InternetforEveryone.org is a national initiative of public interest, civic and industry groups that are working to bring the benefits of a fast, affordable and open Internet connection to everyone in America.

As the Internet has become a critical part of our daily lives, it is clear that everyone in America must have access to play a part in our economy and democracy. High-speed Internet, or “broadband,” is no longer a luxury; it’s a lifeline to contemporary society. Our broad alliance is working together with citizens across the country and national leaders to create a plan to bring a high-speed Internet connection into every home and business, at a price all of us can afford.

Building Blocks for a Better Internet

To make sure everyone can benefit from the new economy and guarantee that all citizens play an active role in our democracy, our nation must embark on a national campaign to connect every person to a fast, affordable and open Internet. The InternetforEveryone.org initiative calls on Congress and the president to act in the public interest by enacting a plan for the wired and wireless Internet built upon the following principles:

  • Access
    Every home, business and civic institution in America must have access to a high-speed, world-class communications infrastructure. More »
  • Choice
    Every Internet user must enjoy real choice in online content as well as among high-speed Internet providers to achieve lower prices and faster speeds. More »
  • Openness
    Every Internet user should have the right to freedom of speech and commerce online in an open market without gatekeepers or discrimination. More »
  • Innovation
    The Internet should continue to create good jobs, foster entrepreneurship, spread new ideas and serve as a leading engine of economic growth. More »

Our Members

National Organizations

ACLU
ACME
Acorn Active Media Foundation
Alliance for a Better Community
American Distance Education Consortium
American Federation of Musicians
American Library Association
Artists Recording Collective
Association For Community Networking
Archive.org
BE THE MEDIA
BitTorrent
blip.tv
Boxcar Communications
Care2
Center for Rural Affairs
Center for Rural Strategies
CEOs for Cities
Children Now
CitizenSpeak.org
ColorofChange.org
Common Cause
Communications Leadership Institute / The SPIN Project
Community Partners
Computer & Communications Industry Association
Consumer Electronics Association
Consumer Federation of America
Consumers Union
Craig Newmark
Credo Mobile
CuWin Foundation
DemocracyinAction.org
Digital Sisters/Sistas Inc.
Disability Media Institute
Ebay.com
EDUCAUSE
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
Entertainment Consumers Association
Ethos Group
Facebook.com
Free Press
FreeCulture.org - Students for Free Culture
Freenetworks.org
Future of Music Coalition
GoLoco
Google
Green For All
Hip-Hop Association
IAC (InterActiveCorp and its companies)
IFP (Independent Filmmaker Project)
Inst. for Analytic Journalism
Indigenous Media Institute
Interfaith Worker Justice
Internet 2
Intuit
Knight Center of Digital Excellence
Main Street Project
Meadow Networks
Media Access Project
Media Alliance
Media Democracy Fund
National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA)
National Baptist Convention of America
National Baptist Convention, USA Labor Roundtable
National Council of Women's Orgs
National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC)
National Hispanic Media Coalition
National Organization for Women
Native Public Media
NextGenWeb
New America Foundation
NTEN
One Economy
OneWebDay
Open Source Wireless Coalition
OpenDNS
Participatory Culture Foundation (nonprofit creator of Miro Internet TV)
PathFinder
Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council - PESC
Progressive National Baptist Convention
Progressive States Network
Prometheus Radio Project
Public Citizen
Public Knowledge
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference
SEIU
Skype
Slatecard.com
Sojourners/Call to Renewal
Sony Electronics Inc
Sunlight Foundation
TechNet
TechRepublican
The Media Justice Fund
The Praxis Project
The Transmission Project
United Church of Christ
USAction
US PIRG
Vuze
WGA-East
WGA-West
WIA
YouthNoise!
YouTube

State and Local Organizations

AbsoCom Corp.
Access Humboldt
Amarillo College
Appalshop
Boston's Wireless Initiative
Case Western Reserve University
CCTPG
Center for Media Justice
Chamber of Commerce, George West, Texas
Chicago Media Action
City of Marshall
Communications Workers of America Local 9000
Community Technology Network of the Bay Area
digiTenn
Esperanza Peace and Justice Center
Foundation for Successful Solutions (Project T.E.C.H.)
Freedom Journal.TV
Information Society Project at Yale Law School
Institute for Policy Democracy and the Internet
Internet Society of New York
Little Tokyo Unplugged
Manhattan Neighborhood Network
Maple River Networks LLC
mayfirst people link
Media Bridges Cincinnati
Media Mobilizing Project
Montana Independent Telecom Systems
Mountain Area Information Network
New Mexico Media Literacy Project
NYCwireless
Office of Governor Pat Quinn
OneCommunity
Open Neighborhoods
Orange Networking
People's Production House
Puerto Rico Sun Communications
Reclaim the Media
Rural Opportunities Inc.
San Diego Common Cause
SeaKay, Inc.
Texas Media Empowerment Project
The North Carolina Department of Administration Commission of Indian Affairs
The Peoples Channel
Triangle United Way’s Teaming for Technology (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill)
Twin Cities Media Alliance
WordSouth Public Relations, Inc.

Small Businesses

180 Connect, Inc
The Added Edge, Inc.
Broadband in a Box
CostQuest Associates
Contract Travel
Daverto design
DFJ Gotham Ventures
Internet Television Network
Minor Ventures
MoveSmart.org
Proxim Wireless
RampRate
Union Square Ventures

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