[Peace-discuss] Fwd: The Great Internet Rip-Off

[E.Wayne Johnson]

Writing to the FCC about communications in the US is like
writing to the Fox about safety in the Chickenhouse.

Part of the mission of the FCC is to ensure that the entrenched oligopoly
remains in charge of communications and that the investments of the
oligopoly are well protected from new entrants and too rapid changes
in technology.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John W. 
  To: Peace-discuss List 
  Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 3:59 AM
  Subject: [Peace-discuss] Fwd: The Great Internet Rip-Off


  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?

  John 



  ---------- Forwarded message ----------
  From: Timothy Karr, FreePress.net <info at freepress.net>
  Date: Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 1:09 PM
  Subject: The Great Internet Rip-Off
  To: jbw292002 at gmail.com



       
                      
                    Tell the FCC to Stop the Internet Rip-Off
                   
                      
             
        Dear John, 

        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. 

        Think again. 

        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. 

        Stop the Great Internet Rip-Off

        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.

        That's why we're asking you to sign on to this letter telling FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski that we need real choices, lower prices, faster speeds and an open Internet in America. Nothing less. 

        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:

          a.. High Prices: 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. 
          b.. Slow Speeds: Average U.S. broadband speeds are 20 times slower than speeds available to users in Japan, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Korea and Hong Kong. 
          c.. Few Choices: 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, 96 percent of the country has two or fewer choices for wired broadband. 
        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. 

        Tell the FCC: Stop the Great Internet Rip-Off

        It's time we took a stand against the narrow corporate interests that have held America's Internet captive for too long. 

        Sign on to the letter and forward this e-mail to your friends and colleagues. 

        Thanks,

        Timothy Karr
        Campaign Director
        www.SaveTheInternet.com
        www.FreePress.net

        P.S. America's Internet can’t fall behind any further. Please forward this e-mail to your friends and share the letter on Facebook and post it on Twitter.

        Want to learn more? Join us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. 

        If you haven't already, you can also join our E-Activist list.

        You ( jbw292002 at 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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