FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:

CJ Frogozo, CJ@FitzGibbonMedia.com, 310.570.2622

Kayla Keller, kayla@fitzgibbonmedia.com, 281.682.212

“The rules proposed by FCC Chairman Wheeler today could kill the free and open Internet, and President Obama is partly to blame.

As a candidate, President Obama campaigned on maintaining Net Neutrality. We call on him to keep his word, and add his voice to the chorus of Americans who don’t want to give mega-corporations like AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon a green light to discriminate against content they don’t like.

A free and open Internet is an important 21st-century civil rights issue. Black communities know the devastating impact of having our voices shut out by corporations. The Internet is a forum where we can speak, access information, and organize without a corporate filter.

We cannot allow rules that would create a fast lane for wealthy corporations while relegating the rest of us to a second-class Internet. It’s past time to reclassify the Internet as the public utility that it is.” .

For interviews with Rashad Robinson, please contact CJ Frogozo at CJ@FitzGibbonMedia.com or 310 570 2622.

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