Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Stop AT&T, Verizon and Comcast from blocking fast and affordable Internet access.

Join CREDO and Daily Kos in telling the FCC to protect our access to fast and affordable Internet service.

ALEC is pressuring state legislatures around the country to ban cities from offering broadband Internet access. Nearly 20 states already have laws on the books stopping cities from providing fast, publicly-owned Internet access – and other states could soon follow suit.

President Obama just urged the FCC to make it illegal for states to block cities from providing affordable and fast Internet access–and the FCC is expected to make a decision very soon.

Many perennial funders and members of ALEC, including AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and Time Warner, stand to gain financially from these state laws because they eliminate the possibility of competition from city-run broadband services.READ MORE,  SIGN THE PETITION

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