FreedomWorks Foundation's Regulatory Action Center submitted formal comments to the FCC urging them to stay the course on their Restoring Internet Freedom Order amidst remanded questions from the D.C. Circuit Court. The comment can be found excerpted below and in its entirety in the attached file:
FreedomWorks Foundation’s Regulatory Action Center (RAC) is driving comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging them to stay the course with Chairman Ajit Pai’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order. You can make your voice heard HERE.
One of the most significant regulatory wins of the Trump administration came just a little over two years ago, when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed stringent Title II regulations on the Internet. The repeal of the so-called “net neutrality” allowed the Internet to innovate and continue thriving with increased investment. However, the regulatory wins at FCC have not stopped there.
The FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order is about to turn two years old. We were told at the time of its passage that it would mean the elimination of minority voices, that the Internet would load one word at a time, or even the outright death of the World Wide Web. If you’ve made it this far in this article, it would seem the Internet is doing just fine.
On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to vote NO on the so-called “Save the Internet” Act, sponsored by Rep. Michael Doyle (D-Pa.). This legislation would undo the steps the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken to restore a more free, innovative Internet.
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On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your senators and ask them to vote NO on the Restoring Internet Freedom Order CRA Resolution of Disapproval, S.J.Res. 52. This resolution would provide for congressional disapproval of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Restoring Internet Freedom Order, which repealed burdensome Title II Internet regulations.
[...] However, FreedomWorks, a conservative think tank, said it generated 650,000 messages to Congress on Monday to “preempt the left’s attempt to rally for heavy handed Internet regulation by the federal government,” spokesman Jon Meadows said in an email.
FreedomWorks activists are approaching half a million actions to pressure select members of Congress to defend Internet Freedom and uphold FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order.