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This is short notice, but I'm posting it for anyone who is interested in following the issue:

The Federal Communications Commission is coming to Boston to hold a public hearing about the future of the Internet.

In recent months cable and Internet companies like Comcast, AT&T and Verizon have repeatedly been caught blocking, filtering, and spying on consumers' Internet activities. The FCC is responding to the hundreds of thousands of people who have expressed their outrage over the anti-competitive practices by holding a hearing in Boston, Massachusetts.

UPDATE ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY: While there won't be an open mic for the public at the event, the SaveTheInternet coalition will be on hand to video tape your comments to the FCC. These video-testimonies will be submitted the FCC and help make the case for a free and open Internet for all.



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Dear Friend,

Make your voice heard:

Attend the Hearing in Boston

Boston is hosting a landmark event on Internet freedom, and you're invited.

All five FCC commissioners are coming to Boston on Monday, Feb. 25, to hear from the public about recent efforts by Comcast and others to block and censor Internet content.

WHAT: Public Hearing on the Future of the Internet
WHEN: Monday, Feb 25, 2008
TIME: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Harvard Law School, Ames Courtroom, Austin Hall
1515 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138

Find out more info at: www.savetheinternet.com/=boston

The question before us is simple: Will we have a closed Internet controlled by a small handful of giant corporations, or an open Internet controlled by the people who use it?

With so much at stake, it's encouraging that the FCC's first move is to come to Boston for public feedback about the importance of a free-flowing Internet. This important hearing is just the beginning of a much-needed national conversation about the future of the Internet.

Please come out and be heard!

Josh Stearns
Campaign Coordinator
Free Press
www.freepress.net
www.savetheinternet.com
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