News release from
Congressman Eric Massa
29th District, New York
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
PRESS SECRETARY: Jerri S. Kaiser - (XXX) XXX-XXXX
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR: Jared Smith - (XXX) XXX-XXXX
Rep. Massa thanks grassroots movement for helping stop Time Warner's broadband download caps
Time Warner announces they are abandoning plan
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Today Congressman Eric Massa (D-NY) thanked the grassroots movement which helped Time Warner arrive at the common sense decision to abandon their plan to charge broadband internet customers based on how much they download. Rep. Massa took a lead on this issue by first voicing his opposition on April 7th. He later announced that he will be sponsoring the Massa Broadband Internet Fairness Act which would eliminate broadband internet caps, increase competition and provide incentives for businesses while protecting the consumer.
"We're delighted that commonsense prevailed," said Rep. Eric Massa. "The people of Western New York spoke and I heard them loud and clear. Together we have won and I am glad that I was able to play a small part in bringing about this change. This is a true grassroots victory, but we will move forward with our legislation to ensure that any future plans to charge customers based on how much they download do not spring up anywhere else."
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Jared Smith
Communications Director
The Office of Congressman Eric Massa
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