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TAKE THE PLEDGE, BE A DIGITAL INCLUSION CHAMPION!

We are community organizations from across the nation working to secure a national commitment to universal service, equal access, self-representation, and non-discrimination online. The internet has become a critical tool for connection, communication, and change in the lives of all people, especially the poor and people of color. Traditionally marginalized voices are critical in this debate. In this historic moment when internet rules are being made, we ask the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Congress to champion the cause of digital inclusion and create a National Broadband Plan and Network Neutrality rules that affirm the fol- lowing principles:

1.    Broadband today should be defined as a universal service, just like phones were in the 1980s. Like telephones, broadband is a public resource and not simply a private enterprise. Extended to mobile devices and protected by regulation, universal service can provide the resources and rules to support full broadband adoption and access in poor communities and com- munities of color.

2.    Protect free speech and self-representation online, and create new platforms for communication, connection, and social change. Network neutrality rules are the internet’s Bill of Rights and protect free speech online. We must limit the power of corporate gatekeepers by enforcing transparent rules that prevent content-blocking and protect people of color and the poor from being subject to the same conditions of bias and misrepresentation we’ve historically faced in broadcast and print media.

3.    Our ability to pay should not determine or decrease the quality of broadband service delivered to poor rural and urban communities. Internet Service Providers are spreading fear by saying if they can’t manage traffic to make the largest profits, they will be forced to limit broadband build-out in poor communities. No one should be forced to choose between substandard service or no service at all. Strong network neutrality rules can prevent this kind of digital redlining and price gouging in poor communities- and protect critical free online services used by millions.

4.    Open networks create innovation and competition, support the growth of small businesses and media diversity, and lead to empowered and economically viable communities. In a time of economic crisis, open networks ensure that communities of color and the poor can take advantage of broadband as an emerging economic force. High barriers to media entry have resulted in people of color representing fewer than 3% of full power TV owners. Strong network neutrality rules lower barriers to media ownership, ensure that every idea has a chance, and increase economic equity in struggling communities.

5.    Equal access and non-discrimination online are Internet principles that must be protected by strong public policy, Congress and the FCC. Regulation that supports universal access and preserves the principles of an open Internet provide for the common good. Policy-makers, civil rights leaders, social change groups, and under-represented constituencies must work together to champion the cause of internet freedom for us all. Our economic empowerment, democratic participation, and civil and human rights depend on it.

 

MY ORGANIZATION PLEDGES TO BE A DIGITAL INCLUSION CHAMPION.

We support the Media Action Grassroots Network in affirming the principles listed here. As a Digital Inclusion Champion, my organization asks the FCC and Congress to create a National Broadband Plan that defines broadband as a universal service, and network neutrality rules that protect an open and non-discriminatory Internet.
The signature deadline has been reached for this petition. Thanks for your interest!
This petition has a goal of 150 signatures
1-25 of 151 signatures
Number Date Name Organization Location
151 Fri Feb 26 18:55:59 EST 2010 Jason Adams N/A St. Paul, VA
150 Wed Feb 24 06:45:51 EST 2010 Troy Ostrander Rural Grandparents for Broadband East Leroy, MI
149 Tue Feb 23 15:43:01 EST 2010 Sylvia Ryerson MA
148 Tue Feb 23 14:44:27 EST 2010 Chuck Creech Bledsoe, KY
147 Tue Feb 23 14:19:47 EST 2010 Mary Fulst Bledsoe, KY
146 Tue Feb 23 14:16:06 EST 2010 Ronald Duff Bledsoe, KY
145 Mon Feb 22 10:48:47 EST 2010 Johny Cress Bledsoe, KY
144 Mon Feb 22 10:45:06 EST 2010 Chris Cress Bledsoe, KY
143 Sun Feb 21 11:35:19 EST 2010 sallie sparkman KY
142 Sun Feb 21 01:44:45 EST 2010 Anonymous
141 Sat Feb 20 13:47:38 EST 2010 Martha Brown Winchester, KY
140 Fri Feb 19 14:41:04 EST 2010 Lynn Sislo OK
139 Fri Feb 19 14:20:57 EST 2010 Allison Maupin
138 Fri Feb 19 13:43:18 EST 2010 Katey Lauer
137 Fri Feb 19 13:27:29 EST 2010 Deb Cawood Bledsoe, KY
136 Fri Feb 19 13:21:33 EST 2010 Albert Taylor Bledsoe, KY
135 Thu Feb 18 15:49:26 EST 2010 sierra emrich america lexington, KY
134 Thu Feb 18 13:12:34 EST 2010 Carlton Turner Alternate ROOTS Atlanta, GA
133 Thu Feb 18 10:39:05 EST 2010 Jennifer Burks
132 Thu Feb 18 02:52:01 EST 2010 Beth Bissmeyer
131 Wed Feb 17 23:02:08 EST 2010 Vickie Terry CCI Clairfield, TN
130 Wed Feb 17 19:45:04 EST 2010 Robin Vosburg Bakersfield, CA
129 Wed Feb 17 17:55:24 EST 2010 Anonymous Bright World Education TANGENT, OR
128 Wed Feb 17 17:47:59 EST 2010 Vernon Haltom Princeton, WV
127 Wed Feb 17 17:12:27 EST 2010 David Dean ShadeTree Productions Suttons Bay, MI
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