On March 2, 2007, The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board determined that net radio operators should pay a high climbing rate fee from 2006 retroactively to 2010. The fee would cost net radio stations more than satellite radio pays right now – from 60% to 300% of net radio’s earnings. The decision is set to activate on July 15 of this year.

Asthmatic Kitty Records officially thinks this stinks. We support net lobbying against this legislation like SaveNetRadio.org, and the efforts of Senators Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) to introduce a bill that would repeal the Board’s decision.

We hope you thank these two Senators, and visit SaveNetRadio.org to see what else you can do to fight this unfair rate hike.