Comcast Paid People to Fill Seats at Net Neutrality Meeting
February 27, 2008 | 12:22 am | by t-blender |Rate It:
portfolio.com: Comcast spokeswoman Jennifer Khoury said that 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.
T|B Opinion: Absolutely unacceptable. This bullshit stunt was staged for the sole reason of keeping Comcast critics out of the meeting - - a public hearing at a college! No doubt, Comcast will spare no expense in its crusade to control the Internet. These greedy fuckers must be stopped - - If you don’t know about the fight for net neutrality, educate yourself and let your voice be heard.
Unfortunately T-Blender, the government has the same stake in this as Comcast does, so nothing will be done about it.