lol. pretty smart.
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 5:19 PM, Brook Hinton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Disgusting.
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> On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2008/02/25/comcast-blocking-first-the-internet-now-the-public/
> >
> > There was huge turnout at today's public hearing in Boston on the future
> > of
> > > the Internet. Hundreds of concerned citizens arrived to speak out on the
> > > importance of an open Internet. Many took the day off from work —
> > standing
> > > outside in the Boston cold — to see the FCC Commissioners. But when they
> > > reach the door, they're told they couldn't come in.
> > > ......
> > > Comcast — or someone who really, really likes Comcast — evidently bused
> > in
> > > its own crowd. These seat-warmers, were paid to fill the room, a move
> > that
> > > kept others from taking part.
> > >
> >
> > It turns out that Comcast admits they paid people to fill seats:
> >
> >
> http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/top-5/2008/02/26/Comcast-FCC-Hearing-Strategy
> >
> > Comcast spokewoman Jennifer Khoury said the company paid some people to
> > > arrive early and hold places in the queue for local Comcast employees
> > who
> > > wanted to attend the hearing. Some of those placeholders, however, did
> > more
> > > than wait in line: they filled many of the seats at the meeting,
> > according
> > > to eyewitnesses. As a result, scores of Comcast critics and other
> > members of
> > > the public were denied entry because the room filled up well before the
> > > beginning of the hearing.
> > >
> >
> > Can't these companies just be open about what they want and convince
> > people
> > honestly?
> > One this is clear:
> >
> > > Comcast wants<
> >
> http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2008/02/15/comcasts-closed-internet/>the
> > former — to dictate which Web sites and services go fast, slow or don't
> > > load at all. And they're backed by the other would-be gatekeepers<
> >
> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080219-cable-and-telcos-side-with-comcast-in-fcc-bittorrent-dispute.html>at
> > AT&T, Verizon and Time Warner.
> > >
> > Jay
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