To the United States Senate:

We are calling on you to swiftly confirm nominees Anna Gomez and Geoffrey Starks to the Federal Communications Commission.

It has been more than two years since the agency has been fully functional. Never before has the American public had to wait so long for a commissioner’s seat to be filled.

This delay is harming millions of people, including working families trying to pay their rising monthly bills as well as Black, Indigenous, Latinx and rural communities that the biggest telecom companies and broadcast conglomerates have long neglected. Without an agency watchdog operating with the majority it needs, those same companies are able to engage in unjust, unreasonable and discriminatory actions.

We urge you to confirm the FCC nominees without delay and seat a fully functional agency now.

Thank you.

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    We Need a Fully Functioning FCC ASAP

    Tell Your Senators to Confirm FCC Nominees Anna Gomez & Geoffrey Starks

    It has been more than two years since the Federal Communications Commission has been fully functional. Never before has the American public had to wait so long for a commissioner’s seat to be filled.

    The nomination of Anna Gomez and renomination of Geoffrey Starks follows a protracted and ultimately failed effort to confirm Gigi Sohn — a public-interest champion whose confirmation ran up against a vicious and relentless smear campaign by telecom and broadcast lobbyists, right-wing media and astroturf operatives. And they’ll try it again.

    If you agree the Senate must act immediately to give the nation a fully functioning FCC, please sign our petition to your senators today. The more petition signatures we can deliver, the louder our call for action will be.

    Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons