{"id":337899,"date":"2017-12-04T19:02:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T18:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/protests-planned-across-us-rt-us-news\/"},"modified":"2017-12-04T19:02:44","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T18:02:44","slug":"protests-planned-across-us-rt-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/protests-planned-across-us-rt-us-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Protests planned across US \u2014 RT US News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2017.12\/thumbnail\/5a254504fc7e93831c8b456c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><time class=\"date date_article-header\">Published time: 4 Dec, 2017 13:40 <\/time><\/p>\n<p>        A wave of protests against the Federal Communications Commission\u2019s (FCC) plan to repeal net neutrality is planned in cities across the United States this weekend.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__text text  js-mediator-article\">\n<p>The commission announced last month that it will vote on December 14 to undo the 2015 net neutrality rules. The announcement has been met with with fervent opposition from supporters of net neutrality \u2013 a position which states that internet providers should not control what people do online.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The rules prohibit internet providers from blocking sites and from prioritizing paid for \u2018fast lanes\u2019 which slow down the internet for everyone else.<\/p>\n<p>The rollback is expected to pass the FCC vote. However Evan Greer, of pro-net neutrality group Fight for the Future, called on Americans to lobby their political representatives to keep the rules in place. <em>\u201cThe reality is that Congress provides a critical role in overseeing the FCC,\u201d<\/em> she said to <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/technology\/362868-fccs-net-neutrality-repeal-sparks-backlash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf they sit back and do nothing and allow the FCC to move forward with this vote, then the blood of the internet is on their hands as well, and they will be to blame for getting rid of these basic consumer protections.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.battleforthenet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Battleforthenet.com<\/a> over 764,000 people have called their congressman since the campaign began and more than 82,000 calls have been made this week.<\/p>\n<p>The weekend\u2019s protests are set to take place at Verizon stores across the country. Verizon stores were chosen as the venue for the demonstrations because FCC Chairman Ajit Pai previously worked as a lawyer for the telecommunications conglomerate.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBy protesting at Verizon stores, we\u2019re shining light on the corruption and demanding that our local do something about it,\u201d<\/em> the <a href=\"http:\/\/verizonprotests.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">protests\u2019 organizers say<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOnly Congress has the power to stop Verizon&#8217;s puppet FCC, so at the protests we&#8217;ll be calling and tweeting at legislators, and in cities where it&#8217;s possible we&#8217;ll march from Verizon stores to lawmakers offices.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/411870-net-neutrality-protest-verizon\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published time: 4 Dec, 2017 13:40 A wave of protests against the Federal Communications Commission\u2019s (FCC) plan to repeal net neutrality is planned in cities across the United States this weekend. The commission announced last month that it will vote on December 14 to undo the 2015 net neutrality rules. 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