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Protesters demonstrated outside Verizon stores and congressional offices from coast to coast on Thursday to rally against the Trump administration’s plans to end Net Neutrality.

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, more than 30 press-freedom, civil-liberties and open-government groups submitted a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai urging him to cancel the Dec. 14 vote to undermine the open-internet protections.

Advocacy organizations and digital-justice supporters around the country are hosting protests outside more than 700 Verizon stores on Dec. 7 to demand the FCC protect Net Neutrality.

Chairman Pai’s repeal is a tactical trap designed to force Congress to legislate weaker rules. Net Neutrality proponents in Congress shouldn’t fall for it.

Pai, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and a former Verizon lawyer, plans to scrap Obama-era Net Neutrality protections and is ignoring widespread outcry against his plan.

With a vote looming from the FCC that would kill Net Neutrality protections, advocates for the policy are setting up protests around the country to express their opposition to the decision.

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, thousands of Net Neutrality supporters will protest outside more than 700 Verizon stores in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.

Protests are not likely to stop the Federal Communications Commission from repealing Net Neutrality rules next week, a move that could affect the speed and price of your internet connection.

Thousands of Americans are expected to protest in cities across the country Thursday to speak out against the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to rescind Net Neutrality rules. These rules, which the FCC will vote on Dec. 14, ensure that internet service providers and telecom companies can’t limit, censor or charge different prices for certain content on the internet.

The vote could drastically change the way you use the internet each and every day, whether it’s to pay your bills, online shop, or check out social media.