Sign if you agree: Internet should be a public utility
the Federal Communications Commission
The coronavirus pandemic has made our society even more dependent on reliable internet access for school, work, healthcare, and even entertainment.
However, 15 million Americans still do not have internet access and over 25 million people do not have access to faster broadband internet. What’s more? Right now, low-income and rural communities are less likely to have broadband, or any internet access. Internet access is a justice issue.
All our communities deserve access to reliable, fast internet -- yet internet services are still considered a luxury, not a public utility with access being privatized and controlled by large corporations.
In the 21st century and during a public health crisis that requires we social distance and rely on the worldwide web to stay connected, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must ensure all people in the U.S. have access to fast, reliable internet.
By making the internet a public utility, we can make access more equitable, and allow FCC to prohibit corporate internet service providers from creating access disparities with internet “fast lanes” and “slow lanes.”
We cannot allow big corporations to continue to fuel unequal access to the web. The FCC can help ensure all people in the U.S. can easily connect with their classmates, colleagues, health care providers, and communities at large.
Sign the petition: Urge the FCC to establish the internet a public utility.
However, 15 million Americans still do not have internet access and over 25 million people do not have access to faster broadband internet. What’s more? Right now, low-income and rural communities are less likely to have broadband, or any internet access. Internet access is a justice issue.
All our communities deserve access to reliable, fast internet -- yet internet services are still considered a luxury, not a public utility with access being privatized and controlled by large corporations.
In the 21st century and during a public health crisis that requires we social distance and rely on the worldwide web to stay connected, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must ensure all people in the U.S. have access to fast, reliable internet.
By making the internet a public utility, we can make access more equitable, and allow FCC to prohibit corporate internet service providers from creating access disparities with internet “fast lanes” and “slow lanes.”
We cannot allow big corporations to continue to fuel unequal access to the web. The FCC can help ensure all people in the U.S. can easily connect with their classmates, colleagues, health care providers, and communities at large.
Sign the petition: Urge the FCC to establish the internet a public utility.
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the Federal Communications Commission
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[Your Name]
Right now, amidst a global pandemic, millions of Americans don’t have access to reliable internet. In a time characterized by increasing socioeconomic inequality and social distancing, being able to connect virtually is all the more important. Big corporations cannot continue to control the people’s access to information and our communities. You must designate internet access a public utility.