Comcast Packs Hearing on Net Neutrality with "Seat fillers," so public can't get in!

[villager]

Dear Mark,

Video: Comcast tries to buy our silence

SavetheInternet.com just caught Comcast Corp. stacking an FCC hearing with paid (and apparently sleepy) seat-fillers.

The hearing was set up to investigate Comcast's recent blocking of the Internet. But Comcast packed the room so that the public couldn't get in to voice their support for Net Neutrality.

We took pictures and recorded an interview that proves Comcast was taking seats from concerned citizens. Now, we need you to make sure that the company doesn't get away with this ever again. Here's what you can do:

1. Tell the FCC to stop Comcast Web blocking.
2. Urge your representative to support the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act."
3. Tell your friends to take action at SavetheInternet.com.

Comcast is blocking the public debate just like it is blocking the Internet: it wields its substantial political and financial power to shut out debate and shut up people.

The picture above (which you can redistribute as you wish) tells a part of the story. Comcast paid people to fill space who were so uninterested in the issue that they took the opportunity to nap. Meanwhile, more than a hundred people with legitimate concerns were left out in the Boston cold. (read more about it on our blog and the links below)

Tens of thousands of people have already protested Comcast by writing the FCC a or urging their elected officials to support the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act," a bipartisan bill that would re-establish Net Neutrality protections as a foundation of communications policy.

For too long, media policymaking has been rigged against us. By taking action, we're sending a wakeup call to phone and cable lobbyists that they will no longer set the agenda.

Whether it's on the Internet or at public hearings, we will stand up for everyone's right to connect and be heard.

Thank you,

Timothy Karr
Campaign Director
SavetheInternet.com

[ReadTomPaine]

1. K&R

Happy to put this on the greatest page.

[Richard Steele]

2. Comcast needs to die. K&R

[subsuelo]

3. Fascist scum

[msongs]

4. comcast, att, they most likely all do this sort of stuff..... nt

[Festivito]

5. No link?

[Firespirit]

6. The next time this comes up, the Net Neutrality people need to have volunteers

They need to get people to trick Comcast into paying them to go, and then when they are there, ask the questions.

This way the questions are answered, AND some regular people get some of Comcast's money. }(

[electprogdems]

10. either that, or pay them double to leave

if they are street type people, i am sure they would rather have double in cash and make a fast getaway rather than stick around for a check. Unless these are professional place holder people, but still it can't be more than minimum wage.

[supernova]

7. http://www.comcastmustdie.com/

Complain at Bob Garfield's blog. edit: Because Comcast reads it...

http://www.comcastmustdie.com/

[Richard Steele]

8. LOL!

I had never heard of that, even though I (obviously)
share the sentiment!

I'm bookmarking that one. Thanks!

[supernova]

9. There's an On The Media Podcast

from Dec 7, I think.

He talks about starting this blog because he had such a rotten time with them.

:D

:rofl: