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posted by LaminatorX on Tuesday May 13 2014, @03:30PM   Printer-friendly
from the Get-Fired-Up! dept.

On Thursday, May 15, hundreds will rally outside the Federal Communications Commission's headquarters in Washington, D.C., to protest Chairman Wheeler's proposal that has the potential to stop the flow of a free and open Internet. On this same day, thousands of activists, organizations and companies will take action online to save the Internet.

The press release specifies that there are activities slated to begin prior to the FCC's May 15 meeting and following adjournment of the subsequent press conference.

 
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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by mcgrew on Tuesday May 13 2014, @05:53PM

    by mcgrew (701) <publish@mcgrewbooks.com> on Tuesday May 13 2014, @05:53PM (#42820) Homepage Journal

    Excellent comment, I'd mod you up if you weren't already at a 5.

    I wish there was more advance notice, more folks would show up. I'd like to see Congress passing a law that places the same restrictions on ISPs that landlines have; they should be forced to be "common carriers". Landlines are almost obsolete (I haven't had one for over 10 years) and cell phone and computer users should have the same protections as landline users.

    I'd write my Congress critter, but he's one of those anti-regulation bozos that want to let corporations and the rich to run roughshod over us :(

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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by dmewhort on Tuesday May 13 2014, @06:29PM

    by dmewhort (4200) on Tuesday May 13 2014, @06:29PM (#42840)

    That means you should contact your Congress critter, as those of us that have representation that does the right thing have absolutely no say on all the others that do not. Only if the people they represent speak up can the wrong headed be convinced.

    Doug

    • (Score: 2) by mcgrew on Wednesday May 14 2014, @01:21PM

      by mcgrew (701) <publish@mcgrewbooks.com> on Wednesday May 14 2014, @01:21PM (#43158) Homepage Journal

      I intend to, but don't think it matters; wingnuts of both wings are notoriously stubbornly stupid. Also, money talks a lot louder than words and the wingnuts are financed by the uber-rich, the left wing by the likes of Soros and the right wing the likes of the Koches.

      Good luck convincing anyone to reform copyright law or federal marijuana laws, both major parties are in tight lockstep on those issues, as well as many others.

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