skippy the bush kangaroo: comcast casting call

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

comcast casting call

they are called "public hearings" because they're supposed to be for the public.

comcast admitted to paying its employees to sit in at a f.c.c. hearing on net neutrality at the harvard law school today, depriving angry protesters from their right to sit in those folding chairs. despite the venue being filled to over capacity, keeping some people from entering, not everyone inside seemed appreciative of their privilege. one comcast employee admitted on tape, "i'm just getting paid to hold someone's seat, i don't even know what's going on." - the consumerist

if they won't even let the public in, how do you think they'll do when confronted with little bloggers and small mom & pop businesses who won't fork out a bazillion bucks to be found on the web.

got a problem with comcast? tell "comcast must die"

save the internet!

Labels: fcc, net neutrality

posted by Cookie Jill at 7:11 PM |

2 Comments:

Here's the problem: Comcast takes the same approach to public debate that it has to Internet access: that it can wield substantial political and market power to shut out debate and shut up people. For too long, communications policymaking has been rigged against us. We need to send a wakeup call to phone and cable giants and their powerful lobbyists that they will no longer set the agenda. Check out this new video we just released: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYGtNmmb2y0

The purpose of the Internet is to give power over information to everyone. The role of our elected leaders is to protect our basic right to communicate from those who want to take it away from us. Whether it's on the Internet or at public hearings we must stand up for everyone's right to connect.

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