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1.2 Million Signatures Are Louder Than Lobbyist Dollars

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Bye, Bye, Stephens Bill

Pack up all your cares and woe,
See the uninformed talk go,
Bye, Bye, Bad Bill . . .

I guess we all had our moments when

  • we didn’t know there was a problem
  • we didn’t understand net neutrality
  • we didn’t think it was about us
  • we didn’t think we could do a thing
  • we realized that we had to do something, anything
  • we made what noise that we could.
  • we didn’t know whether anyone would listen
  • we figured this Congress would let it sit.

Here’s what happened . . .

That petition you signed. I signed one just like you. There were 1.2 million people who took the time to do it too.

We made a noise of our own.

It was LOUD together.

It was LOUDER THAN THE LOBBYISTS.

IT WAS LOUD ENOUGH FOR CONGRESS TO HEAR.

They took action before they closed the 109th Congress.

It was you and me and people like us that did that.

You and I made a difference.

Take a Listen to the Reaction

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Net Neutrality 11-21-2006

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Net Neutrality Links

I’m adding this link to the Net Neutrality Page.

On Net Neutrality: Congress Wakes Up to a Watchful Public

On the issue of Net Neutrality, companies like AT&T, Verizon, BellSouth and Comcast outspent public interest advocates on a scale of 500 to 1 – pushing Congress to remove the longstanding nondiscrimination rules that enabled the Internet to become the greatest vehicle for free speech and economic innovation.

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As much as anything, the election sent a message to Congress to stop currying favor with moneyed interests and return to governing in the public interest.

Near the top of this new agenda will be restoring Net Neutrality. Many in Congress came to this realization after receiving more than a million letters from concerned citizens urging them to maintain a free and open Internet.

Whereas before, the phone companies had been confident that Congress would simply sign-off on industry-written legislation. Now — as the 109th Congress comes to a close — no member can vote with the telecom cartel without feeling the full heat of public scrutiny.

Want to know what you can do?
MA Bell Monopoly Versus the Free Internet — Tell the FCC Net Neutrality Is Not Negotiable

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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NET NEUTRALITY PAGE