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NEW YORK CITY * SAN FRANCISCO * BOSTON * CHICAGO
NATIONAL DAY OF OUT(R)AGE
New York City Protest
Verizon World Headquarters
140 West Street at Vesey Street
Wednesday, May 24th 12:30-1:30
ACE-23 trains to Chambers St.
Organized by the saveaccess.org coalition with Fairness and
Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR), the NYC Grassroots Media Coalition,
Paper Tiger Television and more!
Join thousands of people in cities across the country to protest
AT&T, Bell South, Qwest and Verizon. These companies are spending
$1 million a week to buy votes in Congress for their deregulatory
legislation COPE HR.5252 and S.2686. Local cities have expressed
their opposition to this legislation—now it’s time for the public
to stop this phone company backed legislation—and demand
accountability to local communities and the public interest.
We are protesting:
1) Telco Driven Congressional legislation that: endangers PEG
access centers and channels, threatens to red-line communities, and
endangers an open internet by not protecting net neutrality (HR
5252 and S.2686). Stop these legislative bills in their current
form – we need more protections!
2) Telco collusion with the NSA to illegally violate the privacy of
tens of millions of Americans. We demand an investigation and
enforcement of the law!
3) The Telco campaign of buying off statehouse and congress people
around the country to push their legislation through. We need real
campaign finance reform and political transparency!
4) The Telco policy of using ‘astroturf’ groups to push their
deceptions on the public. Expose these campaigns for what they are
– corporate propaganda!
5) The mergers and takeovers within in the Telco industry that has
resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of jobs. Stop the AT&T –
Bell South merger until there is accountability and thorough anti-
trust reviews!
more info at: http://saveaccess.org
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