When we get on the Internet, we take a lot for granted. We assume we'll be able to access any Web site we want, whenever we want and at the fastest speed. And we assume that we can use any service – watching streaming video, listening to podcasts or sending instant messages – anytime we want.

What makes these assumptions possible is Net Neutrality, the fundamental principle that has made the Internet the greatest engine for free speech, civic engagement, and economic innovation ever known.

Net Neutrality means no discrimination. It prevents Internet Service Providers from speeding up or slowing down Web content based on its source, ownership or destination.
It ensures that we can connect online with anyone we want, share any content, get any information, visit any site and say what we want online, free from discrimination or interference. With Net Neutrality, the network’s only job is to move data – not to pick and choose which data to privilege with better service.

The Open Internet Is in Danger

But the free and open Internet we need and value is in danger.

The cartel of phone and cable companies that control access to the Internet in the United States are trying to get rid of Net Neutrality. These giant corporations, including AT&T, Verizon and Comcast, want to become the Internet’s gatekeepers -- deciding which Web sites go fast or slow and which won’t load at all – based on who pays them the most.

They want to reserve the right to censor free speech and block any software applications they don’t like on their networks. And if they get their way, the Internet as we know it – as an essential platform for democratic participation, fresh ideas and economic growth – will soon disappear.

The stakes could not be higher. This is a political fight with consequences for everyone who uses the Internet for information, free expression, politics or business -- or just to connect with others. Its outcome will decide not just who gets to have a voice in America’s democracy, but what that democracy will look like.

Who We Are

SavetheInternet.com is a diverse coalition of more than a million people who have banded together with thousands of nonprofit organizations, businesses and bloggers to protect Net Neutrality and preserve an open Internet.

Through online organizing, innovative strategy and the power of the netroots, we successfully mobilized to block the misguided 2006 Telecommunications Act, and we’re leading the fight for forward-looking legislation that will enshrine Net Neutrality into law. But to do it, we need your help.

Take Action

The campaign for an open and neutral Internet needs you. If you believe in preserving the Internet as a valuable common resource, join us. If you believe in fighting censorship and protecting free speech online, join us. Together, we can stop these phone and cable corporations from turning the information superhighway into their own private toll road. Together, we can save the Internet. The time to act is now.

For more information about the fight for a free, open and neutral Net and how you can get involved, visit SavetheInternet.com.