They thought we'd lose. They thought wrong.
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- Published on Thursday, 17 December 2015 12:45
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Paov, the story below is a perfect example of the work we do here at OpenMedia.
Earlier this year, we found ourselves in a make-or-break hearing fighting for Internet choice rules to ensure community members in Canada have access to independent services and lower prices for super-fast fibre Internet.
Our opponents across the room were dozens of very well-paid lawyers from Big Telecom.
By any conventional measure, the odds were against us. Yet we beat Big Telecom’s expensive hired guns and won our... case. 1
We beat the odds and won because over 30,000 community members spoke out in a multitude of ways, and we amplified your voices. It just wasn’t possible for decision-makers to ignore you.
Wins like this simply wouldn’t be possible without a committed group of monthly supporters who choose to give us the stability and resources we need to amplify your voices and win. This December, Paov I hope you’ll join them.
Yes, I'd like to become a monthly donor
We’ve set an ambitious but achievable goal of 500 new monthly supporters for this December allies drive, because with your support, I know we can win even bigger.
If we reach our goal, we’ll be able to invest in team capacity, make much-needed improvements to our online tools, and be ready to immediately respond to new threats when it matters most.
We’re up against some powerful forces: The TPPâs Internet censorship plan has been signed in principle and could be binding in months, and Net Neutrality is again threatened in the U.S by a Big Telecom court case. But I’m confident that with you on our side, we will win out.
For the Internet,
Steve on behalf of your OpenMedia team
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Footnotes
[1] Our crowdsourced policy became government policy. The CRTC heard your call, Canada. Source: OpenMedia
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