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by Causes | 8.30.18

What’s the story?

\nA group with financial ties to AT&T is using robocalls to fight a net neutrality bill in California, warning senior citizens that the law would raise cell phone bills. \n
But as Motherboard explained, “the claim that cell phone bills will go up is not based on anything in the actual bill, which would simply restore the federal rules that telecom companies operated under from 2015 until the 2017 repeal, which only went into effect a few months ago.”
And as Golden State Sen. Scott Wiener (D) tweeted:

What do the robocalls say?

“Your Assembly member will be voting on a proposal by San Francisco politicians that could increase your cellphone bill by $30 a month and slow down your data,” says a voice on an automated call paid for by legal reform group the Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC). “We can't afford higher cell phone bills. We can't afford slower data. We can't afford Senate Bill 822.”

What do you think?

Do you support restoring net neutrality protections? Or should states respect the FCC’s rollback of net neutrality? Hit Take Action and tell your reps, then share your thoughts below.

—Josh Herman

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