| The clock is ticking to save Net Neutrality from Trump’s shameful FCC. Will you donate to help us make it to the finish line?
Friend,
Yesterday, FCC Chairman Pai went before a Senate oversight committee to explain why his agency lied to Congress about what it insisted was a cyberattack against its public-comment system during the Net Neutrality proceeding.1 It turns out the FCC’s claims were categorically false.
This is just the latest debacle in the shady history of the Trump FCC. Under Pai’s leadership, the agency has blatantly ignored public input and lied to Congress.
At Free Press Action, we’re doing everything in our power to fight this corrupt regime and undo the FCC’s Net Neutrality repeal. But time is tight: We have until the end of the year to get the House to overturn the FCC’s decision and restore the Net Neutrality protections.
Because we refuse to take a cent from business, government or political parties, we need your help. Chip in $10 — or whatever you can give — to keep the fight to save the open internet going strong in the crucial months ahead.
Here’s how we’re fighting back against Pai and his anti-open internet agenda on the daily: - ICYMI: We’re suing the FCC!2 And our lawsuit is moving. We filed our briefs this week and could see the FCC in court by the end of the year. And you’d better believe that we plan to give the agency hell for ending the Title II Net Neutrality rules.
- Ever since we helped push the Senate to pass the CRA resolution to undo the FCC’s Net Neutrality repeal, it’s been all eyes on the House. So far, 177 reps have signed on to bring the same resolution to the floor there — but we need to get 41 more reps on board before the end of the year to force a vote. Here's what we've been up to:
- We’ve pushed over 1,000 phone calls to the House this summer.
- Over 100 of our members have committed to meet in person with their representatives — so they can hear directly from constituents why Net Neutrality matters.
- We've organized three separate Net Neutrality rallies this summer alone.
- We’ve asked our members to write letters to the editors of their local papers about the Net Neutrality CRA. So far 280 have been submitted!3
- We’ll be placing full-page ads in local papers across the country to remind key House members that their constituents want them to save Net Neutrality.4
- There are four Democratic House representatives from Texas who haven’t yet signed on to the CRA ... we’re planning to put up billboards in their districts urging them to sign on.4
- AND we’ve started a Net Neutrality viral-video contest. Check out the #callyourrep4thenet hashtag on Twitter or Facebook to see all of the awesome videos that have been submitted just in the last couple of days.6
Long story short, it’s going to take all of this — and a lot more — to save Net Neutrality from Trump, Chairman Pai and their corporate cronies. We need all the help we can get ...
Will you help fuel the fight to save the open internet? Every little bit counts — a lot.
Thanks for all that you do—
Lucia, Carrie, Candace and the rest of the Free Press Action team
freepress.net
P.S. Chip in $10 — or whatever you can give — to help create a world in which people have the communications rights we all need to thrive, starting with access to an open internet. Thank you!
1. “Ajit Pai Grilled by Lawmakers on Why FCC Spread ‘Myth’ of Ddos Attack,” Ars Technica, Aug. 14, 2018: https://act.freepress.net/go/25405?t=9&akid=10345%2E10296224%2EwRP_QG 2. “Free Press Files Suit Against the FCC's Unpopular Repeal of Net Neutrality Safeguards,” Free Press, March 1, 2018: https://act.freepress.net/go/25406?t=11&akid=10345%2E10296224%2EwRP_QG 3. “Write a Letter to the Editor to Save Net Neutrality,” Free Press Action: https://act.freepress.net/lte/nn_cra/?t=13&akid=10345%2E10296224%2EwRP_QG 4. “Help Us Get Lawmakers’ Attention,” Free Press Action: https://act.freepress.net/donate/help_us_get_lawmakers_attention/?t=15&akid=10345%2E10296224%2EwRP_QG 5. “Help Us Get Texas Lawmakers’ Attention,” Free Press Action: https://act.freepress.net/donate/help_us_get_lawmakers_attention_texas/?t=17&akid=10345%2E10296224%2EwRP_QG 6. “Do the #CallYourRep4theNet Karaoke Challenge,” Free Press Action: https://act.freepress.net/call/call_your_rep_for_the_net/?t=19&akid=10345%2E10296224%2EwRP_QG  | 