Bill Snyder

From Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Santa Monica, California, hundreds of communities in the U.S. have been able to provide consumers and businesses with affordable broadband over locally owned and controlled fiber and coaxial networks. But San Francisco, the epicenter of the digital revolution, can’t match the success of these smaller municipalities, many with far fewer resources and civic wealth. San Francisco is not alone.

[Commentary] The Federal Communications Commission will soon stop taking comments on the anti-consumer, anti-competitive mega-merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable, and your chance to be heard will be gone but the voices of the lobbyists who spend millions to get their ways will still be ringing loud and clear.

Comcast says it would never use its control of the broadband pipes to throttle a competitor. Do you believe that? If not, you really should add your voice to the chorus of opposition. You can do so via the FCC's website. Consumerist.com also published a how-to guide for leaving comments with the FCC.