The largest telephone and cable companies have a new vision for the Internet. Instead of a level playing field, they want to reserve express lanes for their own content and services — or those of big corporations that can afford the steep tolls — and leave the rest of us on a winding dirt road.  As you would expect, they are spending hundreds of millions of dollars lobbying Congress and the Federal Communications Commission to gut Net Neutrality, putting the future of the Internet at risk.  Independent voices and political groups are especially vulnerable. Political organizing could be slowed by the handful of dominant Internet providers that ask advocacy groups or candidates to pay to join the “fast lane.”

We need to make Net Neutrality the law of the land to ensure that all networks are open and free from discrimination. That’s why the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 (H.R. 3458) (introduced by Reps. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.)) is so important. Take action today to pass this bill and to make Net Neutrality the law.  This is not a bill you should fear.  It is a 13-page bill written in plain English and it will protect your rights.  No need to trust me on the interpretation of this bill.  Take ten minutes and read the entire bill yourself.   It is loaded with protections for all of us who believe in the freedom to use the Internet without interference by a telephone or cable company.

It’s time to tell the telecoms that they shall not be the Internet gate-keepers.  You can do this by signing the SavetheInternet.com petition.   Tell Congress to pass Net Neutrality legislation today. Here are the FAQs regarding net neutrality. More than 1.6 million people have already called for Congress and the FCC to support Net Neutrality.   It takes only a couple minutes to add your voice too.  You’ll be part of the team that is about to send a resounding message that Washington won’t be able to ignore.