Comments on: FCC investigates Comcast…and Congress investigates the FCC http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/09/fcc-investigates-comcastand-congress-investigates-the-fcc/ Think. It ain't illegal yet... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:13:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pop quiz: Did you know that you may lose your television service in less than ten months? | Scholars and Rogues http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/09/fcc-investigates-comcastand-congress-investigates-the-fcc/comment-page-1/#comment-96485 Pop quiz: Did you know that you may lose your television service in less than ten months? | Scholars and Rogues Sat, 23 Jul 2011 20:02:29 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/09/fcc-investigates-comcastand-congress-investigates-the-fcc/#comment-96485 [...] simply moving down the goalposts to ensure that the problem will not be theirs to handle. Martin, legendary friend to telecom interests that he is, is guaranteed to be gone even if McCain wins the election, possibly embarking on a run for Senate [...] [...] simply moving down the goalposts to ensure that the problem will not be theirs to handle. Martin, legendary friend to telecom interests that he is, is guaranteed to be gone even if McCain wins the election, possibly embarking on a run for Senate [...]

]]> By: Comcast to customers: We control the horizontal, the vertical, and your Internets…but we can’t admit it | Scholars and Rogues http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/09/fcc-investigates-comcastand-congress-investigates-the-fcc/comment-page-1/#comment-96243 Comcast to customers: We control the horizontal, the vertical, and your Internets…but we can’t admit it | Scholars and Rogues Sat, 23 Jul 2011 02:05:55 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/09/fcc-investigates-comcastand-congress-investigates-the-fcc/#comment-96243 [...] fast” is the kiss of marketing death, but at the same time, in the wake of their impending FCC investigation, they have to give themselves at least some legalistic CYA to ensure they can’t be held [...] [...] fast” is the kiss of marketing death, but at the same time, in the wake of their impending FCC investigation, they have to give themselves at least some legalistic CYA to ensure they can’t be held [...]

]]> By: 3reddogs http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/09/fcc-investigates-comcastand-congress-investigates-the-fcc/comment-page-1/#comment-11645 3reddogs Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:57:09 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/09/fcc-investigates-comcastand-congress-investigates-the-fcc/#comment-11645 It's about time Congressional Democrats took a page out of the Republicans' book. Nothing like a little healthy retaliation against Martin for deciding to ignore their strong recommendation that restrictions on media ownership be left intact. Who knows, maybe Martin will think twice before he ignores the best interests of the consumer in favor of the best interests of the telecom companies again. Better yet, maybe he's got so much to hide that he'll join the long list of Bush appointees who have resigned rather than face scrutiny. It’s about time Congressional Democrats took a page out of the Republicans’ book. Nothing like a little healthy retaliation against Martin for deciding to ignore their strong recommendation that restrictions on media ownership be left intact. Who knows, maybe Martin will think twice before he ignores the best interests of the consumer in favor of the best interests of the telecom companies again. Better yet, maybe he’s got so much to hide that he’ll join the long list of Bush appointees who have resigned rather than face scrutiny.

]]> By: dweb http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/09/fcc-investigates-comcastand-congress-investigates-the-fcc/comment-page-1/#comment-11626 dweb Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:00:28 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/09/fcc-investigates-comcastand-congress-investigates-the-fcc/#comment-11626 Never happen....I could fill a book with the number of issues this Congress has steadfastly ignored as far as taking any real action...not the least of them sternly warning Martin not to pass the recent regulatory changes allowing more media consolidation. Martin did it anyway because he knew Congress has a total track record of doing nothing. Look, they have watched the administration take away Senate privilege as regards home-state US Attorney appointments, they have ordered Harriet Meirs and Josh Bolton to appear before them to testify and been rebuffed, they have watched "presidential signing statements" being crafted out of thin air as a justification to ignore any Congressional action the president doesn't agree with, torture, loss of habeas corpus, wiretapping, internet data mining, bank records mining, rendition.....massive violations of the law and ethics......and name me ONE thing they have done about ANY of them and many more. If you think they are somehow going to start turning over FCC rocks and doing something about the creepy crawly stuff they would find underneath....just totally forget it. It is not going to happen...today, tomorrow or ever. NEVER Never happen….I could fill a book with the number of issues this Congress has steadfastly ignored as far as taking any real action…not the least of them sternly warning Martin not to pass the recent regulatory changes allowing more media consolidation. Martin did it anyway because he knew Congress has a total track record of doing nothing. Look, they have watched the administration take away Senate privilege as regards home-state US Attorney appointments, they have ordered Harriet Meirs and Josh Bolton to appear before them to testify and been rebuffed, they have watched “presidential signing statements” being crafted out of thin air as a justification to ignore any Congressional action the president doesn’t agree with, torture, loss of habeas corpus, wiretapping, internet data mining, bank records mining, rendition…..massive violations of the law and ethics……and name me ONE thing they have done about ANY of them and many more.

If you think they are somehow going to start turning over FCC rocks and doing something about the creepy crawly stuff they would find underneath….just totally forget it. It is not going to happen…today, tomorrow or ever. NEVER

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