President Trump's FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, is moving forward with his plan to destroy Obama-era net neutrality regulations. But before the FCC stops regulating internet providers as it does other public utilities -- under the Title II provision of the Telecommunications Act -- the agency is soliciting public feedback. YOUR feedback.
The FCC's website is a nightmare to use, but John Oliver, reprising his 2014 net neutrality campaign, created a handy shortcut for you: gofccyourself.com.
Grab your pitchfork. Here's a stupidly simple guide to sharing your thoughts with the FCC.
gofccyourself.com
This redirects you to the FCC's misleadingly named "Restoring Internet Freedom" proceedings page. If it does not load, wait a few minutes and try again. The FCC's website keeps crashing.
2. Click "+Express"
3. Check that "Proceeding(s)" is pre-populated with 17-108.
If not, type 17-108 and click enter.
4. Under the "Name(s) of Filer(s)" field, add your name, click enter
5. Add your address
6. Under "Brief Comments," do your worst
Here's a basic template:
Dear FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, I support the existing Net Neutrality rules, which classify internet service providers under the Title II provision of the Telecommunications Act. Please DO NOT roll back these regulations. Thanks!