Time Warner Cable

[Kamui]

Dear Adrian,

Congratulations!

Time Warner Cable’s price-gouging scheme came crashing down yesterday.

In a spectacular victory for Free Press and supporters like you, the company buckled under public pressure and abandoned its plan to impose Internet penalties against those who go online for more than e-mail and basic Web surfing.

If they had gotten away with this scam, users of online innovations like Web video and radio would have been forced to pay up to $100 more per month for full broadband service.

Time Warner Cable didn’t cave because of a sudden spurt of good conscience. They reacted to a torrent of protest from Free Press members and from Internet users across the country.

Savor this victory, because it belongs to you. You proved -- again -- that when we pull together, we can defend our online rights against even the biggest of Big Media giants.

But this fight isn’t over. The threat of this kind of price gouging is not going away. Big media companies like Time Warner Cable, Comcast and AT&T know that the new media landscape -- with Internet users watching video at YouTube, listening to radio at Pandora and making phone calls using applications like Skype -- is a threat to their monopoly control.

They’ll do whatever it takes to protect their profits and limit your freedoms.

Our victory is a lesson in what we’ll need to keep doing to stop these companies from squeezing our use of the Internet:

* In less than a week, Free Press generated more than 16,000 letters to Congress, urging members to launch an immediate investigation of Time Warner Cable.
* Our policy advocates are working with pro-Internet policymakers on Capitol Hill to stop these sorts of anti-competitive scams and make sure more Americans can get online.
* Our media outreach fueled a withering barrage of negative press (including mention of our work in more than 50 prominent news stories), consumer complaints, blog postings and other opposition to Time Warner Cable's scheme.

We’re entering a profoundly busy period for media reform issues like Net Neutrality and closing the digital divide. Your continued support today will go a long way toward strengthening our work in Washington and beyond.

This week’s victory over Time Warner Cable proved what we can do when we pull together. Pat yourself on the back!

And if you possibly can, help lay the groundwork for more victories in the weeks ahead by supporting Free Press right now.

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Thanks for all you do,

Timothy Karr
Campaign Director
Free Press Action Fund

http://www.freepress.net/

http://www.savetheinternet.com/

P.S. Follow this link to read today's blog post from Rep. Eric Massa of New York, who was instrumental in pressuring Time Warner Cable to back down.

:) heh heh

[EagleOne]

Internet provider meter usage

Read the part about how much gaming time you get if the usage is metered.

[Kamui]

Free Press Action Fund
Dear Adrian,

Breaking News from Executive Director
Josh Silver

Josh Silver, FreePress.net

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Last month, Time Warner Cable tried to gouge consumers by charging unfair fees for what they deemed excessive use of the Internet.

But more than 16,000 Free Press activists raised their voices in protest. We sent a strong message that the free-flowing Internet can’t be throttled by corporate gatekeepers -- and Time Warner Cable backed down.

Watch my video message and I’ll tell you more about it.

One thing is clear: When you take part in Free Press campaigns, you make victories like this happen.

We still have a long way to go. Other Internet Service Providers are considering similar price-gouging schemes. And Time Warner Cable has quietly launched a "re-education" plan, hiring a PR firm and phony grassroots organizers to mislead people into supporting their unfair fees.

Free Press is working with members of Congress to investigate, but we need your help now.

That’s why I’m asking you to make a special contribution to the Free Press Action Fund today.

Your dollars go toward fighting price gouging and advancing an open and accessible Internet for everyone.

Your gift today of $25, $50, $100 or even more will help us make sure the Internet can continue to live up to its potential to fuel innovation, democratic participation and overall economic prosperity. With your support, we’ll speak up for the public in crucial policy battles that will determine whether:

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Unfair metering schemes like Time Warner Cable’s will be prohibited
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Net Neutrality will become law
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Consumers will be able to keep their cell phone or hand-held device when they change service providers
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AT&T will have to allow iPhone users access to competing services and applications
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Everyone in America can access a fast, affordable, open Internet

So please, donate today, and help us build a U.S. media system that works for people and strengthens democracy. So much is at stake. Don’t let Time Warner Cable and the other phone and cable giants win the next round.

With thanks,

Josh Silver
Executive Director
Free Press Action Fund

http://www.freepress.net/

P.S. Remember to tune in to the Free Press Summit: Changing Media on May 14 in Washington, D.C. More than 500 people, including key policymakers, media activists and everyday citizens will meet to discuss the crisis in journalism, public broadcasting and the future of the Internet. We’ll be streaming the opening sessions live on our home page at http://www.freepress.net/. Be sure to watch!

P.P.S. We don’t take any money from government sources or industry groups — we rely on you. Contribute today.

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