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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Writing to the FCC about communications in the
US is like</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>writing to the Fox about safety in the
Chickenhouse.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Part of the mission of the FCC is to ensure that
the entrenched oligopoly</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>remains in charge of communications and that the
investments of the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>oligopoly are well protected from new entrants and
too rapid changes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>in technology.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=jbw292002@gmail.com href="mailto:jbw292002@gmail.com">John W.</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 18, 2010 3:59
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Peace-discuss] Fwd: The Great
Internet Rip-Off</DIV>
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<DIV>I don't often forward things from organizations, but this seemed worth
sharing to me. Were you aware that average U.S. broadband speeds are 20
times slower than speeds available to users in Japan, France, Spain, the
Netherlands, Korea and Hong Kong?</DIV>
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<DIV>John </DIV>
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class=gmail_sendername>Timothy Karr, FreePress.net</B> <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:info@freepress.net">info@freepress.net</A>></SPAN><BR>Date:
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 1:09 PM<BR>Subject: The Great Internet Rip-Off<BR>To: <A
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px">Dear John, </P>
<P>The FCC just released its National Broadband Plan. Based on the
gushing media response, you'd think that America's Internet was sailing
smoothly into the future. </P>
<P>Think again. </P>
<P>There are some good things in the plan, but it punts on the thorniest
problems that Internet users face in America: astronomical prices, slow
speeds and no real choices among providers. </P>
<P align=center><A
href="http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=DMfTYIIBR67PJfEKsb8yBg.."
target=_blank><STRONG>Stop the Great Internet Rip-Off</STRONG></A></P>
<P>The FCC plan is a promising start, but it's short on action. And
Comcast and Time Warner Cable are thumbing their noses at it —
having just announced plans to jack up their Internet prices even
higher.</P>
<P>That's why we're asking you to sign on to <A
href="http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=2KtVzfWUFoKv4bdp6Wds6g.."
target=_blank>this letter</A> telling FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski
that we need real choices, lower prices, faster speeds and an open
Internet in America. Nothing less. </P>
<P>The only way to keep down prices, and get the Internet we need, is
for the FCC to follow through on our demands. We're facing:</P>
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<LI><STRONG>High Prices:</STRONG> Cable and phone companies jack up
Internet prices simply because they can. People have too few options
for world-class Internet connections, resulting in costs that are
among the highest in the developed world.
<LI><STRONG>S</STRONG><STRONG>low Speeds:</STRONG> Average U.S.
broadband speeds are 20 times slower than speeds available to users in
Japan, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Korea and Hong Kong.
<LI><STRONG>Few Choices:</STRONG> Five percent of American households
have no wireline providers; 13 percent of households have just one;
and 78 percent have just two. In other words, <EM>96 percent of the
country has two or fewer choices for wired broadband. </EM></LI></UL>
<P>The National Broadband Plan is our best chance to fix America's
Internet problem. But prices will not go down, and speeds will not
increase without concrete action from the FCC. </P>
<P align=center><A
href="http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=pznRI8htVF8JfDtk9Z2rUQ.."
target=_blank><STRONG>Tell the FCC: Stop the Great Internet
Rip-Off</STRONG></A></P>
<P>It's time we took a stand against the narrow corporate interests that
have held America's Internet captive for too long. </P>
<P><A href="http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=2eBmEgld9VKMZMIvOaUzXA.."
target=_blank>Sign on to the letter</A> and forward this e-mail to your
friends and colleagues. </P>
<P>Thanks,<BR><BR>Timothy Karr<BR>Campaign Director<BR><A
href="http://www.savetheinternet.com/"
target=_blank>www.SaveTheInternet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.freepress.net/" target=_blank>www.FreePress.net</A></P>
<P>P.S. America's Internet can’t fall behind any further. Please forward
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