We’ve waited long enough for a fully functional FCC. Tell the Biden administration and Senate to appoint a fifth FCC commissioner now. We’ve got important work to do.

Friend,

In the waning days of the last administration, the Trump White House and Republican-controlled Senate gave us one final parting gift: a deadlocked FCC. And we’re still waiting for President Biden and the Senate to nominate and confirm a fifth commissioner.

Here’s a non-comprehensive list of priorities that are currently on hold: Tell Biden and the Senate to take action now.

• Restoring Net Neutrality and its protection against discrimination by ISPs
• Investigating the history of racism in the media so we can tailor policies to undo centuries of harms
• Ensuring that people of color have the means to tell and own their own stories
• Holding ISPs accountable for their abusive behavior
• Connecting everyone to broadband and other lifesaving communications networks
• Investigating the federal government’s response to the devastating post-hurricane communications crisis in Puerto Rico
• Fixing the mess left behind by Trump’s FCC chairman, Ajit Pai

We can’t keep waiting. We need a fifth commissioner today. Send a note to the White House and your senators urging them to give the nation a fully functioning FCC ASAP.

Thanks for all that you do—

Heather and the rest of the Free Press Action team
freepress.net