Internet access protection--FCC Coming to PGH July 21--be heard!

From Misty Perez, SavetheInternet.com: FCC Coming to Pittsburgh: Make Your Voice Heard The Federal Communications Commission is coming to Pittsburgh on July 21 for a public forum on the future of the Internet. There is no more important time than now to speak out -- which is why it's vital for you to be there. WHAT: A Public Hearing on the Future of the Internet WHEN: Monday, July 21 TIME: 4 p.m. WHERE: Carnegie Mellon University (room TBD)

For the latest information, visit: www.savetheinternet.com/=pittsburgh

In recent years, we've witnessed growing threats to the free-flowing Web. Powerful phone and cable companies like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T have begun blocking or filtering content in ways that favor their interests over those of Internet users like you and me.

The Pittsburgh hearing is our chance to speak out for an Internet that continues to drive economic growth, free speech, and social justice. We can't leave the future of the Internet to a handful of giant corporations. It's time for us to make affordable, high-speed Internet access a priority in the United States.

Millions of Americans still stand on the wrong side of the "digital divide." We need to speak out and work together to make the Internet an equal opportunity engine that serves everyone in America. This is your chance to advocate for an Internet centered on basic principles of access, openness, choice, and innovation.

It's extraordinarily rare to have all five FCC commissioners in one town, outside of Washington, at the same time. Help us spread the word about this important event in Pittsburgh.

View more information about this event at: www.savetheinternet.com/=pittsburgh

Download a flier to promote the hearing:
www.freepress.net/files/sti_pittsburgh_prelim.pdf

Use an e-card to tell your friends about the Pittsburgh hearing:
http://free.convio.net/site/Ecard?ecard_id=1501

Take a stand for the future of the Internet. Make your voice heard. Join us on July 21!

See you there!

Misty Perez
Campaign Coordinator
Free Press
http://www.freepress.net/
http://www.savetheinternet.com/

P.S. Learn more about the FCC's previous two Internet hearings in
Boston and Palo Alto.
www.savetheinternet.com/=boston and www.savetheinternet.com/=stanford

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