Ajit Pai

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November 21, 2017

I, along with many Americans, have been posting about this for months, writing letters, calling, and emailing.  And still weakening/eliminating Net Neutrality is moving forward…rapidly…with the announcement from the FCC today. We must keep trying to preserve freedom and access of information on the Internet. An email address is provided at the end of this post for you to contact FCC Chair Ajit Pai.

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What is net neutrality? Why does it matter?

Net neutrality is the principle that Internet providers like Comcast & Verizon should not control what we see and do online. In 2015, startups, Internet freedom groups, and 3.7 million commenters won strong net neutrality rules from the US Federal Communication Commission (FCC). The rules prohibit Internet providers from blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization—”fast lanes” for sites that pay, and slow lanes for everyone else.

We are Team Internet. We support net neutrality, freedom of speech.

Nearly everyone who understands and depends on the Internet supports net neutrality, whether they’re startup founders, activists, gamers, politicians, investors, comedians, YouTube stars, or typical Internet users who just want their Internet to work as advertised—regardless of their political party. But don’t take our word for it. Ask around, or watch some of these videos.

Comments:

I voted against Ajit Pai (DT appointed FCC Chair) for this very reason. If the FCC adopts this proposal, it will imperil the engine of California’s economy and the platform for our entrepreneurship and creativity.

 

Unlike , I’ve led teams creating innovative new tech on the Internet. Everyone who’s done so knows that killing net neutrality is bad for society — not just because it harms tech innovation, but because it compromises our civil rights.

 

It may already be too late to save , but we’ve got to try. Call your congressperson, using the script here: And tell them to push the FCC commissioners to vote to save Net Neutrality on December 14.

 

The brilliant not only destroys in this but rightly points out the most grave danger of dismantling is how it will limit both civil rights and free speech.

 

I stand with millions of American consumers, innovators, and entrepreneurs against ’s plot to gut . RT if you’re ready to resist this appalling attack on our free and open internet.

 

Kinda surprised at the lack of awareness in the situation. This is pretty much the last push before everything changes for the worse or remains the same. There’s no benefit for consumers if it changes so it behooves you to fight for your internet rights.

 

Netflix supports strong . We oppose the FCC’s proposal to roll back these core protections.

 

It’s this simple. NO ONE wins by killing except mega corporations. Democracy dies in the shadow of information control.

 

If you don’t fight for now, here are the questions you will ask later… Why is my internet so slow? Why is my bill so high? Why can’t I view this page? If you lose your mind because the internet is down or slow for 10 minutes, imagine if it was permanent.

 

If we repeal then this is what it’s going to look like. This isn’t a left/right issue. This is a freedom issue. The internet is the one of the last things we have that isn’t controlled by the Gov. Don’t let them censor us

 

https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech/dont-dismantle-net-neutrality?redirect=netneutrality-callTW&ms=TW_171114_freespeech_netneutrality

 

ACLU:

Update: Time is running out. Chairman Pai has released a draft order of his plan, that if adopted, would undo net neutrality. Make a call to Congress now to save net neutrality.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Pai plans to announce a vote on November 22 to allow major corporations – like Verizon and Comcast – the power to block mobile apps, slow websites, and even control which news outlets we can access. Hearing enough strong disapproval from Congress could persuade him to stall this disturbing plan.

Call your members of Congress today and tell them you oppose Chairman Pai’s plans to dismantle net neutrality.

Enter YOUR phone number (including area code). Make sure this phone is near you now. We’ll route your call to your members of Congress.

EMAIL: Ajit.Pai@fcc.gov

 

Saving Net Neutrality

February 14, 2017

Trump’s new FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, wants to “wipe away [the] Net Neutrality rules.”1

But you have the power to stop him.

This Valentine’s Day tell us why you need — and love — the open internet. We’ll send your message directly to the FCC.

It’s essential to raise your voice now — before Trump and Pai make good on their promise to get rid of Net Neutrality.

Pai is a former Verizon lawyer. He used to work for racist Attorney General Jeff Sessions. He opposes Net Neutrality, puts corporate interests ahead of your own and is happy to lead Trump’s demolition team — hammering away at your rights to connect and communicate.

This Valentine’s Day send a Net Neutrality love letter to the internet.

When millions of people like you stand up to talk about why you need the open internet — when you fight to defend this crucial tool — you demonstrate your power. It’s that kind of power that got us the Net Neutrality rules in the first place.

Together let’s remind Pai that he works for the public. Let’s ensure we can keep using the internet to fight back and win on everything under attack right now.

1. “An Anti-Consumer Agenda at the FCC,” The New York Times, Feb. 10, 2017: https://act.freepress.net/go/16661?t=8&akid=6095.10632545.lwvQtF

NYTimes Editorial Board–Feb. 10, 2017:

As President Trump rushes to dismantle Obama-era rules that protect Americans, he has an energetic helper over at the Federal Communications Commission. Its new Republican chairman has started undoing policies of his predecessor that were intended to make phone, cable and internet service more fair and more affordable.

Ajit Pai, who was a commissioner before he became chairman last month, is trying to wipe away net neutrality rules put in place by Tom Wheeler, the former chairman, to prevent broadband companies from creating fast and slow lanes on the internet. Mr. Pai has scrapped a proposal to let people buy cable-TV boxes instead of renting them at inflated prices from companies like Comcast. Many of Mr. Pai’s moves would hurt the people who have the least power. For instance, he has backed away from rules to lower the exorbitant rates for prison phone calls. And he has suspended nine companies from providing discounted internet service to poor people through a program known as Lifeline.

 

 

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