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Net neutrality billboard targets Walden A billboard on North Pacific Highway in Medford takes Congressman Greg Walden to task for his position on net neutrality. [Mail Tribune / Andy Atkinson] Tuesday Aug 29, 2017 at 4:18 PM Aug 29, 2017 at 4:46 PM By Tran Nguyen Mail Tribune A digital rights advocacy group has targeted Oregon Congressman Greg Walden and two other members of Congress in their home districts with billboards supporting net neutrality. The billboards, crowdfunded by Fight for the Future, are part of a campaign focusing on lawmakers who, the group says, support plans to roll back Obama-era regulations that require internet companies to treat all content equally. The organization urges constituents to call their representatives about the Federal Communications Commission's plan to end net neutrality. Walden represents Oregon's Second Congressional District. "Want slower, more expensive Internet? Rep. Walden supports CenturyLink’s plan to destroy net neutrality. Ask him why: (541) 776-4646," the billboard on North Pacific Highway at Elm Avenue reads.  Fight for the Future unveiled the billboards a day before the FCC's deadline of Wednesday, Aug. 30, for public input on plans to repeal net neutrality. "Lawmakers need to speak out right now for net neutrality," said Evan Greer, Fight for the Future campaign director. "We will keep crowdfunding for these billboards so any Congress member who decides to support this plan should expect the same backlash. ...  We will continue to mobilize and organize people online and offline to support net neutrality." Walden, chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, has been a key player in the net neutrality fight. In July, Walden invited top executives from AT&T, Comcast, Facebook, Google, Netflix and Verizon to testify at a hearing scheduled for Sept. 7.    Walden has received $125,300 from the eight companies whose representative have been invited to the hearing, including $49,600 from Comcast Corp., according to MapLight, a nonprofit organization that tracks money in politics. Fight for the Future also targeted Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, and Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, in this round of billboards. Earlier this month, the group released six billboards featuring other members of Congress it accused of supporting the plan to repeal net neutrality rules, including Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, who chairs a telecommunications subcommittee. Net neutrality is a concept that internet service providers should treat all content the same and not slow down, block or charge websites a fee for consumers to be able to access their content. Walden's spokesperson did not respond to multiple requests for comment. — Reach reporting intern Tran Nguyen at 541-776-4485 or [email protected]