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Update: Defend net neutrality

October 16, 2018 jjones Net Neutrality, Updates

Net Neutrality Update: Take action to fight a White House attack on the nation’s strongest internet consumer protections. Background: Things looked pretty bleak last year after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), under new Chairman Ajit Pai, killed the internet consumer protections called “net neutrality.” But enough people care about this issue—polls show an…...

Take robocall fight to congress

July 30, 2018 jjones Robocalls

A thousand Illinoisans signed last week’s petition urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fight robocall scams. Thank you! While we have momentum, we need to hit this issue on multiple fronts. Let’s remind Congress that we’re tired of being bombarded with billions of robocalls, including scams that rob us…...

Update: Fight robocall scams

July 23, 2018 jjones Robocalls, Updates

We’ve got bad news about the ongoing battle against annoying telemarketing calls: Just last month U.S. homes were hit with a record number of robocalls: 4.1 billion, according to the call-blocking software firm YouMail. Many are scams: Consumer Reports says robo-fraudsters cost people an estimated $350 million in 2011 alone. In…...

The latest weapon in the fight to save net neutrality…..the Whopper?

January 25, 2018 jchilsen Internet/Broadband

Burger King, of all businesses, has come out with a brilliant video in support of net neutrality. Using its celebrated Whopper, the fast food giant memorably shows what life might be like without the internet consumer protections the Federal Communications Commission axed in December. It’s a great bit of storytelling…...

Tell Congress: Protect my Privacy!

September 26, 2017 mmerrill Internet/Broadband, Policy/legislation, Updates

Almost 143 million U.S. consumers — nearly half the country — may have had their personal data stolen when hackers targeted credit rating agency Equifax in “the most brazen failure to protect consumer data we have ever seen,” according to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. Members of Congress have demanded…...

Urge Congress: Don’t kill net neutrality!

September 7, 2017 mkulling Internet/Broadband, Policy/legislation

As the fight to protect your Internet rights rages before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee is preparing to hold a hearing on “ground rules for the Internet,” which could lead to anti-net neutrality laws backed by big Internet Service Providers (ISPs) like…...

Tell us your landline story

July 26, 2017 mkulling Cable/Telecom, Policy/legislation

How do people feel about losing their landline phone service? “They’re terrified,” Julie Vahling, AARP Illinois associate state director, said in a recent TV interview. We want to hear how YOU feel. AT&T has won state legislation to eventually end landline phone service in Illinois—but it still needs to get…...

Net Neutrality update: Record number of comments

July 17, 2017 mkulling CUB Action Network

In response to a planned overhaul of net neutrality rules, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received a record breaking number of comments, a few thousand of which have come from CUB supporters. Roughly 2 million comments were filed in one day last week, when thousands of activists, individuals and…...

Illinois Internet Update

May 19, 2017 mkulling AT&T, Cable/Telecom, CUB Action Network, Policy/legislation

Update on the battle to protect our Internet: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week formally voted to move forward with a proposal to gut Internet consumer protections called “net neutrality.” We want to thank the 2,000 people who signed our initial petition earlier this month. Here’s why it’s important…...

Breaking: FCC passes unprecedented Internet privacy rules

October 27, 2016 jchilsen Cable/Telecom, Policy/legislation

Big news! The Washington Post reports: “Federal regulators have approved unprecedented new rules to ensure broadband providers do not abuse their customers’ app usage and browsing history, mobile location data and other sensitive personal information generated while using the Internet.” Read the full article here. Thank you to more than 4,500 CUB Action Network members who…...

Update: Defend net neutrality

Take robocall fight to congress

Update: Fight robocall scams

The latest weapon in the fight to save net neutrality…..the Whopper?

Tell Congress: Protect my Privacy!

Urge Congress: Don’t kill net neutrality!

Tell us your landline story

Net Neutrality update: Record number of comments

Illinois Internet Update

Breaking: FCC passes unprecedented Internet privacy rules

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