Re: Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T are spending big to block this nominee (sign and send)

Friend, more than a year after being nominated, Gigi Sohn is still waiting to be confirmed by the Senate—leaving the FCC deadlocked in a 2-2 partisan split. [Sign and send to your U.S. senators: Confirm Gigi Sohn to the FCC.]( [SIGN AND SEND A PETITION]( With the FCC gridlocked, Big Telecom continues the sweetheart years they enjoyed under Trump and Ajit Pai. And it comes at a high cost to everyday Americans — we [pay more]( for fixed line broadband than peer nations thanks to telecom industry consolidation, telecom companies, including Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, have been repeatedly caught [throttling]( consumers’ access to competitors’ services, and Big Telecom firms are among American consumers’ [most hated companies](. Now, with the Senate leaving town for good this year in a matter of days, time is running out for Congress to confirm Sohn and save a free and open net once and for all. That’s why we’re demanding that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democrats vote to confirm Biden’s nominee to the FCC right now. Even if you already have, please send another letter to your senators today. [Sign and send to your U.S. senators: Confirm Gigi Sohn to the FCC.]( [SIGN AND SEND A PETITION]( Keep fighting, Monique Teal, Daily Kos Read more about Big Telecom's disgusting campaign against Sohn's nomination below. --------------------------------------------------------------- Friend, after a long impasse we may finally have the votes needed to advance Gigi Sohn's nomination to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The timeline is tight, and the opposition is well-funded, so we need your help to confirm this highly qualified, fierce consumer advocate. [Sign and send to your U.S. senators: Confirm Gigi Sohn to the FCC.]( [SIGN AND SEND A PETITION]( Early this year, a bombshell report [detailed]( Comcast's “absolutely unprecedented” lobbying blitz to stop net neutrality by blocking President Biden’s FCC nominee. Without net neutrality, the monopolies that control our internet access can throttle data speed, block services they don’t like, and jack up your internet bill with phony fees. That’s why Comcast is hellbent on stopping Gigi Sohn. The lobbying blitz has had grotesque outcomes. Sohn, who would be the first openly gay FCC commissioner, has endured threatening phone calls and emails, name-calling, and bigoted attacks on her sexual orientation. [Sign and send to your U.S. senators: Confirm Gigi Sohn to the FCC.]( [SIGN AND SEND A PETITION]( Sohn has spent her career working on behalf of consumers and advocating for open, affordable and democratic communications networks—drafting critical protections that stopped large phone and cable companies from exploiting Americans. She has garnered broad, bipartisan support from civil rights leaders, progressive organizations, consumer watchdogs, privacy and rural broadband advocates, and even some industry groups. On a personal note, through this campaign, I have come to admire and respect not only Gigi's commitment to a free and fair internet, but her commitment to a government of, for, and by the people. She is one of us and multi-billion dollar corporations are attacking her for it. [If we lose, it can't be because we didn't fight. Even if you have before, please sign and send a petition to your U.S. senators urging them to confirm Gigi Sohn before the end of the year.]( [SIGN AND SEND A PETITION]( Keep fighting, Monique Teal, Daily Kos Daily Kos Relies on Readers Like You We don't have billionaire backers like some right-wing media outlets. Half our revenue comes from readers like you, meaning we literally couldn't do this work without you. Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos keep fighting? [Chip in $5]( If you wish to donate by mail instead, please send a check to Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.