(Speed Matters) This is your chance
Steve Hoad <[email protected]>
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posting from Emma's Family Farm Windsor Maine; Steve Hoad ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Beth Allen, SpeedMatters.org" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: "" <[email protected]> Subject: This is your chance Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:52:41 GMT Dear Speed Matters Supporter, Senator Dick Durbin wants your help. Today he's beginning a novel experiment: a series of online discussions to get input from regular Americans on his upcoming universal broadband bill. This is a brand new way of writing legislation, and it's fitting that Senator Durbin is trying it with a bill to bring high speed Internet to all. This issue touches every American, because universal broadband is essential for a strong economy and equal opportunity. Make sure your voice and your ideas are heard. Check out the discussion happening now and add your own thoughts: http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/A1M6w911qqkQ/openleft The dismal state of high speed Internet access in the U.S. is costing us in so many ways. As Senator Durbin said, [B]roadband policy is one of the most important public policy issues today. Frankly, America does not have a national broadband strategy, and we are falling behind. That means our families don't have access to the best medical technologies, our students don't have access to the best educational opportunities, and our entrepreneurs are limited in the markets they can access. Jeff Rechenbach, Executive Vice President of the Communications Workers of America, has shared his thoughts, outlining the principles of the Speed Matters program. Read what he has to say at http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/ApM6w911qqkT/openleft then post a comment to tell Senator Durbin your ideas about achieving universal high speed internet access in the United States. Thank you, Beth Allen speedmatters.org Online Mobilization Coordinator P.S. If you have time this evening, Senator Durbin will be engaging in a live, online conversation to discuss how we can bring high speed internet to all Americans. Be sure to stop by the Open Left blog at 7 PM EDT tonight to participate. ---- You will need an account on the Open Left blog site in order to share your comments with Senator Durbin. For detailed instructions on how to do this, visit http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/A7M6w911qqkY/openleft. ---- -------------------------------------------------- To stop receiving email from Speed Matters, reply via email with REMOVE as the subject line of your message or use the following link: http://www.unionvoice.org/speedmatters/remove-domain-direct.tcl?ctx=center&nkey=iiuwkkn4qxb73ij& ****************************** This email is Powered by Convio, Inc. http://www.convio.com ****************************** _________________________________________________________________ http://im.live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=hmtextlinkjuly07 VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. Archived on the World Wide Web at http://listserv.icors.org/archives/vicug-l.html Signoff: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected]