Entries from February 2008

Comcast v. the People

February 29, 2008 · No Comments

It’s been a crazy week here in Boston. Monday, my colleagues Joanna, Avelyn and I went to Harvard Law School to protest the lack of accesibility of the FCC hearing being held that day from 11-4. Our point was that 11-4 is an unlikely time to ensure a representation of the public interest. Further, when we arrived, we found that not only was it a time and place that ensured a low number of people being able to attend, but that rumor was Comcast had paid seat fillers to “hold seats” for comcast representatives hours before the hearing began. If you’ve been following the news this week, you probably already know that this rumor has been confirmed by Comcast. That’s right- Comcast has admitted to paying people to sit in the hearing. For some more information on the events of this week, check the links below, and for more info on how to respond check out: Save The Internet

NECN Report on Hearing (featuring me)
The FreePress media minutes report featuring Joanna
Digital Story about the events of Monday (featuring Joanna and her gorgeous sign)

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