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Democracy Now! Media Action Alert.

CALL/E-MAIL YOUR SENATORS ON Senate Bill S.2686: The Communications, Consumers’ Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006

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Major changes are being finalized in the U.S. telecommunications law rewrite.

You can make a call and/or send an email and make a difference.

The U.S. Senate will vote on this bill, S. 2686, very soon. There are over 200 proposed amendments to the bill - however, THE SEVEN POINTS BELOW are considered essential to a strong, independent public media sector in the U.S.

**CALL and/or EMAIL your Senators to let them know how you feel**

Talking points follow - in an email, you can cut and paste these talking points, or draft your own letter. Even if you reside outside the U.S., you may wish to make your opinion on these issues known.

Senate Bill 2686: The Communications, Consumers’ Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006 should:

1) guarantee the protection of local 'rights of way' and municipal
control of these public spaces.

2) ensure strong net neutrality provisions to protect the internet.

3) guarantee strong 'build-out' provisions to prevent red-lining of communities based on geography and income.

4) protect the right of municipalities to provide broadband and video services.

5) protect Public, Educational and Governmental channels (public access TV) and facilities and their current funding levels.

6) promote wider public use of unlicensed spectrum.

7) expand Low Power FM radio licensing.


To find contact information for your Senator, click here:
senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

To email Senators, click here:
tinyurl.com/k5b58

Here are several sites to refer to for more information:

saveaccess.org/
savetheinternet.com
commoncause.org/telecom
democraticmedia.org/issues/netneutrality.htm
prometheusradio.org

Starts06/28/2006
Ends07/25/2006
IssuesMedia, Politics/Government
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Posted on June 28, 2006 in Event / Call to action by outreach