[Ct-nfb] Fwd: Comcast's power grab

Mon Oct 6 03:27:46 UTC 2014

Hello Terry,

I hope I get to see you at the state convention again. It's good to hear from you.

I think Nathanael and Trevor did a pretty good job of addressing how we focus our efforts in the movement.

It occurs to me that you appeared to have some real passion for legislation. You sound like the kind of person we need on our legislative committee for the affiliate. How much do you like working on the legislative issues that we have prioritized in recent years? Do you have any special insights on how to talk to legislative assistants about fair wages or the teach act? I bring it up on the listserv because I know that many committed members across the affiliate are working hard on these issues, and I wouldn't want us to overlook a resource like you in the process.

Yours in Federationism,

Justin Salisbury

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On Oct 5, 2014, at 4:58 PM, Hulbert <j.hulbert at att.net<mailto:j.hulbert at att.net>> wrote:

Dear Danielle and Justin,

I think that NFB should take a better look at this merger.  If the 2 companies merge it will become a monopoly and it might possibly have an impact on the organization blind movement. While NFB constitution won’t permit NFB can’t take an official opinion on the subject NFB could encourage people to contact their senator, congressman and the FCC to inform these officials are opposed to the merger. The merger will mean crappier service and higher prices. The higher prices will affect blind people as 70% of us are unemployed, underemployed or living on either Disability benefits or SSI benefits as well. These people certainly could not afford to pay any price that the mega-company decides to put in place. This would have an effect on blind people. Even if the NFB can’t encourage people to contact the above, I do as an individual encourage everybody on this list to make calls. For what it is worth, that’s my opinion on the subject.

Terry

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Dear Danielle,

I appreciate your passion for the net neutrality cause, and I recognize that some may be afraid that it will limit our ability to have a voice in the organized blind movement, but it just isn't a priority of the National Federation of the Blind, and it really isn't a blindness issue.

I mean it when I say I appreciate you wanting to alert us to this, but we are already aware of it and have chosen to not make it a part of our agenda.

Part of being an affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind means that we abide by the policies of the National Federation of the Blind.

As we all know to say at the beginning of any Federation event:

I pledge to participate actively in the effort of the National Federation of the Blind to achieve a quality, opportunity, insecurity for the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation, and to abide by its constitution.

Yours in service,

Justin Salisbury

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>   Hi ,

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>   Comcast -- a known Net Neutrality violator -- has kicked its spin machine

>   into high gear. Its goal? To sell Washington on its plan to take over Time

>   Warner Cable.

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>   (Because a bigger cable company is exactly what we need, right?)

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>   This deal would combine the two largest cable companies into one giant

>   gatekeeper that would control our access to the Internet. And while

>   Comcast may pretend to support Net Neutrality, it's required to abide by

>   it only until 2018.

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>   [2]But you can put a stop to Comcast's never-ending quest for dominance:

>   Tell the FCC to reject the deal.

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>   If the merger goes through, we'll be stuck paying higher prices for the

>   same sluggish speeds and pathetic customer service. Comcast will be able

>   to do whatever it wants with our connections to the Internet. And this is

>   a company that has shown time and again that it wants to control what we

>   see and do online.

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>   [3]Nobody wants their cable company to get even bigger. Speak out today.

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>   Stopping Comcast's power grab is serious business. We have to combat the

>   millions of dollars the company is shelling out to inundate Washington

>   with hundreds of lobbyists and misleading advertisements.

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>   [4]Tell the FCC to stop this deal.

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>   There is simply no good reason that Comcast -- or any other company --

>   should be allowed to mess with our Internet.

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>   Thanks for all that you do--

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