neutrality for years, and a new proposal at the Federal Communications Commission would help them do just that.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has proposed a new set of rules that will allow Internet service providers to charge web publishers extra for preferential treatment.
Large websites like Fox News could pay for priority service to ride in the fast lane and reach more people online—while independent blogs like Daily Kos, nonprofits, small businesses and any website that can’t afford it will be left out in the cold.
If Net Neutrality isn’t maintained, then only big corporations will be able to send their content through fast channels. The rest of us will have to be content with the crumbs or pay up to the few companies who control the web. Big media will get bigger, independent media will suffer, and the potential of the Internet to transform society could be lost.
The time is critical - the FCC will be making a decision any day now! Tell the FCC that we want a free, open, and neutral internet for all. Sign to tell them to preserve Net Neutrality and not sell the web to big media, before its too late.
Dear FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler
The new proposal that the FCC has put forth that will gut Net Neutrality is a major threat the internet as we know it. Access to the web must be equal and not in the hands of a few big corporations.
Please preserve Net Neutrality and ensure the future of a free, open, and Democratic internet for all people to use.
Sincerely,
