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# Say No to the Internet Slow Lane
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/say-no-to-internet-slow-lane/
- Published: 2014-05-14T14:05:55.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:23:35.000Z
- Author: Open democracy
- Tags: openDemocracy News - archive, #Migrated, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 17:46

Big Telecom is about to impose expensive new fees on smaller websites, creating an Internet Slow Lane for everyone except giant conglomerates.

**Many of your favorite websites could slow to a crawl.**

U.S. FCC Chair Tom Wheeler is about to cave to Big Telecom’s demands at a crucial meeting.2 **We only have 48 hours to tell the FCC to back off their Internet Slow Lane plan. Send your message now.**

The impact of this plan will be felt worldwide3 – **crippling your favorite websites and making it more expensive for you to use the Internet.** 

Defenders of the open Internet are already camping outside the FCC,4 **but we need to do our part.**

**We have 48 hours to stuff the FCC’s comment system with our messages. Fill out the form** [**on this page**](https://openmedia.org/SlowLane/?ref=opendemocracy.net) **to send your message now.**