Politicians funded by the telecoms industry are trying to gut the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

FRIEND, Right now, politicians funded by the telecoms industry are trying to gut the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prevent them from enforcing the Net Neutrality rules we won that guarantee access to a free, open internet. Our victory on Net Neutrality, which millions of Americans fought for, is being jeopardized by Time Warner’s donations to shadowy lobbying groups. So last week, at Time Warner Cable’s annual shareholder meeting, I confronted CEO Robert Marcus on his company’s attempts to undermine Net Neutrality. I brought 19,000 of your petition signatures asking him to disclose Time Warner’s political spending, and handed them directly to him in front of his shareholders. We’re pulling out all the stops to make sure big Cable doesn’t gut the FCC with sneak attacks through the budget appropriations process. Can you pitch in? Call your representative now to tell them to vote against backdoor attempts to gut the FCC. (We’ve got a sample script you can use) (19,000 petitions I delivered to Time Warner Cable’s multimillionaire CEO (On the right)) Our petition delivery definitely got the CEO’s attention, but without continued pressure, corporate money could still undermine our hard fought victory on Net Neutrality. Earlier in 2015, SumOfUs members played an important role in an historic victory on Net Neutrality. We can’t afford to let politicians play games in Congress that put the internet in danger again. Can you help make sure our victory is here to stay? Call your representative now to tell them to vote against backdoor attempts to gut the FCC. (We’ve got a sample script you can use) Please make a quick call to your representative to tell them to vote against attempts to gut the FCC. Thanks for all you do, Nick, Kaytee and the rest of the SumOfUs team ********** More information: Watchdog Calls For Time Warner Cable Lobbying Disclosures, Law 360, July 1st, 2015 SumOfUs is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy. Please help keep SumOfUs strong by chipping in $3 . Have a great idea for a SumOfUs campaign? Start your own petition and the best ones could be emailed to to the whole SumOfUs community.

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Give in on Net Neutrality or we'll shut down the government.

Friend — Comcast's allies in Congress are threatening to shut down the federal government to block Net Neutrality. Will you chip in $5 to help fight back? I'll chip in $5 Comcast's war on Net Neutrality just went nuclear. A key committee in Congress voted yesterday to attach a provision blocking Net Neutrality to a must-pass spending bill that funds the federal government.1 Their implicit threat: Give in on Net Neutrality or we'll shut down the government. This could take the fight for Net Neutrality to a whole new level.Will you chip in $5 to make sure we have the resources to win? Yes, I'll chip in $5 to help save Net Neutrality. Yesterday's committee vote was the first step on the path to shutting down the government to block Net Neutrality—and we need to hold every member of Congress who voted against Net Neutrally accountable. If we can organize a backlash that's loud and clear, we can show Comcast's friends in Congress that they're not going to get away with this. And we're already on our way. As Net Neutrality champ Rep. Jose Serrano said before yesterday's big vote, "We have received more phone calls on this issue than any other issue in a long, long time. And I don't understand why some people can't understand that net neutrality is here, it is here to stay and it is what the American people want." Going forward, we're going to keep flooding Congress with phone calls and making sure that voters in their districts know which representatives are standing with Comcast against the free and open Internet. We also need President Obama to stand strong. We know he was willing to go through a government shutdown to defend Obamacare. Will he fight that hard for Net Neutrality? Because that's what it might take. We didn't know how far Comcast's friends in Congress would be willing to go to block Net Neutrality. Now we have our answer—and it's up to us to show we're up to the challenge. Click here to chip in $5 and help defend Net Neutrality. Thanks for standing with us. —David, Daniel, Kurt, Mark, Sara, and the rest of the Demand Progress team I'll chip in $5 Source: 1. Sneak Attack on Net Neutrality Picks Up Steam in the House, Free Press, June 17, 2015 Watchdog.net 30 Ritchie Ave Silver Spring, MD 20910

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The House is trying to sneak through language that would take away the FCC's ability to enforce Net Neutrality

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BREAKING: The House is trying to sneak through language that would take away the FCC's ability to enforce Net Neutrality, undermining the open Internet. Thousands of calls and emails will nip this in the bud — contact Congress now!

Unbelievably, this latest attack started the same day that the new rules finally went into effect. And as much as it’s a moment to celebrate, we need to act now to protect the rules because this Team Cable’s most insidious move yet.

Comcast and their cronies in Congress are trying to sneak 3 amendments into a must-pass budget bill to stop the FCC from implementing Net Neutrality until every one of the cable industry’s 10+ lawsuits are settled.

That amendment is ridiculous generally, but it’s even more absurd because a US Court just that very same request on Thursday.

The House is voting on the language in the bill in 24 hours, so it’s urgent that Congress hear from you today. If they vote to keep this language there’s a real chance Net Neutrality will be upended.

Can you make a phone call to demand that Congress end this sneak attack on Net Neutrality, and protect the open Internet?

Yes, I’ll call Congress right now.

No, I can’t call now — but I’ll chip in $5 to the fight to defend Net Neutrality.

Net Neutrality shouldn’t even be a question for Congress anymore. The FCC spent years on the rules, basing them on expert testimony and the input of over 4 million Americans who weighed in overwhelmingly in support Net Neutrality.

But instead of listening to the American public and defending the rules, some in Congress are following the orders of the cable industry and using every trick in the book to kill them.

This attack in particular is so dangerous because it’s wrapped up in the appropriations bill, which determines the funding for hundreds of government programs. Which means when Congress votes on the bill, they’re not just voting on Net Neutrality — they’re weighing dozens of issues and priorities.

We need to nip this attack in the bud and get this language removed from the bill now, well before it ever gets to the floor. If we don’t, Net Neutrality may become part of the same kind of funding fight that shut down the government two years ago.

