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[ NNSquad ] Comcast Lobbyist Admits To Holding Internet Service For The Poor Hostage To Get NBC Takeover Approved 

Comcast Lobbyist Admits To Holding Internet Service For The Poor
Hostage To Get NBC Takeover Approved

http://j.mp/PmukSr  (Techdirt)

    In fall 2009, Comcast planned to launch an Internet service for the
    poor that was sure to impress federal regulators. But David Cohen, the
    company's chief of lobbying, told the staff to wait.  At the time,
    Comcast was planning a controversial $30 billion bid to take over NBC
    Universal, and Cohen needed a bargaining chip for government
    negotiations.  "I held back because I knew it may be the type of
    voluntary commitment that would be attractive to the chairman" of the
    Federal Communications Commission, Cohen said in a recent interview.

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And the FCC played along.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
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 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
 - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org
 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
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