Note: this is a copy of a letter I have sent to various newspapers in Washington State. Representatives are often more likely to hear opinions of their constituents when written in a Letter to the Editor in their district, especially if it mentions them by name, than they are to hear the opinion of someone who calls or emails them. I have however, sent a slightly edited copy to each Representative listed here. If you are concerned about letting your Internet Service Provider decide what you can and cannot do on the internet, and you should be, you should be sending similar letters. Don’t let them get away with this!
Citizens of Washington, Representative Beutler, Senators Cantwell and Murray:
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, a former cable industry lobbyist, recently announced plans which would put the neutrality of the internet to bed and lay the groundwork for a future where the internet is run like television, with your only reliable access being to sites that have the money to pay for the best connection. Wheeler’s plan to go along with Verizon’s version of the internet, where ISPs can charge extra fees to websites to insure the fastest and most reliable speeds, is a threat to freedom of speech and information.
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