We can't let Team Cable get away with this. This is first real threat to Net Neutrality in Congress — let’s make it clear that no one can mess with the Internet and get away with it.

Can you call right now and demand that they strike all the language that would stop the FCC from doing its job?

Yes, I’ll call Congress right now.

No, I can’t call now — but I’ll chip in $5 to the fight to defend Net Neutrality.

Thanks for fighting with us.

~ Charlie and the whole team at Fight for the Future

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"Appropriations Bill Would Block Net Neutrality Rules"

Broadcasting & Cable: "Appropriations Bill Would Block Net Neutrality Rules" Take Action: Tell Congress to stop the sneak attack on Net Neutrality! Dear {{ user.first_name|default:"Friend" }}, Take a moment to celebrate: Net Neutrality is officially the law of the land! Demand Progress members like you were front and center in helping us achieve this historic victory. Unfortunately, cable and phone companies are more emboldened than ever to kill a free and open Internet, and they're pushing their allies in Congress to do their dirty work. They've slipped language into an appropriations bill that strips the FCC's ability to use the government funds they need to implement Net Neutrality regulations until a series of telecom industry-backed legal challenges are settled. With a vote on this bill scheduled for early Wednesday morning in the House Committee on Appropriations, members need to hear from you today. Can you make a call to a member of the House Committee on Appropriations and ask that they halt this sneak attack on Net Neutrality? Yes, I'll make a phone call to a member of the committee. No, I can't do that — but I'll chip in $5 to help protect Net Neutrality. The broader context of the appropriations fight in Congress makes this attack all the more troubling: these anti-Net Neutrality provisions in a funding bill are part of an effort to set the stage for their inclusion in a must-pass funding bill later this year. This is not how a democracy is supposed to work. If Congress leaves this sneaky language intact, they're ignoring the 81% of Americans who think that companies like Comcast and Verizon shouldn't interfere with our ability to communicate and innovate freely online.[1] We can't let Big Cable and their cronies in Congress win on this. Can you make a call to a member of the House Commitee on Appropriations and ask that they strike any language in government funding bills that prevents the FCC from doing its job? Yes, I'll make a phone call to a member of the committee. No, I can't do that — but I'll chip in $5 to help protect Net Neutrality. Thanks for standing with us. —Watchdog.net Source: 1. New poll: Republicans and Democrats both overwhelmingly support net neutrality, The Washington Post, November 12, 2014 Watchdog.net 30 Ritchie Ave Silver Spring, MD 20910

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Tell Congress: Stop the Sneak Attack on Net Neutrality

Tell Congress: Stop the Sneak Attack on Net Neutrality

Congress could vote for a bill as soon as next week that could destroy Net Neutrality. We need to stop this. Take action immediately.

Here's the deal: a key subcommittee in the House has introduced an appropriations bill that would kill the FCC's Net Neutrality rules. And unlike other threats that have emerged in Congress, this is particularly troubling because it's hidden deep inside a big funding package that the House needs to move so that the government can continue operating.

Tell Congress: Stop the sneak attack on Net Neutrality.

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NET NEUTRALITY HAS BEEN SUED

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Free Press Jumps in to Defend the Net Neutrality Rules in Court

Candace ClementMay 15, 2015Net Neutrality

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As John Oliver might say, Free Press exists to stop “cable company f*ckery.”

It’s been a banner year for doing that and protecting the open Internet. We’ve stopped Comcast’s attempt to take over Time Warner Cable — crushing a mega-merger that would have made Comcast the only truly high-speed broadband provider available to about 4 out of every 10 U.S. homes. And we put Net Neutrality back on solid legal ground when the FCC voted in February to reclassify broadband as a Title II service — and put in place strong rules to prevent blocking, throttling and paid prioritization.

But even then we knew the fight wasn’t over. Before we’d finished toasting the victory, we were plotting the next steps. How will we defend this win in Congress? In the courts?

Since the February ruling, 10 big phone and cable companies or various lobbyists for these companies have filed lawsuits that for the most part are designed to gut the Net Neutrality rules. And this week the ISPs also filed what’s called a joint motion for a stay of the FCC’s reclassification decision, a move that would delay implementation of the rules and undercut their effectiveness.

We’ve been keeping a close eye on all of these proceedings. And this week, Free Press took the next major step to protect this win by filing to intervene in the industry-backed court case and defend the FCC decision against those challenging the agency’s rules.

We filed in court because we want to be sure that you are represented in this debate. The fight for Net Neutrality united millions of people, businesses and organizations behind a simple idea: Internet service providers should not be allowed to interfere with what we say or do online. With the fight moving to the courts, we need to keep the public’s voice front and center.

“Free Press will fight the spurious and unsubstantiated claims of the phone and cable companies and uphold the FCC’s decision to root open Internet protections in established law,” said my colleague Matt Wood, the Free Press policy director. “This fight includes opposing the industry attempt to get the court to delay the implementation of these fundamental safeguards for Internet users."

Free Press will be there every step of the way. And as the legal battle rages on, we welcome your support for our efforts in court, too.

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DONT FLUSH OUR RIGHTS DOWN THE TOILET

Need some inspiration? The good folks at Namecheap who made this billboard action possible made their own video to help educate the Internet public about the importance of net neutrality. Once you get to the part where people are riding on toilets chasing Wall Street Bankers up a bike ramp, you’ll understand why its already been viewed nearly half a million times.

The best part? Namecheap wants to help support our work for net neutrality for the long haul, so they’re donating $0.25 to us every time someone shares or tweets the video. That adds up! They’ve already raised more than $30,000 for Internet freedom! If this tweet gets 100k retweets, they’ll up the donation to $100,000! That would unlock a huge amount of Internet freedom fighting potential, but it can only happen with your help.




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