Post by thunkerdrone on Jul 16, 2016 14:34:22 GMT -5
The Internet doesn't need a toll booth
We only have 2 days to stand against a plan, put forward by giant telecom conglomerates, to put a toll booth on the Internet.
Please take a moment right now to use our high impact tool to put a stop to this horrible idea.
Regulators in the European Union are about to review key Net Neutrality rules that fundamentally impact how the Internet works. Whatever happens in the there will have an effect all of us — even if you don’t live in the EU, many of your favourite websites do.
Telecom companies are using this process as an opportunity to push for a scheme that would give them the power to put a toll booth on the Internet — making websites they don’t like slower and more expensive to access.
Please Ian, we have until July 18th to get on the public record — take quick moment to send a message to key decision makers while we still have time.
The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) are responsible for these key rules[1] and they should enable equal access for all.
But we know the telecom companies have powerful friends and lobbyists that have the ear of decision makers.[2] We have to make sure that so many of us speak up that we’re impossible to ignore.[3, 4, 5]
We can’t afford for our favourite websites to become more expensive to access and slower to load — and whatever happens in Europe will will fundamentally impact how the borderless Internet works.
We have to act now — we only have until July 18th to to get on the public record. Tell regulators: the Internet shouldn’t have a toll booth.
The powerful chorus of open Internet supporters have won the battle for an equal Internet in India,[6] in the United States last month,[7] and are speaking out in droves in Canada.[8]
We should get to decide how we use the Internet, Ian — not powerful telecom gatekeepers with vested interests.[9]
A free and open Internet levels the playing field for all and fosters innovation, and if we don’t speak out now, we’re going to lose it.
Tell regulators you’re willing to fight for an open Internet before the July 18 deadline.[10]
— Katy, and your OpenMedia team
Update:
We have 48 hours to speak out on the future of the Internet, Ian.
European regulators are about to decide if the Internet should have a toll booth — where some paid content is prioritized, making everything else slower and more expensive to access.
We have until July 18 — two days — to tell them we want a free and open Internet.
Whatever happens in Europe will impact the rest of the borderless web. That’s why Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, and many others, are urging everyone to speak up to defend net neutrality, because it’s “essential to preserve the open Internet as a driver for economic growth and social progress.”[1]
Please , submit your comment now:
qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=c67wIq0QzBza4ahmE7l0VJF3zeujE2an
SPEAK OUT NOW
Thanks!
Katy
Footnotes:
1. Draft BEREC Guidelines on implementation by National Regulators of European net neutrality rules: BEREC
2. 10 reasons not to trust BEREC on Net Neutrality: Strand Reports
3. Net Neutrality: A Victory for Digital Innovation: Recode
4. EU Internet Users Can Stand Up For Net Neutrality: Mozilla
5. Like FCC, BEREC bows to activists on open Internet: Tech Policy Daily
6. Big win for net neutrality: Telecom regulator prohibits discriminatory tariffs for data: Times of India
7. Tom Wheeler defeats the broadband industry: Net neutrality wins in court: Ars Technica
8. We have a huge opportunity to end data caps in Canada: OpenMedia
9. EU telcos offer to ramp up 5G effort in return for watered-down net neutrality rules: Total Telecom
10. Learn more at SaveTheInternet.eu, a coalition of which OpenMedia is a proud member: SaveTheInternet.eu
We only have 2 days to stand against a plan, put forward by giant telecom conglomerates, to put a toll booth on the Internet.
Please take a moment right now to use our high impact tool to put a stop to this horrible idea.
Regulators in the European Union are about to review key Net Neutrality rules that fundamentally impact how the Internet works. Whatever happens in the there will have an effect all of us — even if you don’t live in the EU, many of your favourite websites do.
Telecom companies are using this process as an opportunity to push for a scheme that would give them the power to put a toll booth on the Internet — making websites they don’t like slower and more expensive to access.
Please Ian, we have until July 18th to get on the public record — take quick moment to send a message to key decision makers while we still have time.
The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) are responsible for these key rules[1] and they should enable equal access for all.
But we know the telecom companies have powerful friends and lobbyists that have the ear of decision makers.[2] We have to make sure that so many of us speak up that we’re impossible to ignore.[3, 4, 5]
We can’t afford for our favourite websites to become more expensive to access and slower to load — and whatever happens in Europe will will fundamentally impact how the borderless Internet works.
We have to act now — we only have until July 18th to to get on the public record. Tell regulators: the Internet shouldn’t have a toll booth.
The powerful chorus of open Internet supporters have won the battle for an equal Internet in India,[6] in the United States last month,[7] and are speaking out in droves in Canada.[8]
We should get to decide how we use the Internet, Ian — not powerful telecom gatekeepers with vested interests.[9]
A free and open Internet levels the playing field for all and fosters innovation, and if we don’t speak out now, we’re going to lose it.
Tell regulators you’re willing to fight for an open Internet before the July 18 deadline.[10]
— Katy, and your OpenMedia team
Update:
We have 48 hours to speak out on the future of the Internet, Ian.
European regulators are about to decide if the Internet should have a toll booth — where some paid content is prioritized, making everything else slower and more expensive to access.
We have until July 18 — two days — to tell them we want a free and open Internet.
Whatever happens in Europe will impact the rest of the borderless web. That’s why Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, and many others, are urging everyone to speak up to defend net neutrality, because it’s “essential to preserve the open Internet as a driver for economic growth and social progress.”[1]
Please , submit your comment now:
qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=c67wIq0QzBza4ahmE7l0VJF3zeujE2an
SPEAK OUT NOW
Thanks!
Katy
Footnotes:
1. Draft BEREC Guidelines on implementation by National Regulators of European net neutrality rules: BEREC
2. 10 reasons not to trust BEREC on Net Neutrality: Strand Reports
3. Net Neutrality: A Victory for Digital Innovation: Recode
4. EU Internet Users Can Stand Up For Net Neutrality: Mozilla
5. Like FCC, BEREC bows to activists on open Internet: Tech Policy Daily
6. Big win for net neutrality: Telecom regulator prohibits discriminatory tariffs for data: Times of India
7. Tom Wheeler defeats the broadband industry: Net neutrality wins in court: Ars Technica
8. We have a huge opportunity to end data caps in Canada: OpenMedia
9. EU telcos offer to ramp up 5G effort in return for watered-down net neutrality rules: Total Telecom
10. Learn more at SaveTheInternet.eu, a coalition of which OpenMedia is a proud member: SaveTheInternet.eu