For Immediate Release: June 11, 2015

Contact: Michele Setteducato, 732-614-3818, michele@fitzgibbonmedia.com

Net Neutrality Begins Today: Rashad Robinson, Executive Director of ColorOfChange.org released the following statement:

“Yesterday’s decision by the D.C. Circuit Court not to delay the FCC’s net neutrality rules from taking effect today marks a historic victory for Black communities. Net neutrality is essential to protecting our free and open Internet, which has been crucial to modern day civil rights movements and fights for equality. Our ability to have our voices heard in this democracy depends on an open Internet because it allows voices and ideas to spread based on substance, rather than financial backing.

“This victory once again defies conventional wisdom that corporate money trumps people power, but there’s still more work to be done. ColorOfChange and our allies will continue to work tirelessly to ensure Congress does not stand in the way of these rules, and that the Internet remains free and open for all.”

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With more than 1 million members nationwide, ColorOfChange.org is the country’s largest online civil rights group.