Net Neutrality: Now or Never

Help Us Meet a $100,000 Challenge Dear Friend, The FCC just proposed new Net Neutrality rules, bringing us closer than ever before to securing an open Internet. But the closer we get, the more money phone and cable companies spend to derail our efforts.  To keep the FCC from caving to this intense pressure and failing to pass a strong rule, Free Press is organizing a massive public mobilization for Net Neutrality. We need your help to do it. Can you contribute $10 to protect Net Neutrality? Get this: There are more phone and cable lobbyists roaming Capitol Hill than there are members of Congress. Imagine the personal attention our lawmakers are getting from the phone and cable industry. For every telco lobbyist, there are hundreds of thousands of people who support Net Neutrality. Your gift today will ensure that our lawmakers hear from these people -- including you -- not just from the special interests. We’ll use your contribution to: Rally 2 million Net Neutrality supporters to contact the FCC and Congress; Research the facts on Net Neutrality and file detailed comments with the FCC, debunking bogus industry arguments, and making sure the FCC sticks to the facts; Push back against industry spin in the media and on the Hill; Lobby members of Congress to co-sponsor new Net Neutrality legislation; Compile a database that lets activists track their lawmakers’ stance on Net Neutrality; and Use social networks, viral videos and new online tools to connect activists to one another and spread the word that the public needs Net Neutrality. If we raise $100,000, a generous supporter will donate a matching $100,000 -- but only if we meet our fundraising goal (we’re nearly halfway there). Help Us Win on Net Neutrality: Donate Today Net Neutrality supports everything we care about, from organizing for social causes online, to creating and sharing our own music and videos without permission from entertainment execs, to reading and producing news that offers alternative viewpoints. Today’s FCC action is just the beginning of the final chapter in our fight for Net Neutrality. The industry pressure will only increase. Please, donate today and help us win. It’s now or never. With thanks, Josh Silver Executive Director Free Press P.S. Of course, we welcome donations above and beyond ten bucks. Remember, every dollar gets us closer to the $100,000 matching gift -- and to an open Internet. You ( kometeotl@gmail.com) are receiving this e-mail as an opt-in subscriber to Free Press' E-activist Network. You can unsubscribe or manage your account at any time.

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