Small Internet Firms Look To Consumers In Telecom Fight

"Small Internet service providers (ISPs) are gearing up for the fight over an expected rewrite of the 1996 Telecommunications Act without a war chest or even a lobbyist. Instead, they pin their hopes on a grassroots battle royale. .. "This is as pure a grassroots movement as you will see," said Cynthia de Lorenzi, co-founder of the Washington Bureau for ISP Advocacy (WBIA)."