Stop Verizon's Greed

Stop the Verizon-Cable Sweetheart Deal

Verizon has struck a deal with a cartel of cable companies — including Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable — in which they've agreed to stop competing against one another.

The new plan? To gouge consumers and divvy up the spoils of the broadband market.

Whether you use a mobile phone or a desktop computer to access the Internet, this deal is bad news. We need online communications to be affordable and open to all.

Learn more about this deal below and take action to urge Washington to protect broadband competition and reject this deal outright.

  • Hey America! We're #16
    April 03, 2012

    Q: Do you live in America?

    If you answered “yes,” you can proceed directly to the “You live in a country ranked 16th in the world in broadband penetration, speed and price” section below.

  • Beware of Verizilla!
    March 27, 2012

    Two new videos document the dangers of an approaching wireless-cable monster known in some circles as “Verizilla.”

    This monster would rise out of a toxic deal between Verizon and a cable cabal of Comcast, Cox and Time Warner Cable. The group wants to divvy up the wireless Internet market and get rid of any meaningful competition among the companies involved.

  • Stop Verizon's Backroom Deal
    March 19, 2012

    Your cable and wireless companies are getting into bed together.

    Verizon has struck a sweetheart deal with a cartel of cable companies — including Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications — in which they’ve agreed to stop competing against one another. The new plan? To divvy up the spoils of the growing mobile market.

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