[Occupymendocino] Fwd: Tell Comcast we don’t want their monopoly in our state

[Irene L. Malone]

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> From: "Rashad Robinson, ColorOfChange.org" <info at colorofchange.org>
> Date: March 11, 2015 3:04:04 PM PDT
> To: "Irene Malone" <irenelsm at mcn.org>
> Subject: Tell Comcast we don’t want their monopoly in our state
> Reply-To: "Rashad Robinson, ColorOfChange.org"  
> <info at colorofchange.org>
>
> Dear Irene,
>
> Comcast has the distinction of being the most hated company in the  
> United States. 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.1  
> But now they want to add another title to their resume: national  
> gatekeeper of both the Internet and cable.
>
> 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.2 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.
>
> Sign this letter now and tell the CPUC you are against this merger.
>
>
>
> 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. 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.
>
> 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. 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.
>
> Contact the CPUC Commissioners and tell them you don’t want  
> corporate giant Comcast to have a monopoly over your Internet and  
> cable.
>
> Comcast has a long checkered history of doing whatever it takes to  
> control all of this country’s media and communications  
> infrastructure. 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rashad, Arisha, Matt, Brandi, Dallas and the rest of the  
> ColorOfChange team.
>
> References
>
> 1. "Face It, Comcast Doesn't Love You," Huffington Post 04-16-14
> http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4667?t=6&akid=4192.1023540.AdiERD
>
> 2. "Consumers Union Debunks Comcast’s Five Biggest Promises about  
> Time Warner Cable Merger," Consumers Union 02-11-15
> http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4668?t=8&akid=4192.1023540.AdiERD
>
>
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