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<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Rashad Robinson, ColorOfChange.org" <<a href="mailto:info@colorofchange.org">info@colorofchange.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">March 11, 2015 3:04:04 PM PDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Irene Malone" <<a href="mailto:irenelsm@mcn.org">irenelsm@mcn.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Tell Comcast we don’t want their monopoly in our state</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Rashad Robinson, ColorOfChange.org" <<a href="mailto:info@colorofchange.org">info@colorofchange.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:13px; line-height: 21px;"> <style type="text/css"> p {margin-bottom:1em;} </style><p style="margin: 1em 0px;">Dear Irene,</p><p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><strong>Comcast has the distinction of being the most hated company in the United States.</strong> And they’ve done a lot to earn that label — from lousy customer service and outrageous pricing, to their membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and support for rules and legislation that explicitly harms communities of color.<sup>1</sup> <strong>But now they want to add another title to their resume: national gatekeeper of both the Internet and cable.</strong></p><p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><strong>Comcast is trying to buy Time Warner Cable. The merging of two of the largest cable and Internet service providers would be bad news for our communities here and across the country.</strong><sup>2</sup> The deal would likely result in less consumer choice, less media diversity and much higher cable and Internet bills. It would also undermine open Internet rules recently put in place by the Federal Communications Commission.</p><p><a href="http://act.colorofchange.org/sign/comcast_twc/?t=1&akid=4192.1023540.AdiERD" target="blank"><strong>Sign this letter now and tell the CPUC you are against this merger.</strong></a></p> <center><p style="margin: 1em 0pt;"><a href="http://act.colorofchange.org/sign/comcast_twc/?t=2&akid=4192.1023540.AdiERD" target="blank"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.colorofchange.org/images/merger450.png" alt="WABC" border="0"></a></p></center><p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><strong>In California, if this merger goes through Comcast would serve 84% of homes in the state, giving them unlimited power to set pricing and dictate services.</strong> They’d also be able to essentially circumvent net neutrality rules by charging businesses for direct services to their network — allowing for prioritized traffic — which would leave smaller Internet businesses in the dust.</p><p style="margin: 1em 0px;">The good news is that here in California, we have the power to prevent this merger from happening: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and CA Attorney General Kamala Harris have the authority to stop this merger in its tracks. <strong>Stopping the merger on the home front would be a huge blow to the larger, national agenda of these companies. But the CPUC need to hear from you.</strong></p><p><a href="http://act.colorofchange.org/sign/comcast_twc/?t=3&akid=4192.1023540.AdiERD" target="blank"><strong>Contact the CPUC Commissioners and tell them you don’t want corporate giant Comcast to have a monopoly over your Internet and cable.</strong></a></p><p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><strong>Comcast has a long checkered history of doing whatever it takes to control all of this country’s media and communications infrastructure.</strong> They continue to challenge net neutrality rules and actively lobby local governments to cut public, educational and government access television. Should the merger be approved, Comcast would have unchecked gatekeeper power over our commercial, social and civic lives.</p><p><strong><a href="http://act.colorofchange.org/sign/comcast_twc/?t=4&akid=4192.1023540.AdiERD" target="blank">They’re doing everything they can to make sure your voice is silenced. Don’t let them win. Take a stand with us on this very important issue.</a></strong></p><p style="margin: 1em 0px;">Best regards,</p><p style="margin: 1em 0px;">Rashad, Arisha, Matt, Brandi, Dallas and the rest of the ColorOfChange team.</p><p style="margin: 1em 0px;">References</p><p style="margin: 1em 0px;">1. "Face It, Comcast Doesn't Love You," Huffington Post 04-16-14 <br> <a href="http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4666?t=5&akid=4192.1023540.AdiERD" target="blank">http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4667?t=6&akid=4192.1023540.AdiERD</a></p><p style="margin: 1em 0px;">2. "Consumers Union Debunks Comcast’s Five Biggest Promises about Time Warner Cable Merger," Consumers Union 02-11-15 <br> <a href="http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4668?t=7&akid=4192.1023540.AdiERD" target="blank">http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4668?t=8&akid=4192.1023540.AdiERD</a></p> <!-- ak.wysiwyg=code --><img src="http://act.colorofchange.org/o.gif?akid=4192.1023540.AdiERD"> <hr><p><a href="http://colorofchange.org?akid=4192.1023540.AdiERD" target="_blank" style="font-weight:bold;">ColorOfChange</a> is building a movement to elevate the voices of Black folks and our allies, and win real social and political change. <a href="https://act.colorofchange.org/donate/donate/?source=holiday2014footer&akid=4192.1023540.AdiERD" target="_blank" style="font-weight:bold;">Help keep our movement strong.</a></p> If you're absolutely sure you don't want to hear from ColorOfChange again, <a href="http://act.colorofchange.org/cms/unsubscribe/unsubscribe/?t=9&akid=4192.1023540.AdiERD">click here</a> to unsubscribe.<div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>