Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Angus King’s (I. ME) re-election campaign:
The Federal Communications Commission is on the verge of making a monumentally bad decision for our country: repealing the agency’s net neutrality rules.
This would mean an end to the internet as we know it. Right now, net neutrality means that finding the information we want is essentially a matter of typing the right words into our search bars. If this repeal goes forward, the internet would be divided into “fast lanes” and “slow lanes,” with speed and access sold to the highest corporate bidders.
This repeal would give telecommunications companies full power over your online experience, enabling them to limit your access to content – or charge you more to see what you want to see. It would let telecom companies sell internet the way they sell cable bundles, as opposed to allowing you the full, open access to the web that you enjoy now. We can’t let this happen.
The FCC’s vote is happening December 14, which means we have only a narrow window in which to make our voices heard. Will you join me in speaking up for net neutrality?
Please hurry and add your name: Tell the FCC to protect open, free and fair internet.
I really can’t overstate what’s at stake here. The open internet has transformed what business looks like in America. It has transformed what college can look like. It has transformed what communities look like and how we connect and communicate with one another. It’s a major force in 21st-century life and a driver of our economy, and all those benefits are wrapped up in – you guessed it – net neutrality.
This proposed repeal threatens to stifle innovation and slow the creation of new businesses, hurting individuals and delivering a huge blow to our economy. All that to serve the interests of big corporations? No, thanks.
I’m hoping you’ll join me by signing this petition and voicing your support for protecting net neutrality. Let’s stop this ill-conceived plan in its tracks.
Add your name to tell the FCC not to repeal net neutrality.
Thanks for making your voice heard.
Angus
Click here to add your name.