The SavetheInternet.com Coalition said a quarter of a million peo...
The SavetheInternet.com Coalition said a quarter of a million people sent comments to the FCC, and more than 5,000 people joined a Facebook group urging the Commission to keep incumbent cable operators and telcos from gobbling up all of…
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the 700 MHz spectrum at the upcoming auction, it said Mon. The reply comment deadline was Mon. “It would be a big mistake to hand over the airwaves to corporate gatekeepers like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast,” said Timothy Karr, Free Press campaign dir. Free Press is coordinating the SavetheInternet.com Coalition. As part of the campaign, Working Assets Wireless has offered to buy out the cellphone contracts “of those fed up with the services of AT&T and Verizon,” said Working Assets Wireless Pres. Michael Kieschnick. Another coalition member, MoveOn.org hailed a letter signed by 40 technology advocates urging the agency to require open access on spectrum acquired in the 700 MHz band. “The FCC has a choice: Use the public airwaves for the public good, or turn them over to companies that will stifle competition and innovation. We, the undersigned, urge you to allow wireless Internet to achieve its full potential,” reads the letter.